Copyright © 1999 - 2010 Yardley.org Hosted by ChristArt Christian Clipart Made with Xara Guitars.Yardley.org Professionally, I have been a software engineer for way too long. However, it has been a rewarding and an interesting career at times. Several times I’ve thought about perusing a career in the music business. Unfortunately, I probably could not continue to live at my current life style if I changed careers. Music is a real passion in my life and there was always music in my home when I was growing up. I was fortunate to hear a wide range of music that evolved from the 60s to the 80’s. My parents put me in a music school when I was about 10 years old. I still remember my first lesson ... I was hooked and wanted to play rock & roll. It wasn’t very long before I started playing songs by Zeppelin, the Beatles, Crosby Stills Nash, Hendrix, Santana, the Eagles and many others. It has been a long time since I’ve started playing guitar ... and I still find myself striving to be a better musician. Self improvement seems to be a life long journey. This website has been created for everyone who has an interest in guitars. Currently the site in new and is still evolving. Some of this items covered will include instructional videos, music theory, basic music lessons, music videos, and more. It’s unfortunate that musicians today are noticed more for what they look like instead of what they sound like. Years ago all the musicians that I heard on the radio were all better than me on the guitar, now most of them are not. The real talent out there has suffered long enough. If you can’t play the guitar better than me … step aside. I want to hear the pros. I was very fortunate to have study music for several year under the instruction of Doug Datwyler. Doug studied with Jackie King and Herb Ellis, and then continued his musical education at North Texas State University under Jack Petersen. From there, Doug re- located to Los Angeles where he was hired by Grammy award-winning group The Commodores. Doug warned me several times about how tough it is to make a living in the music business ... since Doug can kick my butt on the guitar I decided to keep my day job as an software engineer.