Bluegrass Guitar with Z D.

Freelancer

● Experience working with adults and school age children alike. ● Taught guitar and music theory to children, teens and adults. ● As an instructor, conducted one on one and workgroup guitar lessons. Tracked progress, collaborated with parents and worked with students to prepare them for college, jazz bands, or to participate in jam sessions or pit producitons. ● I was teaching guitar colleges' music summer camp. ● Played guitar in orchestras, big bands, combos and duos, over 120 performances a year. ● Advanced level of music theory and technique utilized in playing and improvisation. ● Composed, arranged and produced music in different genres. ● As a pit musician played acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, ukulele and mandolin in Chicago, Seussical, Footloose, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek, 9-5, Big Fish, Sister Act, Grease, Annie, Once On This Island, Heathers, Mary Poppins, Crazy For You, Tarzan, All Shook Up, Newsies, Hello Dolly, Little Shop Of Horrors, Mamma Mia, and Catch Me If You Can.

A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.

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