This edition of "Student Spotlight" is on a 13 year old guitar student of mine named Brian Yonn Jr. Brian is in 7th grade over at North Augusta Middle school.He has wanted to play guitar since he was old enough to know what a guitar was. Some of his favorite bands are System of a Down,Van Halen, Pantera (yeah!!) and MetallicA. His dream guitar is a Charvel SoCal......and he owns it!!!!!! He got it from years of saving up for a guitar. We had one down at Rock Bottom and he got it!!! I asked Brian where he see's himself musically in the next five years. He said that he sees himself being in a band and getting closer to being a professional musician. When he gets his band he would love to be the opening band and be on tour with System of a Down. Why System of a Down? They have an awesome show and they rock!! Brian has been the lead guitar player for Day Spring Church since February of 2011. You can catch him every Sunday there between 11 and 12. The church is located next to Augusta Harley Davidson off of I 520 and everyone is welcome to come check it out. Brian has a dream amp too. That amp is the balls to the wall Marshall Stack! If Brian could be a fill in guitar player for any band in the world it would be Metallica. That would be one of my top choices too Brian!! Brian comes from a very musical family. On both sides he has cousins, uncles and plenty of others that plays bass, piano, guitar and a number of other instruments. The thing Brian has gotten the most out of lessons with me?Learning where all his notes are and learning all the different chord voicings( how to make a chord in many different ways). The chord voicing has helped him in playing lead guitar for his church. Some advice Brian has for someone just starting some lessons with me? Practice a lot and relax be normal and not nervous. The most embarrassing thing on his Ipod? Britney Spears and Hannah Montana!!!!! Brian Yonn Jr. has been taking lessons from me since October of 2010. He has since elevated his self to one of my top students. I have watched him grow at a very rapid pace. He is well on his way to becoming a professional musician. I am a very lucky teacher to have got a student with such raw talent to have a hand in molding him and helping him grow as a musician. Brian is a hardworking , smart and all around good kid. He hopes to go to a college that has a good science department......as long as it's not Clemson!!!! LOL!!! Here is to you Brian....Keep Rockin......Keep Playin'.....and Keep Having Fun!!!
Here is some video of Brian playing with his church http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UOLFQQErC4
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