i recieved my b.a. in guitar performance from california state polytechnic university, pomona. there i studied with both matthew elgart and peter yates from the elgart/yates guitar duo. i have also participated in serveral master classes with such guitarist as manuel barecco, scott tenant, the assad duo, the cavatina duo and others. my teaching approach is to mold my students into musicians as opposed to just guitarist. i acomplish this through teaching music theory, discussions, ear training all of this combined with the standard guitar pedagogy.