Walt received his Associate’s Degree in Jazz Guitar from Bucks County Community College. Walkt also has a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA. During Walt’s, he worked teaching guitar lessons and as a band instructor for several studios in the Philadelphia area. He considers himself very fortunate to have been able to hone his skills as a teacher and a musician during that time. Walt has been involved in music consistently since age 14. He has been lucky enough to play with several extremely accomplished musicians.
Walt’s first experiences with music lessons were with the piano and drums when he was around 8-10 years old. He enjoyed those lessons, but he wouldn’t say that he was passionate about music or those particular instruments at the time. His parents were pretty much forcing him to take lessons. Walt remembers wanting to stop because of the anxiety he felt before lessons, especially if he hadn’t practiced that week.

Walt never lost his curiosity for music, however. A few years later, Walt got into listening to music and discovering its vastness and how amazing it could be. Walt took it upon himself to seek out guitar lessons and started a band with his brother and closest friends. It was with them that Walt realized music, specifically guitar, was his life’s calling in one way or another. Once Walt started teaching, he felt like he could make a difference in people’s lives. Not to mention being able to play music all day.