About

Chris grew up playing guitar and at the age of twelve began studying with John Curtis of the Pousett- Dart Band. During the next six years, he learned all styles of guitar and deepened his knowledge of theory and technique. In college, friends asked Chris for lessons and a professor recommended Chris as an instructor to members of the community. It was then that Chris found his teaching career begin to flourish.

Chris’ dream during high school had been to become a rock star. As time passed, he began reflecting on the various gifted and insightful teachers who had impacted him and he eventually decided to shift to teaching as a full time career. He now has over 15 years of instructional experience and his students find his seasoned knowledge and enthusiastic spirit to be contagious and inspirational.

As a teacher and mentor who is passionate about his students and music, Chris firmly believes that playing musical instruments should be fun. With the mantra that ‘one size does not fit all,’ his approach is tailor made to the needs of each student’s learning style. Chris takes pride in and enjoys the time and energy spent with each student, while
reaping many rewarding moments. As he says, “You can be working on something for five minutes or five weeks, and then there’s that ‘ah-ha’ moment. That is the greatest short term reward. Long term, there is the payoff that the students are learning and blossoming into musicians.

When Chris isn’t teaching, he enjoys performing at some of New England’s well-respected universities, such as Northeastern University, the University of New Hampshire and Plymouth State University.

Chris holds a degree in classical guitar from Plymouth State University and is the lead guitarist for a Metallica cover band.

The name, Carriage Town Music has a connection to the community Chris calls home – Amesbury, Massachusetts – a former mill town situated along the Merrimack River. Amesbury was once known as a premiere carriage manufacturing city worldwide.There, Chris lives in harmony with his wife, Jessica, and their daughter, Kaija.