vince guillemot
Instructor: Guitar
Styles: Folk, Rock, Country
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Influences: Leonard Cohen, The Ink Spots, The Marias
“When I was in school I started playing guitar because I had a best friend who played drums who encouraged me to learn music so we could play together. That developed into my taking lessons in first guitar, then later voice.”
“I chose guitar as my main instrument because it seemed that it was the centrepiece of songs and that at the time it seemed to me to be the driving force behind most music.”
“There is no genre of music that does not have at least one artist that I won’t enjoy some aspect of their music. I love ballad style folk - Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits to name a couple. I love the big band music of Frank Sinatra how the sound is so full and adds so much to the vocals, I also appreciate the metal band Lamb of God, especially the vocals.”
“My top 3 picks for favourite singers would be Randy Blythe, Frank Sinatra and David Bowie. I also love instrumental guitar or piano music, huge string sections with violins, cellos etc.,”
“I think that one of the most important things a student should know is that becoming proficient in music is a slow process and a student should never worry too much about not getting it at first.”