Craig Graham
About
Hello,
Here is information on my Experience, Music Performance, Instruction, and Composition and Song Writing Services.
Experience
My full range of musical services includes live solo performance, band performance, orchestra/pit performance, session recording, music director, concert production, arranging, songwriting, composition, and musical education.
I started teaching and performing professionally as an acoustic and electric guitarist in the mid 80s. I have extensive experience as a solo and ensemble guitarist, performing many styles of music.
My live appearances include tours in Europe, Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and throughout the United States.
Collaborations with other musicians in live concerts and recordings include: Jeff Andrews, Dave Creamer, Vince DelGato, Joe Deninzon, Mark Egan, Fantuzzi, Ian Froman, Hans Glawisching, Craig Handy, Molly Holm, Carol Lawrence, Donnie McCaslin, Danny Paradise, Bill Rogers, Bobby Rydell, Paul Simon, Ben Vereen, and many others.
I have served as the founder and director of several original bands, including: Craig Graham Band, Creatrix, Rural Free Delivery and others.
Music Performance Instructions
As a teacher, I work to ensure your experience is educational and fun. I use a straightforward approach to teaching theory and technique, with a three-part lesson plan adapting to your skill level and interest:
1 Proficiencies: Playing scales, arpeggios, chords, chord inversions, chords with bass lines, chord melody chord progressions, techniques, basic music theory, and more.
2 Reading: Identifying single notes in all positions, reading chord symbols, and reading chords and melody together. Reading rhythms.
3 Song Repertoire: Learning and appreciating songs, understanding the theory used in the song development, incorporating emotions and dynamics into the song, and learning how to apply learned proficiencies to master the songs and add personal improvisational touches to the songs.
Each student is monitored with a checklist that follows the three categories so we can identify strengths and weaknesses as students progress through different musical styles. The checklists help to guide additional learning objectives and practice recommendations
I also encourage students be creative and expand their song selection and experiment with sounds and styles outside the lesson materials.
Composition and Song Writing.
I teach and review basic elements and theory required for musical composition: understanding melodic and harmonic motifs, intros, bridges, chord progression variations, dynamics, rhythm styles and variations, song forms, endings, hooks and riffs.
During the composition, I help the students explore creative ideas to expand their ideas
and experiment with new styles and textures.
I am the author of the music theory book. Titled All about Chords
This book gives you the essential information all guitarist and musicians should know about Harmony.
The book is set up with worksheets to ensure the student understands the material. The book is for the beginner to advanced levels.
The first part of the book is music theory, the second part is applied to the guitar. Future additions will be applied for other string instruments.For additional information. please visit my website.
Cordially,
Craig Graham
Professional musician and music educator since the mid-1980s.
10 years of private lessons.
York College Pennsylvania Music major.
Berklee College of music professional music major.
Music Performance Instructions
As a teacher, I work to ensure your experience is educational and fun. I use a straightforward approach to teaching theory and technique, with a three-part lesson plan adapting to your skill level and interest:
1 Proficiencies: Playing scales, arpeggios, chords, chord inversions, chords with bass lines, chord melody chord progressions, techniques, basic music theory, and more.
2 Reading: Identifying single notes in all positions, reading chord symbols, and reading chords and melody together. Reading rhythms.
3 Song Repertoire: Learning and appreciating songs, understanding the theory used in the song development, incorporating emotions and dynamics into the song, and learning how to apply learned proficiencies to master the songs and add personal improvisational touches to the songs.
Each student is monitored with a checklist that follows the three categories so we can identify strengths and weaknesses as students progress through different musical styles. The checklists help to guide additional learning objectives and practice recommendations
I also encourage students be creative and expand their song selection and experiment with sounds and styles outside the lesson materials.
Composition and Song Writing.
I teach and review basic elements and theory required for musical composition: understanding melodic and harmonic motifs, intros, bridges, chord progression variations, dynamics, rhythm styles and variations, song forms, endings, hooks and riffs.
During the composition, I help the students explore creative ideas to expand their ideas
and experiment with new styles and textures.
I am the author of the music theory book. Titled All about Chords
This book gives you the essential information all guitarist and musicians should know about Harmony.
The book is set up with worksheets to ensure the student understands the material. The book is for the beginner to advanced levels.
The first part of the book is music theory, the second part is applied to the guitar. Future additions will be applied for other string instruments.For additional information. please visit my website.
Cordially,
Craig Graham