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Emily Shore grew up in western Massachusetts, where she studied
classical violin for ten years. She fell in love with the guitar at
age 16 and has dedicated herself to that instrument ever since. She
studied guitar, voice, theory and composition at Amherst College and
has been teaching guitar in the Bay Area since she moved here in 1999.
She currently teaches at Blue Bear School of Music. Emily has also
worked with youth as a sports coach, classroom teacher and health
outreach worker. The daughter of two teachers, Emily has a passion
for tapping into each student's unique goals and learning styles.
She encourages students to choose songs they would like to play, and
then adapts her curriculum to these songs. Parent feedback has
consistently been that this approach leads their child to frequent
sessions of spontaneous practicing! Emily is currently working on her
second studio solo album, has several band projects, and works as a
side guitarist for several singer-songwriters in Berkeley. Erika
Luckett describes Emily's music as "Jazz harmonies, tight melodies,
dexterous guitar playing and great storytelling." Emily maintains
her own website at www.emilyshore.com. She is also an acupuncture
student, studying to help musicians with repetitive stress injuries
regain their health and dexterity.