Member Since: 10/12/2007
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Myspace Comments | Myspace Graphics | Myspace SurveysJohn DeFoore Guitarist Teacher/Instructor Welcome to John De Foore's Website! Thank you for visiting. First of all, let me tell you a little about myself. I encourage my students by giving them "permission" to write their own songs. Make their own music. Truth is, I make my students write songs - it's part of their homework. For many, it turns out to be therapy. For others, the songs generate tears and laughter for family and friends. And for a number of former students , it's become part of a more public journey toward writing songs that have enjoyed audiences on a national scale.Some approach their assignments with uncertainty and fear. Others take to the process like it's second nature. The way John sees it, the point is, "Everyone can make their own music. There's no great joy as you learn guitar, than to create your own songs and be able to sing and play the - for yourself, for your friends and family, and even for the world if that's what you want to do." For more than 40 years, John De Foore's mission has been to introduce everyday people to the art and science, heart and soul of playing the guitar. He also teaches bass, mandolin, Autoharp, and music theory.I began teaching in 1964 during my time in the Air Force. "While station in London," I recall. "I was also learning so many interesting things on the guitar. I just wanted to share this wealth. London was ripe with innovative and exceptional musicians and songwriters, so I spent all my free time learning. I stayed in London after the service, and continued to learn and teach until my return home in 1973." I attended the University of Maryland on the military base in London, England, and McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where I studied music theory.Current and past songwriting guitar students who have risen to celebrity status include Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Michelle Shocked.
Influences: Mark Knofler, James Michael Taylor, Warren Jackson Hearne, Pilot Drift,Be Good Tanyas, Modest Mouse, Druha Trava, Alison Kraus, Eva Cassidy
Sounds Like: The Beckham Hotel
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