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CRAIG GRAHAM
Specialties Rock, jazz, blues, latin, bluegrass, solo guitar, ensemble playing, fingerstyle and pick-style, sight-reading, improvisation, composition, songwriting
Teaching Philosophy/Methodology I base my teaching on theory and technique and the application of these to actual songs & pieces to help students develop as complete musicians. |
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I use tunes that students want to learn to teach them about chord progressions, different chord voicings, the applications of scales to those progressions, the study of melody, melodic and rhythmic motifs. I expose interested students to different styles of music.
Education Berklee College of Music and York College of Pennsylvania; Private studies and/or workshops with Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Dave Creamer, Michael Brecker and others.
Teaching Experience Have taught at AIG since 1999, private and group instruction at Music Unlimited, Guitar Activity Center, Orinda School of Music and Professional Music.
Performance & Recording Experience Tours of the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean, Central America and Asia; currently performing with The Craig Graham Band and Rural Free Delivery, as well as various solo guitar engagements, studio sessions, and sideman gigs.
Appeared and recorded with various artists, including Jeff Andrews, Steven Bell, Dave Creamer, Vince DelGato, Mark Egan, Ian Froman, Craig Handy, Molly Holm, Carol Lawrence, Donny McCaslin, Bill Rogers, Ben Vereen, Michael Wilcox, members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and others.
Appearances as both composer and performer on numerous studio recordings and soundtracks; released "The Craig Graham Band" CD; CD of new compositions in production.
His new album with his rock band Rural Free Delivery (also featuring Jeremy Beck) will be released shortly.
His artist website can be found at www.rfdband.com
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