Guitar
Colin has been teaching guitar for 18 years. From beginners to advanced players, he offers
personally fitted instruction in rock, blues, country, folk, West African and classical guitar styles.
Vocal Coaching
Colin can help you find your voice. He has taken many beginning guitar students who had no
experience singing, and brought them to a level where they can play and sing at the same time with confidence and joy. He draws from his own training in Hindustani vocal music and his experience in award winning choirs to bring ease and awareness in singing rock, country, pop and folk styles.
Songwriting
Whether you want help learning how to write your first song, or whether you would like to go
deeper in applying music theory and many other advanced creative tools to bring your
songwriting to the next level, Colin loves to inspire creativity in a nurturing and informative way.
Drumming
A longtime student of rudimental drumming, Colin loves to share the beauty and art of stick control via the Bill Bachman method. He teaches drum set beats from fundamental to advanced. He can also get you going on the West African djembe, Arabic darbuka, cajon.
Music Theory
Woven into all his lesson and offered as a separate and distinct offering, Colin’s intricate and
advanced understanding of music theory can enhance your creative possibilities and your
appreciation of music. The strength in his personal approach to teaching is that he makes this
information immediately useful and applicable, tailored to the needs and goals of each student.