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Brian Riggs- Classical and Bass Guitar Tutor
Brian Riggs began his guitar studies with classical guitarist Norman Ruiz and has gone on to study with some of the world’s finest classical guitarists. He received his Bachelor of Music in guitar performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University in 2007, where his principal teacher was Paul Henry. Brian has performed in master classes with many great musicians, including Denis Azabagic, Leo Brouwer, and Christopher Parkening. While a member of the Moody Men’s Collegiate Choir, Brian performed as a guitar soloist in churches in many states as well as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In the summers of 2003 and 2005, Brian was a master class participant in the Cordoba Guitar Festival in Cordoba, Spain.
He has been active as a teacher in the Chicagoland area for the past several years in a variety of venues, including as a teaching artist with the Metropolis Outreach Program in Arlington Heights, IL since 2009, teaching both private lessons and group guitar classes. His experience teaching students interested in classical, as well as rock, blues, and jazz music enables him to help students of all backgrounds realize their musical goals. Helping students understand how to write , play, and record their own music is of particular interest to Brian, and his students have played a wide variety of music, ranging from the classical guitar composer Fernando Sor to Radiohead. In addition to teaching, he is active as a performer, playing solo recitals and in ensemble with a variety of musicians, including members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.