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About Joe S.
Experience
Guitar / Music Theory / Piano / Voice / Mandolin / Ukulele / Banjo, etc. Instructor
Jan, 2007 - PresentSelf
Started teaching guitar, voice, piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and more independently. Developed custom made lesson plans on a per student basis.
Analyst
Jul, 2019 - Nov, 2020Taylor Guitars
Dream job of analyzing the global guitar industry. Learned a lot about acoustic instrument production and care.
Guitar / Music Theory Instructor
Jan, 2003 - Oct, 2006Kidder Music
Took a guitar studio that had four students enrolled and increased it to thirty two students of all ages. Also taught bass guitar, keyboard theory, and music theory.
Guitar / Vocals
Aug, 2000 - May, 2006Casual Man - Band
Played guitar and sang in a Budweiser sponsored band covering classic to modern rock. Also did session and songwriting work with other members of the band.
Music studies
Aug, 1998 - May, 2001Missouri State University and Illinois State University
Took pedagogy coursework on piano, flute, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, plus studied classical guitar and sang in choir.
Guitar Instruction
Sep, 1996 - Apr, 1997Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Taught group guitar class of students 18 and older.
Education
Sociology / Psychology
Jan, 2003 - May, 2006Illinois State University
Masters in Business Administration
Aug, 2016 - Sep, 2018University of California - Irvine
Languages
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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