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John Shortridge
Pop/Rock/Jazz Guitar Instructor
SoBe
Music Institute
751 Euclid
Avenue, Suite 2
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
305 674-9220
TEACHING
- SoBe Music Institute (Miami's
Institute for Performing Arts) Pop/Rock/Jazz Guitar Instructor (2007 - current)
- 7 years as a freelance guitar teacher.
EDUCATION
- University of Miami, Frost School of Music. Major: Studio Music and Jazz (BA May 2007)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- University of Miami Guitar ensemble: Playing all styles related to guitar, not just jazz. strong emphasis on reading.
- University of Miami Big Band: Standard big band charts, as well as contemporary music. Strong emphasis on reading.
- University of Miami Jazz Vocal: Performed with jazz great Kurt Elling.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Fellowship Church (Aug 2006 – Present)
- Guitarist, Play weekly. Styles from Rock, Pop, Gospel, Acoustic, Jazz/Bigband. Familiar with the aspects of a large-scale production (Rehearsing, State of the art sound reinforcement and in-ear monitoring)
- Carnival Cruise Lines Showband – carnivalcruiselines.com (June – Aug 2004, Jan
2005) Guitarist, Played nightly in various styles. Familiar with structure of cruise ship entertainment (play-ons, play-offs, production shows, large and small jazz ensembles).
- Guitarist for various singer songwriters, and other bands. Styles include but not limited to R&B, Acoustic rock, Metal,
Pop, Funk, Latin rock, Fusion, Jazz. (Monte*Rosa, Andres Lopez, Jessica Fine)
“Each student is an individual, likewise their music education should reflect that. I try not to blanket all my students with one method or approach that seems to work for most of them. Rather, I make a great effort into understanding what a student or parent wants to get out lessons, what a the student needs to accomplish this, and what individual advantages and disadvantages a student may have, and then I begin to formulate a ‘method’ in cooperation with the student for achieving these goals. Can I guarantee a student will become the next Eric Clapton or Santana? No, but I can guarantee my honest hard work and full support of whatever they wish to accomplish with music.”
- John Shortridge
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