Stoughton Music Guitar Lessons

1988 - "Celebrating Over 20 Years in Business"- 2010
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John Medeiros has been teaching guitar full time at Stoughton Music Center since 1995. John holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Performance from Bridgewater State College. Specializing in classical guitar, John is also well versed in many other styles.

Scott Purslow has been playing guitar for over 15 years. His style is based on rock and heavy metal. Scott teaches guitar for all ages and specializes on beginners.

Phil Macomber has been teaching guitar and music theory lessons for over 10 years to students of all ages. Phil has played professionally for 30 years in many bands, including Club Foot, Everrit and the Screamers, the Charlie Ball Blues Band, and most recently, the Dry Bones Band. Phil's style is Country-Funk, Jazz and Blues.

Dan Pope received his Bachelors Degree in Music Performance from Berklee College of Music. Dan is a Stoughton native who graduated from Stoughton High School and has been teaching guitar full time at Stoughton Music Center since 2005. Dan is well versed in Jazz, Rock and Funk guitar styles.

Chris Gallivan has been playing the guitar and piano for over 30 years, and he has been teaching for over 20 years. Fluent in many styles, some of Chris's highlights include touring the U.S. and Canada in '99 with the band "Fantcha", including playing The Hollywood Bowl opening for Grammy winner Gilberto Gill, as well as being the pianist at the Anaheim Hilton and many hotels locally.

Michael Rubin: For two decades, Mike has performed on a variety of projects as an accomplished guitarist and bassist. A graduate of Northeastern University in 1996, Mike earned a bachelors of science degree with a minor in Music Theory.

Mike's also a part-time music instructor as well at the acclaimed Paul Green School of Rock. Mike has recordings on seven CDs as well as 20 years of performance experience both at a local and national level, opening for such acts as Two-time Boston Music Award winning artists Girls, Guns and Glory, Grammy Award Winning artists' Maroon 5, and Howie Day.

Past and current projects Mike has recorded and performed with include The Cahies, Sonic Bomb, Pure Fiction, Tara White, Science Park, Allagash 4, Amber Spyglass, Leon Rich, Flash in Blue and The Brooklyns.

Mark Silvia Jr. has been playing music since the age of four. He started with drums and saxophone in elementary school and by the time he got to high school he was profiecient in guitar, bass guitar and piano, as well. Mark attended Berklee College of Music as a Professional Music Major. He's been gigging in bands since he was seventeen and has played with local bands such as the blues band 'The Bottom Line' as the lead guitarist. In the top 40 band 'The Buzz', he played guitar and sang lead vocals. The well established wedding band 'Straight Up' featured Mark on bass, sax and guitar with some vocal duties. In 2002-2004, he played bass guitar in the award winning Boston top 40 rock band '2nd Nature'. Since then he has played with 'Blame Friday', a pop cover band and most currently with 'One Track Mind', a similar cover band. Mark taught at Stoughton Music School from 2000 to 2006 as a guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, vocal and woodwinds instructor. He also established the Stoughton Music Center student Jazz / Rock Band. In 2006, he left to pursue a desire to work in the medical field and became an EMT working in the Brockton, MA 911 system. His love of music and teaching music has harkened him back to Stoughton Music Center where he intends to have as much success in the future as he had in the past.

	John Medeiros has been teaching guitar full time at Stoughton Music Center since 1995. John holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Performance from Bridgewater State College. Specializing in classical guitar, John is also well versed in many other styles.
Scott Purslow has been playing guitar for over 15 years. His style is based on rock and heavy metal. Scott teaches guitar for all ages and specializes on beginners.
	Phil Macomber has been teaching guitar and music theory lessons for over 10 years to students of all ages. Phil has played professionally for 30 years in many bands, including Club Foot, Everrit and the Screamers, the Charlie Ball Blues Band, and most recently, the Dry Bones Band. Phil's style is Country-Funk, Jazz and Blues.
Dan Pope received his Bachelors Degree in Music Performance from Berklee College of Music. Dan is a Stoughton native who graduated from Stoughton High School and has been teaching guitar full time at Stoughton Music Center since 2005. Dan is well versed in Jazz, Rock and Funk guitar styles.
	Chris Gallivan has been playing the guitar and piano for over 30 years, and he has been teaching for over 20 years. Fluent in many styles, some of Chris's highlights include touring the U.S. and Canada in '99 with the band "Fantcha", including playing The Hollywood Bowl opening for Grammy winner Gilberto Gill, as well as being the pianist at the Anaheim Hilton and many hotels locally.
Michael Rubin: For two decades, Mike has performed on a variety of projects as an accomplished guitarist and bassist. A graduate of Northeastern University in 1996, Mike earned a bachelors of science degree with a minor in Music Theory. Mike's also a part-time music instructor as well at the acclaimed Paul Green School of Rock. Mike has recordings on seven CDs as well as 20 years of performance experience both at a local and national level, opening for such acts as Two-time Boston Music Award winning artists Girls, Guns and Glory, Grammy Award Winning artists' Maroon 5, and Howie Day. Past and current projects Mike has recorded and performed with include The Cahies, Sonic Bomb, Pure Fiction, Tara White, Science Park, Allagash 4, Amber Spyglass, Leon Rich, Flash in Blue and The Brooklyns.
	Mark Silvia Jr. has been playing music since the age of four. He started with drums and saxophone in elementary school and by the time he got to high school he was profiecient in guitar, bass guitar and piano, as well. Mark attended Berklee College of Music as a Professional Music Major. He's been gigging in bands since he was seventeen and has played with local bands such as the blues band 'The Bottom Line' as the lead guitarist. In the top 40 band 'The Buzz', he played guitar and sang lead vocals. The well established wedding band 'Straight Up' featured Mark on bass, sax and guitar with some vocal duties. In 2002-2004, he played bass guitar in the award winning Boston top 40 rock band '2nd Nature'. Since then he has played with 'Blame Friday', a pop cover band and most currently with 'One Track Mind', a similar cover band. Mark taught at Stoughton Music School from 2000 to 2006 as a guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, vocal and woodwinds instructor. He also established the Stoughton Music Center student Jazz / Rock Band. In 2006, he left to pursue a desire to work in the medical field and became an EMT working in the Brockton, MA 911 system. His love of music and teaching music has harkened him back to Stoughton Music Center where he intends to have as much success in the future as he had in the past.