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Denny Dixon has been in the spotlight since he was just a boy. His father owned the Dixon Dance Studio chain in the Midwest, and collaborated in Hollywood production choreography in major motion pictures. Denny was a professional child performer in dance and percussion, touring extensively. He began his professional teaching career in 8th grade and continued teaching through High School graduation. He then went on to receive education and performance experience all over the world in the US Army Band during his hitch in the military (1966-69). Denny has been head of the Guitarworks lesson program for 14 years. As “Principal Instructor” on our program, Denny handles the scheduling for all our instructors. His job is to talk to each lesson applicant and discover their particular area of interest. He’ll ask questions about musical experience and background, musical preferences and styles each person wishes to pursue. That info is what influences his recommendation of which Guitarworks instructor a person should work with, as we have a wide variety of personalities and specialties among our many instructors. We don’t just slam a new lesson client into the first convenient opening we see on the schedule. Indeed, Denny’s job is to be the matchmaker, and get you in with the best person to suit your personal interests and musical goals. |
| Adam Scarzo is a seasoned professional with all the right stuff to join the Guitarworks crew. Adam has 12 years of professional teaching experience, teaching guitar and many other stringed instruments. He has worked with students from all walks of life - kids and teens, adults and seniors, and people of all skill levels and musical tastes. Adam holds a 2 year degree from Berklee College of Music, and has additional studies at Indiana University. He is currently studying toward a Music Technology degree at IUPUI Indianapolis. Adam’s music experience includes musical director for professional theatre, extensive studio recording and arranging, and performing with many award winning bands. Guitarworks has become the place of prestige for professionals to teach - as shown by our continuous addition of top notch instructors. Guitarworks reputation of superior instruction continues to bring us the best instructors, looking for the very best facility to practice their art. It is precisely this that has brought us together with Adam Scarzo, and we welcome him to the Guitarworks Team! |
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April Barnes is an extremely talented lady and a seasoned professional instructor of voice and piano. April holds a Master of Music Education degree from Jordan School of Music, Butler University, and took her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University. She has 18 years of experience as Director of Music at Robinson Community AME Church. She has worked as a vocal coach with Innovative Artists, Chicago. She has served as Director of Music, Indiana Annual ConferenceAME Church and Indiana South District, and Co-Director of Music, 4th District AME Church. April is a former Adjunct Faculty Member at Christian Theological Seminary, and has worked as Instructor Accompanist at North Central and Emmerich Manual High Schools.
April can do it all - from Pop Music to Theatre, Rock performance to Modern Worship. April Barnes is that one size fits all, well-rounded talent with the flair for making hard work and serious musical progress fun and exciting. |
| Blake Dixon is a third generation teacher, the son of Denny Dixon, Guitarworks Principal Instructor! Born to do it. Blake is a powerful drummer, and is a well rounded musician, wise beyond his years. That makes sense, as he’s been tutored by his dad Denny, a masterful instructor, from a very early age! Blake is the only instructor Guitarworks has ever hired in his teen years, joining our team in 2006. Blake now sees about 50 students weekly, specializing in rock and blues, metal and double bass techniques. He is extremely popular with the teen players, since he is young and familiar with the latest popular bands they like. Blake performs around the state with his band Apex Predator, and teaches with Guitarworks 5 days a week. |
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Dan Cantwell has been teaching music professionally since 1982, and it shows! Winner of the Merle Travis Guitar Contest, Dan is very fluent in many styles of music and has great chops on mandolin, banjo, and fiddle. Dan spent four years at Clarkston Conservatory of music, and graduated with a BA in music at Florida Conservatory of Music summa cum lauda. Dan will be available on Thursdays and Saturdays for beginner to pro level lessons. |
| Dan Hunt has been teaching music for the past 10 years, joining the Guitarworks team in 2004. Dan began his music career at age 9, studying under his father. He joined his first band as a bass guitarist at age 15 and never looked back. Interesting note: that first band, called the Smokin’ Jokers, was with school chum and future Guitarworks Guitar Tech extraordinaire Deric Rush! (See the service page of our website for more on Deric!) Over the years Dan has toured the U.S. with a wide variety of bands from rock, country, and blues. He still plays professionally for various bands in the Indianapolis area, while teaching for us full time. Dan Hunt is a graduate of Vincennes University, and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts & Humanities from Ball State University. |
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