Private Full Hour Song Writing Lessons with Mark (In Webcam)

Years of Experience: 40 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 15 Genres: Rock, Classical, Acoustic, Folk Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: Mark was born in Orlando Florida around the age of 5 his family moved to the Canal Zone Panama. It was there that his mother got Mark interested in music. She played the organ but couldn?t co-ordinate two hands two feet AND sing. So she would teach Mark the lyrics he would sing so she could sing along. That was the big start in the music biz. Then Mark later did a show in elementary school playing an autoharp loved it since it was like his brother?s guitar but sounded even better. So Mark?s brother Dad got an autoharp for his birthday or X-mas, he doesn?t remember which. His family moved to Ocala for the last time in 1971 after high school the same brother got Mark in touch with a fellow who built guitars Mark got his first guitar. He then came down with mono was in bed for around 6 months so spent a lot of time playing. Two weeks after Mark got out of bed he got married ( which didn?t work out too well ). He had been playing tennis seriously since his sophomore year in high school starting teaching professionally the summer after graduating, which gave a big help to coming down with mono. Mark then attended Central Florida Community College in Ocala to study music in 1979 the next year started performing professionally around the area ( Gainesville-Ocala-Bellview ). In 1981 Mark transferred to Belmont College in Nashville then in the December of 1984 moved to Memphis where he started performing again full-time. In 1990 he returned to Ocala minus a spouse continued performing working as a tennis teaching pro racket stringer at various stores around Orlando. It was in Lake Eola park in Orlando that Mark started meeting some great friends/musicians with Donna Shaffer on soprano vocals harmonica Folkstone was reformed, which originally started in Memphis in the late 80?s. The next year Ken Russman joined the group on vocals/guitar keys. Then about a year later Bill Wuerfel joind the group on vocals percussion. Several years later by happenstance Mark met Jerome Robinson who is an incredible musician a very good friend they?ve been working together now for a lot longer than either care to think about. Mark also has been learning Hungarian French along with learning how to say ?I?m hungry? in every language on the planet. He?s up to around 30 languages so far. * Formal Education: Belmont College Nashville Tn 1 Major: Music Central Florida Community College Ocala Fl 1 Major: Music Private Education: I have taken voice and guitar lessons. Performing Experience: I have been performing for 30+ years from Ocala to Gainesville to Nashville to Memphis to Orlando and points in between. Experience Teaching: I have been teaching for 30+ years. -Education- Degree: Music Theory Composition School: Belmont College Dates: 1981-08 Degree: Music Theory Composition School: Central Florida Community College Dates: 1979-08