My name is David V. Stewart, and I am
a writer, musician, and educator originally from Lufkin, Texas. This blog was created primarily as a place to house ideas about education, both as a general topic and as a place to house music-education specific content. My main blog, The Tears of Prometheus, is primarily a platform for consistent updates of my fiction and less frequent philosophy articles, but content from each site may make its way into the other, depending on topics at hand. You can find my main blog here:
I have performed
professionally on the guitar and bass (along with a smattering of other instruments)
for more than a decade in a variety of styles, playing concerts throughout
California and Nevada. My current focus is solo guitar, specializing in
flamenco, original music, and traditional classical guitar repertoire from the
17th to the 20th century.
I have also taught the guitar,
clarinet, and bass (again, along with other instruments) since 2003 as both a private and a classroom instructor,
including several years teaching at the college level.
Much of my instructional
content can be found for free on my YouTube channel by clicking here. This was partly done for posterity as I shift my focus to writing, but also as a way of giving access to accurate guitar instruction to students around the world who may lack monetary resources for instruction or lack access to a teacher for other reasons.
As an educator, I eschew the slick but misleading gimmicks propagated by courses and
content sites marketed toward beginners. Instead, I advocate a balanced and
traditional approach that makes use of reading, music theory, solid technique,
and practice of worthy music. Great skill takes great practice, and I do my
best to not mislead my viewers and students with unrealistic expectations or
sell them short on a music education that does not give them the tools to be a
great composer, performer, or be able to navigate the business of music in a
fruitful and fulfilling manner.
The past year has been spent, academically at least, working toward a single-subject credential in music as I look to bring my skills and experiences out of the private sector and college environment and into the secondary level.
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