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Stephen Galvin - Guitar Teacher
Stephen Galvin and Neil Stewart with The Residentz
Guitar Teacher Stephen Galvin LTCL BMus BA MMus [Hons] Dip. Tchg. is a multi-instrumentalist who teaches contemporary and jazz guitar, bass, singing and drums. Based in Parnell, he is an experienced, qualified and registered teacher.
He first played guitar aged eight and began teaching guitar with Chris Bayne in 1981 at the New Zealand Guitar Academy teaching courses in Lead and Rhythm. He established his own studio in 1984 and has taught thousands of Aucklanders to play the guitar in many styles, including jazz, pop, rock, country, orchestral, classical, and gospel. In addition to standard classical guitar repertoire he has personally taught and played note-for-note transcriptions of guitar-players and musicians such as: Chet Baker, George Benson, Eric Clapton, The Doobie Brothers, Miles Davis, The Eagles, John Fogerty, Ben Harper, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Django Reinhardt, the Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Walsh, T Bone Walker, Neil Young, and many others. Stephen has taught and performed extensively in classical guitar recitals playing Bach, Tarrega, Tippett, and others. Some of his ex-students are now teachers themselves. He has performed in musical theatre productions of West Side Story, Chess, The Pyjama Game, Rock Nativity, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago and others. He wrote two musicals for the stage, and played several seasons with The Auckland Concert Orchestra. He has performed with many Auckland musicians including Richard Adams, Bruce Aitken, Phil Broadhurst, Grant Chilcott, Alina Fedorova, Miguel Fuentes, Kara Gordon, Richard Ghent, Benedict Hagar, Jim Langabeer, David Lines, Don McGlashan, Bruce Morley, Billy Nuku, Fernando Onate, Peter Scholes, Marie Steinway, Neil Stewart, Hattie St-John, Elena Stejko, Trevor Thwaites, bands such as Clearlight, Crystal Silence, Gratis Kinetic, Neon Quaver, Opinion, Rewind, and Sounds of Motown in countless gigs and recording sessions spanning four decades. Stephen leads three bands; The Residentz, Jazz Parnell and the Stevie G Band. He sings, plays guitar, drums and bass and has performed with the Santiago Band Auckland, West City Jazz Orchestra, the Prohibition Big Band, Auckland Concert Orchestra, in musical theatre, church bands, in countless jazz gigs and he manages ABC Studios in Auckland's Parnell for teaching, recording, rehearsals and performance. He also teaches singing, guitar, bass and drums in three Auckland secondary schools. His most recent album of New Zealand Jazz is listed at abcstudioz.com .
Stephen Galvin holds a Performer's Diploma from Trinity College London, Bachelor of Music and Arts degrees, a Master of Music degree with First Class Honours, and a Diploma in Teaching from the University of Auckland.
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