Fall 2025 Newsletter
News for students – Fall 2025.
Guitar Lessons with Stew
Guitar lessons for students of all ages, experience and in most styles, including RCM exam exam preparation. Electric, acoustic and classical.
Mauro Giuliani’s Arpeggio Studies
Mauro Giuliani’s Arpeggio Studies are designed to build right hand strength, independence and dexterity through a series of progressive exercises.
Drum Lessons with Stew
I’m excited to announce that starting in September 2025, I will be offering drum lessons! Please contact me for availability.
Students’ Spring Concert
I am very excited to announce that on Saturday, May 24, I will be hosting my first Spring Student Concert!
Music at Windrush Estate Winery
Not only does Windrush produce some delightful VQA wines, they also regularly host world-class concerts in their purpose built Concert Hall.
Spring Lessons Availability
Starting April 1, 2025, I have afternoon lesson availability Monday through Thursday–read the post for all the details!
Making A Guitar Arrangement of “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
Every Christmas, I make festive sheet music for my students and myself. One of the pieces I made this year is a guitar arrangement for O Little Town of Bethlehem.
What I Did This Summer
It’s hard to believe that it’s already mid August, yet here we more than half-way through the summer of ‘24.
Fretboard Diagrams
The guitar is an amazing instrument, and may be the most versatile instrument in common use today. Its versatility derives in large part from its tuning and and the layout of the fretboard.