DUNCAN KUNZ
LESSONS IN GUITAR, BANJO, UPRIGHT STRING BASS, & BLUEGRASS
In-Studio: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Duncan has been playing and teaching guitar and five-string banjo for forty years, ten in the Washington D.C. area, and the past thirty years in the East Valley. While in High School Duncan studied classical guitar with Sophocles Pappas, one of Andres Segovia's Master Class alumni; and flamenco with Torquato Zamora of Barcelona. At Prince George's College in Landover, Maryland he studied theory, harmony, counterpoint, and performance. In his early twenties he studied 5-string banjo with Bill Emerson, Country Gentleman, and attended two Master Clinics by Earl Scruggs.

In addition to doing studio work in both the DC and Phoenix area. He has taught both individual and group lessons in guitar and banjo. Duncan was a former fifth grade teacher in the Prince George's County (Maryland) public schools system. Duncan has also worked for eight years in the Choices Program, a program for Mesa Public Schools junior high schools, which involves presenting class material to 9th graders throughout the East Valley. Duncan plays in two local bluegrass bands, which include the Red Mountain Bluegrass Band here in Mesa and the Desert Ridge Band in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. Four decades of teaching has taught Duncan that most students want to learn while also having fun. Although he draws from a variety of method books, he will customize his lesson plans to each students particular instance, and try to strike a balance among learning in a stress free environment, mastering a wide range of songs and styles, and making sure that the student is having a good time learning!