LESSON POLICY

Lesson are $20 per half hour and
must be paid for in blocks of Four.
If you are unable to attend your scheduled Lesson,
You must Notify the Teacher (24 hour advanced notice prefered.)

Make-up Lessons are at the discretion of the Instructor.

JOHN PROVOST

In 1984 John bought his first guitar while attending Fitchburg State. He got serious in the late 80's with guitar lessons, a few music courses at Rhode Island College, and the invaluable Guitar Mag. subsciption! In 1992 he began to gig professionally with the hard rock band Sons of Asaph, the acoustic trio Cry for a Shadow, and most importantly, the seminal Providence band The Flying Ditchdiggers. Peforming with them over the next few years exposed him to many musicians and styles and inspiration. He appeared on Ditchdiggers 2nd release in 1994, and performed with post-punk band Linoleum 235 and the funk band Brides of Jesus. In 1995 he began performing and recording with surf/ska/rock band the Volcanic Skahunas. He says, "This was my first shot at leading a band and was quite an eye-opener, as well as being very fun." They released one live cd as a benefit for the drummer Martin Baker, who saddly passed away in 2001. He began working with Caribbean singer/keyboardist Michael "Kumasi" Jones in 1999, first on bass then on guitar. He continues to perform with this band. In 2001, he began pursuing his love of Jazz and blues with a loose configuration known as the Buddy Roach Arkestra. They released live cd in 2003.

Iin 2003, John was asked by SoCo Music Exchange to begin what was the first guitar lesson at the store. It quickly developed into many lessons, and John states, "I am proud to say this is one of my favorite experiences with music. Seeing the desire to learn in the eyes of my students makes me want to give them my best in both articulation and knowledge. I feel that my exposure to so much music over the last 20 years in all kinds of styles and genres gives me a foundation to teach from...whether Hard rock, Blues, Reggae, folk/acoustic styles, even country!"
He goes on to say, "I like to think my informal manner puts students at ease, and at the same time my love for music shows the students, particulary the younger ones, that there is a path to self-expression in music, and hopefully they will continue to create art through it long after they are done with lessons!"