EDUCATION
| 1994 - 1997 | St. John's University School of Law, J.D. Related Awards: Dean's List 1995, 1996, 1997 Winner of 1995 NY State Bar Assoc. Award for a Paper on Legal Ethics. |
| 1983 - 1984 | Studied advanced improvisation with world renowned Jazz Pianist, Hal Galper. |
| 1978 - 1980 | Composition Major, Berklee College of Music. (Completed 82 credits in two years): 3.9 GPA, Dean's List. |
| 1974 - 1975 | Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, M.A., (Political Philosophy), Area of specialization: Political Philosophy. Related Awards: National Political Science Honor Society |
| 1970 - 1972 | SUNY at Stony Brook. B.A., (Political Science). Dean's List. |
| 1968 - 1970 | Suffolk County Community College, A.A.S., (General Studies). Dean's List. |
MUSICALS & CLINICS
| Summer 2002 | Clinician at the Riverhead Blues festival. Topic: "The Sounds of the Blues -- 80 Years of the Greatest Musical Invention of the 20th Century.” |
| 1994 - 1999 | Off-Broadway Production “Summer 69”: Return to Woodstock: Arranger, Transcriber, Band Design and Guitarist. |
VARIED MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
Over fifty compositions in various styles from 16th century counterpoint, and fugues for harpsichord, to contemporary-Blues, -Rock, –Jazz, and -acoustic. Many compositions for solo alternately tuned guitar.
FORMER STUDENTS
Tour with many major artists; many have won awards – “Best Upcoming Artist”, High School All-State Awards, Publishing contracts with EMI: transcriptions published in major magazines Bass Player and Downbeat magazines, perform professionally, teach locally in many of the surrounding music studios.
BOOKS & ARTICLES
| 2011 | “Complete Guitar Neck Visualization” Ibanez Collector’s World |
| 2009 | “Now Hear This: An introduction to Intervallic Hearing” |
| 1995 | "Adversarial Ideology, Ethical Problems and Dispute Resolution" won the 1995 NY State Bar Association Award for a paper on Legal Ethics. |
| 1992 | The Quotable Paul Johnson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) |
| 1990 | The Quotable Knox (Ignatius) 1994: The Quotable Knox (Ignatius) |
| 1988 | “G.K. Chesterton and Eugenics”, The Chesterton Review |
| 1988 | The Quotable Fulton Sheen (Doubleday) |
| 1987 | More Quotable Chesterton (Ignatuius) |
| 1986 | “G.K. Chesterton and the Behaviorists”, The Chesterton Review |
| 1986 | The Quotable Chesterton (Ignatius, Doubleday Image) |