Peter Gray

2323-18 Beacon St

Charlotte, NC  28205

(704) 578-6467

OBJECTIVE: Music teacher (guitar)

QUALIFICATIONS

I have studied music since the age of six, beginning with violin until I was twelve, then taking up guitar.  I formed my first band, Lefty, at fifteen, and played clubs in Charlotte (Tremont Music Hall, Milestone, Pterodactyl, 1313) for the next six years.

While in Asheville, I played steady gigs with several cover bands in local clubs and formed two groups on my own.  Since my senior year, I have been teaching private lessons.  I am currently teaching at the Guitar Workshop in Davidson, NC. 

COMPOSITION

Scores for WolfTales (a children’s rock musical), The Brink of Disaster (a rock and roll burlesque) and Paradise Lost (ballet); also copious music for original groups Lefty and After School Special.

EDUCATION

1997-1999                  Asheville Buncombe Technical College

1999-2002                  BA in Music, (Philosophy Minor), University of North Carolina at Asheville

Music Instructors:  Sara Schlecta (violin), John Singleton, Boyd Hood, Jimmy Duckworth, Mike Barnes, Tim Hayden (guitar)

EMPLOYMENT

2003-             Private Guitar Instructor, Guitar Workshop, Davidson, NC

I teach students with a broad range of experience, young and old, in several styles (rock, jazz, blues), all of whom express satisfaction with and appreciation for my work with them.

2001-2003      Private Guitar Instructor, Musicians Workshop, Asheville, NC

1998-2003      Lead Guitar and Vocals, Kat Williams Band and Ruby Mayfield

I played every Friday night for three years at Magnolia’s and every Wednesday for three years at Tressa’s.  Both groups also played formal events at the Biltmore House, the Grove Park Inn, and other venues.

2000-2002      Band Leader, Dangerous Kitchen

Swinging jazz, funk, and latin jazz with Stuart Reinhart (soprano/tenor sax), Phillip Whack (tenor sax), Ben Biorlie (drums) and Mike Holstein (bass) at Tressa’s

1998-2000      Band Leader, After School Special

Avant rock group for which I composed the music and organized rehearsals and engagements

1993-2000      Casual Employment

Pastry Chef (Bistro 100, Charlotte, NC), Counter Clerk (Blue Moon Café, Asheville), Sales Clerk (Camelot Music, Asheville), Dishwasher, Waiter, etc.

REFERENCES

Wayne Kirby, Music Department Chair, UNC-Asheville

John Singleton, Guitar Instructor, Community School of the Arts, Charlotte

Penny Craver, Proprietor, Tremont Music Hall

Chris Garges, Drummer