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Gary Williams (Musician/Instructor)
Main instruments: drums/guitar/bass
guitar
"For Gary, music started at age 5
with a single toy drum and a few frying
pans. After upgrading to a full drum set
and percussion, professional playing
started around age 15 in various local
bands, playing covers and original
material. Lots has happened since then
with much recording, touring, and song
writing that has gained national and
overseas album releases and worldwide
press. Drum instruction began after
graduating from Musicians Institute with
honors. Later guitar, bass, music law,
workshops, and session events followed.
Gary has developed exclusive curriculum
evolving into a full music school
program, including multiple instructional
books so far - only available through the
MusicSpeak Education Program. New
MusicSpeak programs are added all time
including several workshops, student
showcases, music business counseling,
etc., and the expansion of the MusicSpeak
Publishing, MusicSpeak Productions,
MusicSpeak Member Network, MusicSpeak
Gear (the official online shop),
MusicSpeak Online Networks, and more!
From a recent 2011 advertisment:
Musicspeak Education Program
is entering its eighteenth year of
service.
Private lesson programs, group classes,
session workshops, and much more.
Long term, short term, or even single
lesson schedules available.
Flexible time slots (and lengths)
tailored specifically for each student.
All ages encouraged, and referrals from
any age/level/area/instrument are
available from a long history with most
students lasting several years- with
students ranging from young children up
through to 80!
Programs are available for DRUMS, GUITAR,
BASS.
Helping with GEAR selection, ADJUSTMENT
and REPAIR (including guitar intonation,
neck maintenance, setting up Floyd Rose
type bridges, electronics, etc.) and even
a BUY/SELL/TRADE system for students. I
have referrals for VOCAL or PIANO
instructors, or outside musicians on
other instruments to refer to for
'special focus' or advanced topics. I've
helped with additional offerings like the
audition crash course, full band
workshops, studio prep work for musicians
and groups, business related aspects,
legal, networking, musician contact
referrals, etc.
Pricing options include various discounts
and services.
Home lesson services available. A wide
area in/around Vermont is covered with
currently specific days are for these
towns and surrounding areas!
STOWE+, MONPELIER+, ESSEX/WILLISTON+, and
HARDWICK+.
EXCLUSIVE MUSICSPEAK EDUCATION PROGRAM
CURRICULUM developed throughout the last
18 years, with even longer musical
experience on stage performing, on the
road touring, and in the studio as
musician, producer, session player, band
member, writer, and even publisher in
some cases.
Musician work as band member, session
player and/or hired musician for stage,
studio, writer, production, publishing
and more (on a job by job basis)
includes:
MusicSpeak (guitar, bass, drums,
percussion, production, music and words;
live guitar, musical director, stage);
Five Seconds Expired (drums+,
co-founder, writer);
Slush (drums+, co-founder, writer);
Minimus (drums+, co-founder, writer);
Chin Ho! (session drums, stage);
Code Black (session drums, writer);
Colour Trip (session drums,
production, writer);
PsychoSerious (drums, stage);
Zola Turn (drums, pre-session);
(SIC) (drums, stage);
Peg Tasey various projects/bands (bass
guitar, drums and percussion, stage);
Various other short term session or stage
gigs, and live fill-in (various
instruments), or other business
assistance were projects and albums
released under different names from the
time I did the job. My professional work
started on drums at age 15 with local
cover bands and my first original band.
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My own experience started with an early
obsession for musical knowledge at age 5.
It's been not only for a focus on
performing on stage, but on education,
instruction, musical history, and on the
writing, production, and on the creative
side. I teach from a unique
multi-instrument point of view in
relation to composition, application, and
even to listening, and of course spend
lots of time on technique and practice
routines. I am an honors graduate from
Musicians Institute, and following my
time at the Percussion Institute of
Technology have studied with countless
studio greats and touring musicians. The
largest impact on my whole experience has
been the years spent on the road, touring
and performing original music, most of
which was as a long term band member,
co-founder, writer role. The business has
changed so much in just a few years but I
have dealt with record deals, contracts,
lawyers, trademarks, copyright,
publishing, international media and
radio, promotions and publicist
companies, and the legal end in my work.
My musical time is now largely spent
writing, recording, and producing for
MusicSpeak, and only for select outside
projects. I've been instructing with the
crew at VERMONT ROCK CAMP
(rockmusiccamp.com) since 2007, have
conducted exclusive workshop programs at
area schools, HowardCenter in Burlington,
and have been expanding the Musicspeak
Education Program to be available for
students in new areas.
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"Gary Williams' inventive drumming
is the highlight. He plasters his beats
with staccato double kick flurries and
aggressive hand/foot combos that turn
every song into a rhythmic tour de
force" (From Modern Drummer print
magazine)
"MusicSpeak is the project of
versatile multi-instrumentalist and music
educator Gary Williams. Clearly, from a
spin or two, Williams precision and
skillfulness in song composition and
musicianship is self-evident." (From
Classic Rock Society print magazine)
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Please make contact for information,
thank you!
Gary Williams/MusicSpeak
http://www.musicspeak.net
http://www.facebook.com/MusicspeakEducationProgram
http://www.musicspeak.org/educationprogram.html
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click here for drum instruction photo
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