Ruben’s electric guitar improvisational influences include Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Santana, Joe Satriani, etc. These days though, he is primarily focused on solo classical guitar.

 

Teaching Skills: Learn and Refine

  • Music Reading
  • Precision Picking (Plectrum Style)
  • Blues Technique (Vibrato and Bending)
  • Classical Guitar Technique
  • Jazz Chord Voicings
  • Improvisation/Lead Guitar Soloing
  • Music Theory (Chord Construction, Intervals, Scales, Modes, Arpeggios, Ear Training, Solfeggio, etc.)

Or

  • Just learn how to strum chords if you want. 🙂
Background: Studied Under

  • Tom Johnson (Classical Guitar) – University of North Texas
  • Jack Petersen (Jazz Guitar) – University of North Texas
  • Andy Timmons (Rock/Fusion) – Favored Nations Recording Artist

Teaching Experience

  • Ridglea Music Store – Fort Worth, TX – 1995-1996
  • Dallas Jewish Community Center – Dallas, TX – 1996-1999
  • Private Instructor – 2000-2016
  • Guitarworks – Greenwood, IN 2016-2017

Education

  • University of North Texas – Denton, TX – Music
  • Mountain View College – Dallas, TX – Music