Bio
Chadwick E. Becks received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in classical guitar performance. He studied with David Skantar, Tom Kikta, Aaron Shearer, Ken Karsh, and Tim Bedner. Though he started at the age of eighteen, he has had the privilege of performing for such masters as Jason Vieaux and Ricardo Cobo. Chad made his professional debut with the West Palm Beach Opera in Otelo three years after he began playing.
Chad has just moved his studio from Pittsburgh to Williamsport, PA with his wife Kristin who is a visual artist (www.kristinbecks.com) and their new son, René. His current studio will be located at The Pajama Factory (www.pajamafactory.net).
For the past 8 years he has taught in his private studio at home and at Acoustic Music Works in Pittsburgh, PA. For a time, he also served as Interim Director of Covenant Church of Pittsburgh’s Fine Arts Academy. Chad has performed solo and in groups of many genres including rock, jazz, worship, singer/songwriter, classical, and historical.
Chad’s goal is to become a master teacher. He loves to take guitar pedagogy to new heights in combining classical teaching practices with improvisation methods of jazz, rock, and pop.
