ROGER GUPTON
TRAINING: Student of music since age 8
EXPERIENCE: Over 20 years as a professional performing and recording artist. Instrumentalist, vocalist, arranger, producer, and writer on various national and international releases, including songs featured on nationally syndicated TV shows and motion pictures. Over 10 years as a professional teacher.
SPECIALTY: Beginner to intermediate guitar and bass, fundamentals, technique, effective practice and creative application of music theory.
PHONE: 649-5564
Email: guptunes@mindspring.com
RATE: Inquire

RICHARD FITZGERALD
TRAINING: Studied jazz with Scott Sawyer and Howard Morgen
EXPERIENCE: 35 years professional performer and teacher, all styles
SPECIALTY: Fundamentals, sightreading (standard notation), harmony theory and technique
PHONE: 272-5922
Email: fitznote@mindspring.com
MINIMUM AGE OF STUDENT: 10
RATE: Inquire

DANNY GOTHAM
TRAINING: B.A., St. Lawrence Univ.;
                M.A., UNC – Chapel Hill
EXPERIENCE: 2ND place 1980 National Guitar Picking Championships;
30 years teaching, performing and recording; uke tutor to Tom Selleck in “A Thousand Clowns”
SPECIALTY: All guitar styles; mandolin and beginning dobro, banjo, uke
PHONE: 967-4934
Email: steelstringer@aol.com
RATE: Inquire

MIKE PITTS
TRAINING:Studied with Mike Barnes of Gregg Allman Band, Scott Sawyer and Howard Morgan.
EXPERIENCE:30 years recording, performing and teaching.
SPECIALTY: Jazz, blues and rock,with emphasis on improvisation.
PHONE: 546-0645
MINIMUM AGE OF STUDENT: Must be able to read
Email: pittsguitar@yahoo.com
RATE:Inquire

CHRISTOPHER WEAR
TRAINING: Bachelor of Music, N.C. School of the Arts; studied under Gerald Klickstein
EXPERIENCE: 9 years playing classically; master classes with Christopher Parkening, Aaron Shearer, Adam Holzman, Wm. Kannengeiser
PHONE: 323-0775
MINIMUM AGE OF STUDENT: 6
RATE: $20 per 1/2 hour



KEN WEIGAND
TRAINING: Offered full voice scholarship at Ohio State Univ.; studied bass 5 years; classical
EXPERIENCE: 36 years recording, touring, performing, songwriting, producing
SPECIALTY: Meaningful and enjoyable music theory; guitar, bass, voice writing, talent development; all styles but jazz
PHONE: 467-9111
Email: kweigand@mindspring.com
RATE: Inquire

KEVIN JONES
TRAINING: B.A. Freed-Hardeman University; M.M. University of Memphis Parenthood
EXPERIENCE: Part Time Faculty - University of Memphis, 20+ years private teaching, 11 years at Cary Keyboard Studio, and 2+ years at Burt Music
SPECIALTY: Classical, Jazz, and general, elementary-age children, flexible scheduling for busy adults
PHONE: 545-0063
MINIMUM AGE: 7 RATE: Inquire