Some Former and Present Students

Although many of my students have implemented their guitar and music skills to enrich their lives, adding to successful careers in non-musical pursuits, many others have gone on to have careers in professional music, including :

Ava Estis, a vocalist and former theory student of mine, has been for twenty-three years a professional with the San Diego Opera Company.

Marc Mellits, award-winning, recording composer / doctorate from **Eastman / mentioned in New York Times / teaches composition at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Marvin Hammett -aka "Slam G"-former drummer/music director with Brittney Spears, Nick Carter; Boston, MA.

Jacqueline "Fuschia" Walker**: vocalist, actress, understudy to the lead, Broadway production of Dreamgirls; Los Angeles, CA

Kevin Powe: recording and performing Jazz guitarist, presently with “Phaze 2;” Washington, DC.

Kevin Askins: songwriter (Teddy Prendergrast) /freelance jazz bassist ; Boston, MA.

Alex Layne Performing Artist, Music Instructor; Baltimore, MD

Charles Roe:Performing artist, specializing in guitar, fiddle, and mandolin. Professional musician and music instructor;Baltimore, MD.

Reggie Love: recording and performing jazz trumpeter, producer; Los Angeles, CA. and Baltimore, MD.

Patrick Kisicki: guitarist, Towson University graduate, songwriter, recording and performing guitarist, music educator; Baltimore, MD.

Caleb Stein: named “Baltimore’s Best Folksinger”

Chris Sellman: recording and performing bassist (Crawdaddies, Disappear Fear, others); touring.

Reggie Wayne Morris: - recording. performing blues guitarist/ singer, songwriter; East Coast.

Kevin Robinson: performing guitarist / singer / producer; Baltiimore, MD.

John Bimbiras: music degree from Towson University/ performing and recording guitarist with "Everyman," Baltimore, MD., currently studying composition in New York with Pulitzer Prize-winner David Del Tredici

Ben Pollak:Freelance recording and performing guitarist with “Whale Show," Baltimore, MD

John Powell: singer-songwriter; Roanoake, Virginia.

Goeff Cabin:Music Writer, Lawyer, Baltimore, MD

Ed Plant:Performing and Recording Bassist, Baltimore, Maryland

MUSIC THEORY

For more information about lessons please call or email

. I look forward to hearing from you!

410-446-5109 Lh.hoff@comcast.net

A program for beginning or advanced students:

For those musicians who are not guitarists OR for those who are, and would like to go beyond playing their favorite tunes on guitar, I offer a complete course in music theory and improvisation (at no extra fee for guitar students)!

I have always believed that a knowledge of music theory is extremely important in the training of any serious musician.

I developed my program originally as an independent study, soon augmented by private teachers, and furthered by earning both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music Theory and Composition at the Peabody Conservatory at the Johns Hopkins University.

I was a faculty member of the Peabody Preparatory School in Baltimore for ten years, where I served as

-Co-Chairman of the Music Theory Department

-Creator-Director of Jazz Studies

-Director of the Arts Expansion Program

A study of scales, intervals, and triads evolves into an advanced system of four-part writing. This is augmented with an analysis of Bach chorales, and works of the classical and romantic eras-and beyond.