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Student 1: Appalachian Lullaby by Craig Dobbins

This student was playing professional fingerstyle/classical solos after two and a half years of lessons.  Notice the subtle artistry and expressiveness of her playing, which is remarkable for such a short time studying fingerstyle technique, which is highly complex and difficult.

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click the "Fingerpickin" link after this page loads.

 Student 2

9 years old, has taken ONLY 10 LESSONS.  He can play the Spanish guitar solo "Malaguena" using all four of his right hand fingers.  Anyone who knows this piece, and how difficult it is to play "fingerstyle", will agree that this is guitar-teaching miracle. 

Student 3: Wildwood Flower

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7 years old, has been studying flatpicking with us for about a year and a half.  He can play the Bluegrass Carter-style Solo "Wildwood Flower".  In the upcoming duet video with his dad, you'll hear how his lead playing is perfectly synchronized with his dad's strumming.

Student 4

  9 years old, has been studying fingerstyle with us for 1.5 years.  Five months ago (12/07)he performed my adult-level arrangement of "Silent Night" at his church.  Some of the responses were: "It sounds like multiple guitars playing!" and "I was deeply moved.".  These are the kind of reviews you would expect for an adult professional guitarist, not a child in the third grade.