John Murphy 38 Delbrook Park, Dundrum, Dundrum, Dublin, County Dublin, 16  (Show me directions) Show Map

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John Murphy studied classical guitar, music theory,and solfeo (sight singing) at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica, Valencia, Spain, where he obtained his degree in 1978, specialising in classical guitar. His teachers included Dylan Todd (Ireland), Jose Luis Rodrigo (Madrid), and Dona Rosa J. Bosque (Valencia). In Boston he studied jazz guitar with Berklee graduate John Wheatley. He has taught guitar in Ireland, Spain and America. He has also given solo guitar recitals.
 
John has arranged numerous classical and popular tunes for guitar and recorded a selection of his arrangements of Irish airs for Bord Failte. You can view, listen to MP3s and download many of John's guitar arrangements free of charge on www.free-scores.com . He is also a singer-songwriter, having composed over 50 songs and released two CDs 'In A Quiet Land' and 'A Kings Ransom -Songs For A Solo Guitarist'. MP3 recordings are available at www.guitarlessonsdundrum.com.

John is a member of IMRO.