Bill H  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Showtunes, Reggae, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Bossa Nova, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

I was fortunate to have been chosen early in my life to receive a wonderful and very comprehensive musical education as the result of a foundation grant awarded to me as one who had displayed a much higher than average aptitude for music. The result of that musical education and training was that I was able to have a most fulfilling and distinguished musical career. For nearly 14 years I toured an average of 300 days/yr with over a hundred major-label acts, including musical superstars of widely-diverse genres and styles. Whereas typically, particularly in pop music, musicians don't cross genre styles , but specialize in one particular style. I was equally comfortable playing classical, jazz, R&B, funk, soul, rock, or metal because , understanding music as I do, I understand that , no matter what style or genre you play, you are going to be using the same 12 notes, but just in different ways.

This comprehensive understanding is what I strive to deliver to my students. The difference between a musician who can play a bunch of songs ,and a musician who can play any song that he/she can get into their head, is simply this: The persons ability to identify , in musical terms, the music that they hear-either from a recording, or in his/her head. That is where my students have an advantage-because that is exactly what they learn. Most teachers teach music as a succession of mechanical events in a given order, or as interpreting notes on a staff into performed music. Although I firmly believe that being musical literate is an important thing, My immediate focus with regard to teaching is to take the mystery out of music itself-how scales, modes, chords inter-relate into a seamless fabric in interconnectivity wherein one can identify, in musical terms, everything one hears. And -this is important---If you can identify, in musical terms , what you hear, you'll have no trouble playing it-on any instrument on which you know the notes. If you can't identify what you're hearing, that becomes impossible. If you are a player seeking to rid yourself of limitations based on a lack of musical understanding, I am waiting to help you blow -up. If you are looking to not only learn to play guitar, but to understand how music works so you can learn to be musically creative, I am your guy. If you are a mom or dad wanting lessons for your child , I will not only teach your child music, but in doing so I will consciously work to build neural connections that will not only facilitate a higher level of musical performance, but also raise his/her IQ by 10-15%, and increasing his/her performance level in math and science.