Guitar with Charlie A.

UMSL

I serve as an ambassador for the University of Missouri - St. Louis Music Department who performs and educates at local high schools in the area. My purpose is to perform, educate and expose students to various musical eras of the guitar (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, to Contemporary and Jazz).

Guitar Center

I oversaw all in-store aspects of the Guitar Center Lessons business. This included supervising lessons instructors, managing curriculum taught to students, driving lesson and rehearsal sales and maintaining the lesson and rehearsal facility.

Music and Arts

I teach the fundamentals of melody, harmony and rhythm as it applies to the guitar. This includes technical studies which pertain to fingerings and hand positions, posture, etc. Students work on selected music to prepare for recital performance and come from all backgrounds, ages and skill sets.

St. Louis Classical Guitar Society

I teach the fundamentals of melody, harmony and rhythm as it applies to the classical guitar within a classroom setting. The typical class size is 10-12 students and is part of an after school program, which I currently teach in the Ferguson-Florissant school district. The program was developed by the Austin Classical Guitar Society located in Austin, Texas and it is extremely comprehensive. As an educator it is very rewarding because it teaches students to begin playing music together, as a guitar ensemble, on the first day of class.

University of Missouri - St. Louis

The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America (also known as Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Mu Alpha, or simply Sinfonia) is an American collegiate social[1] fraternity for men with a special interest in music. The fraternity is open to men "who, through a love for music, can assist in the fulfillment of [its] Object and ideals either by adopting music as a profession, or by working to advance the cause of music in America."