Dave Hill

Blues / Jazz / Rock Fusion / Country / Funk

Bio

A native of the northwest, Dave grew up in a small suburb of Seattle in a musical household. His earliest training was piano lessons that he and his 3 older brothers took each week. It was in the 3rd grade however, that he would first get exposed to guitar. His teacher was kind enough to offer after school lessons for interested students. This was the spark that lit the fuse that would become his lifelong passion from that point on.

His parents were more than supportive of his interests and provided him with the best teachers they could find in the area. He even attended what could only be described as an afterschool "Guitar College" for 6 months of intensive training while still in High School. The long drive from Kent to North Seattle 4 nights a week gave him time to passionately absorb all the music of his favorite artists on the car stereo; Wes Montgomery, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, Led Zeppelin, George Benson, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, and many more. Dave was truly blessed and cursed with an absolute love of so many kinds of music. It has always been Dave's versatility as a musician that has motivated his passion to continue learning and growing as a player.

Teaching Philosophy

"As a professional musician for 28 years and an educator for 24 years, I feel passionate about what I can share with my students. The music business has changed much in the last 25 years and to be relevant and stay competitive, today's musician has to be versatile and technologically skilled. With that in mind, I teach my students the classic skills that are the basis for strong musicianship: strong time feel, developing their sense of melody, open mindedness to styles, reading, understanding music theory and the application of it and ultimately, developing their own sound and style."