PATRICK TRACY

GUITAR

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Education and Experience

• Advanced Rudiments, Royal Conservatory of Music

• Jazz & Harmony, Canadian Guitar College, Regina SK

• Teaching in person since 1991 as well as online since 2015

• Toured with Tomcat records artists Against The Grain 1996 to 2002

 

Offering

• In person or online lessons, youth to adult

• Electric Guitar Rock/Metal, Pop and Country styles

• Acoustic Accompaniment and Fingerstyle

• Music theory for stringed instruments

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Whether you are a beginner looking for some direction in getting started or a practicing musician looking for a deeper knowledge of your fretboard and to hone your existing skills, Pat uses your own list of songs in teaching you the theory and skills that you want to develop.

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Pat Tracy grew up surrounded by classical and gospel music at home, concert and jazz band through his school years and enjoyed listening to bands ranging from ACDC and Black Sabbath to Rolling Stones and The Beatles to Kim Mitchell, Red Rider and The Eagles. He played school dances in two rock bands in High School as well as earning First Class Honours with Distinction in Advanced Rudiments music theory. After School he studied modern harmony and soloing at the Canadian Guitar College in Regina SK and started teaching in the Yorkton area of Saskatchewan offering private lessons and music programs in Rural Saskatchewan Schools as well as private lessons at his Studio in Yorkton. From '96 to '02, Pat played onstage with Against The Grain in support of their second album Back To The Drawing Board which was released on Tom Cochrane's label, Tomcat Records. He started offering online lessons as an option in 2015 and uses modern tools and methods to enhance the learning experience.

 

Phone: (306)621-8406
email: pat.tracy.guitar.school@gmail.com