Sam B  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Funk, Reggae, New Age, Punk, Avant-garde

Coming from a family of musicians, I seemed destined to become a music teacher. I started teaching friends and classmates while still in high school, and continued to help tutor fellow students in college. Upon graduation, I was hired by a teaching studio in Greenville SC, and within two years I was the head teacher for the entire studio. I have moved on to larger studios since then, but almost 30 years later my focus is still the same: Whether the student is an absolute beginner just starting to explore a new hobby, or an experience player looking to improve song writing, improvisation, and technique, my goal is to help that student be the best they can be, as efficiently as possible.

For students over the age of 12, I have developed my own curriculum that focusses on helping them learn the instrument from the ground up. I teach them the theory of the instrument by using familiar songs as examples. So not only has the student learned to play a song, but also he can see the logic of why it works in a way that is immediately applicable and understandable. These lessons are occasional supplemented with instructional materials from Mel Bay and Hal Leonard. For student under the age of 12, I use a somewhat modified form of my curriculum, also supplemented with variety of instructional books primarily from Mel Bay and Hal Leonard.