He was a full-time instructor of music and music technology at Tennessee State University from 2009-2013, and taught music theory and listening skills in the audio production program at the Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville from 2008-2016. He has also taught numerous workshops at festivals, summer camps. On the formal academic side, Dave is an award-winning graduate of New York's venerable Manhattan School of Music, with a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance. It was long rumored that Duane Boyer had a guitar in his hands when he was born. His ten independent CD releases run a wide stylistic range, from eclectic singer-songwriter to swampy groove-blues, bright country-rock, Southern soul, and lyrical jazz and classical guitar. He has jammed with Les Paul on a Manhattan nightclub stage, rocked in the mud at Yasgur's Farm, harmonized in Greenwich Village folk clubs, and chicken-picked hot licks on Nashville's Lower Broadway. Sign up early as we always seem to fill the space. Below are our current running and upcoming workshops. Dave Isaacs has earned a reputation as one of the best: not simply a guitar and piano teacher but as a musical mentor to performing artists, songwriters, and performers as well as beginners, weekend warriors, and perpetual beginners.ĭave's approach to teaching develops not only guitar playing but the whole musician, building real skills, confidence, and musical knowledge.Ī dynamic performing artist himself, he played in venues across the US from small clubs to festivals and concert halls. Workshops and Jam groups are a great way to come out and learn in a group setting. Working out of his modest backyard shed in York, PA Shane takes pride in recreating the poor man’s guitar, which dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Throughout southern West Virginia one can find regular jam sessions, which occur in public spaces like the Sophia Fire Hall, the Coal City Barber Shop. He continues to write, record, and perform as well as arranging and producing projects for other artists. Shane Speal, an avid cigar smoker, guitar player, woodworker, and author, is not only building some of the best cigar box guitars, he’s also serving-up a lesson in American history.
He is also an instructor in the music department at Tennessee State University and is the coordinator and artistic director of the annual TSU Guitar Summit.Ī seasoned performer as well, Dave has released eight independent CDs and gigs steadily as a solo artist, bandleader, and sideman.
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Nashville-based Dave Isaacs has made a name for himself as one of Music City's top guitar instructors, working with both professional and aspiring songwriters and artists at his Music Row teaching studio.
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