Michael is the guitar instructor at the prestigious Dalton School in New York City and has a guitar instructor position at the highly esteemed 92nd Street Y School of Music.

In addition, Michael is a registered Suzuki classical guitar instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Michael has a Master’s Degree in Classical Guitar and has studied with Benjamin Verdery, Christopher Parkening and William Kanengiser and has also studied Flamenco guitar at Taller Flamenco Escuela de Flamenco in Seville, Spain. He has taught classical and electric guitar for 15 years.

Michael provides beginner through advanced classical guitar lessons in New York City. Several of his students have gone on to study at major music conservatories such as the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Northwestern University.

Michael is an accomplished electric guitar player and teacher as well. Along with his classical, flamenco, and Suzuki guitar instruction, he teaches many genres on electric guitar such as rock, folk, and blues.

(Master Class/Private Study: 21st Annual Christopher Parkening Master Class, Benjamin Verdery, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Adam Holzman, Ricardo Iznaola, David Brandon, Javier Calderon, Juan Mercadal, John Sutherland, Jonathan Leathwood, Marc Regnier, Hadley Heavin, Pedro Ruiz de Luna, cellist Dr. David Low, flamenco guitarists Miguel Rodriguez and Michele Iaccarino)

TEACHING CREDENTIALS:

The Dalton School

92nd Street Y School of Music

New York City Guitar School

Creighton University Faculty

College of Saint Mary Faculty