Welcome

Welcome to my site devoted to the art of playing and teaching the guitar. Inside you will find how to arrange music study with one of Metro Detroit’s finest guitar instructors AND find out how to hire a live classical guitarist for your upcoming social gathering. You’ll discover great music from award winning recordings produced by talent living right here in southeastern Michigan.

Steven has been serving the Detroit and Windsor areas professionally with live guitar entertainment for 30 years. He has been heard as a soloist, chamber musician and guest soloist with orchestra in Detroit’s finest concert venues. He is frequently heard at The Meadow Brook Mansion, The Grosse Pointe War Memorial and The Henry Ford. He is a member of the award winning Dearing Concert Duo, a voice and classical guitar duet that has toured extensively throughout the US, Canada and the UK.

Steven has been teaching guitar for 35 years, serving on faculty at The University of Windsor and Macomb Community College. Many of his current and former students are themselves fine guitar players and guitar instructors at music schools throughout Canada and the US. His teaching philosophy is based on conservatory music fundamentals, including music reading, music theory, ear training and guitar technique.

If you have been playing guitar for a while and find yourself pondering these questions:

• Why am I stuck/how do I get over the next hurdle?
• Why can I not read music fluidly
• Why am I limited in my technique
• Why is my tone is inconsistent
• I wish I understood music theory

Maybe it’s time to try taking lessons with an educated performer.

Lesson are weekly. Cost is $100/hour.

Steven’s studio is located in Farmington Hills on the border of Northville, Novi and Livonia Michigan, just off Grand River Ave.