Grant Sherrod
Guitar
Bands:
Deadringer
Grant is a dedicated guitar instructor who helps students with a passion for music unlock their talents in genres such as pop, metal, rock, punk, blues, and flamenco.
He employs a three-step method to guide students in mastering all the notes on the guitar, understanding essential chords and scales, and learning music theory and techniques to create original songs and perform their favorite tracks by their musical heroes.
Grant began teaching guitar to share the sense of freedom, love, and confidence that comes with being a skilled guitarist and educator. He finds fulfillment in watching his students forge new friendships, develop a stronger sense of identity and purpose, and achieve creative goals that bring them happiness and fulfillment. As a young musician, Grant was deeply inspired by rock music and aspired to be the quintessential "cool" guitarist in a rock band. He studied guitar under a mentor for 12 years, focusing on virtuoso rock and metal guitarists from the 1970s and 1980s, drawing inspiration from artists like Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, and Led Zeppelin. He quickly excelled and played in heavy metal bands throughout high school and college. Now more mature and less driven by youthful angst, Grant has expanded his expertise into flamenco guitar and currently performs in an Afro-Brazilian reggae band as well as a metal band called Deadringer.
Grant believes that music and education have no limits. He is passionate about inspiring students to believe in themselves, reach their creative goals, honor and connect with their culture through music and above all have fun.