Rob Holthause / Guitar, Bass

Rob Holthause is a student of Philosophy and Music at McDaniel College, where he plays bass in the Jazz and Samba bands.

 

He began playing guitar at age 10, and added bass to his arsenal about two years ago. While bass is now his primary instrument for his musical and creative ventures at school, he still considers himself very much a guitar player.

 

He takes music very seriously, he is an easygoing individual who likes to treat music as a fun form of creative expression.

 

Monte Leister / Guitar, Bass

 

With over 12 years of private lesson teaching experience, Monte Leister is a great fit for anyone who is interested in playing the guitar, bass (electric or standup) or Ukulele.  Monte does his best to teach everyone how to read music, help them develop a good sense of rhythm, and help them understand music theory.  “I am determined to not only teach someone how to play an instrument, but to teach them the language of music and ultimately equip them with the ability to speak that language, to create”

 

Conatct Info:

Phone 410-259-9061

E-mail: musicwithmonte@yahoo.com

Website: www.musicwithmonte.com

 

Al Parsons / Guitar, Bass

Al provides acoustic, electric and bass guitar instruction for individuals of all ages. His private lessons are individually tailored to meet the desire or specific needs of each student. Al’s students are exposed to a variety of music genres and theories appropriate again to their desires or specific needs.

 

Al has 30-plus years in the music business, performing, recording and teaching. He currently maintains a busy schedule performing in duos and bands in the MD, PA and DE area. For more info about Al, go to:      www.alparsons.com

 

Michael Passen / Guitar, Bass

 

For more info about Michael, contact Coffey Music at 410-876-1045

Richard Tipton / Guitar, Bass

 

Richard B. Tipton has over 45 years experience playing all styles of guitar from Classical, Jazz, Fusion, Country, Reggae, to good ol' Rock-n-Roll. As you will see, Richard is a man of "many hats"

 

In his early years, he was stationed in Hawaii and played guitar for the U.S. Army Stage Band, which gave him a strong sense of song structure and a wide musical vocabulary.

 

After his stint in the Army, he played guitar for a 10 piece horn group, "Content Under Pressure" and he has shared the stage with the likes of Don Ho, Maynard Ferguson, Hall & Oats, and Hank Jr.

 

Richard has mastered the art of "Chicken Pickin", which is a hybrid lead guitar picking style or technique used in country, rock, and metal music where the plucked strings are pulled outward (i.e., away from the fretboard instead of parallel to the fretboard) by the fingers of the right hand and the note played immediately dampened by increasing the pressure of the left hand's finger on the fret.

 

Richard can teach you guitar from the ground up to the Theory of how music is composed, the Modal Concept of Music and Free Form Ear to help you become a master musician who can compose his/her own; and improvise over the works of others.

 

You can find Richard on YouTube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdhvDMuC1UU#