About

Who is Brendan Burns?

Brendan has been passionate about music since childhood. He began his studies on trumpet, in elementary school, and then moved to guitar as a teenager. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Berklee College of Music, and has studied with Norm Zocher,  Joe Stump,  Bret Willmott, Bob Pilkington,  Jay Weik,  Tim Miller, &  Charlie Banacos.

While at Berklee, Brendan was a member of the Music Mentoring Program, teaching private lessons to gifted high school students. He currently teaches, and is chair of the guitar department at Brookline Music School, where he directs Guitober (a month-long celebration of guitar). Brendan also teaches guitar for Tune Foolery, privately at his home in Cambridge, MA, and online at JamPlay.com.

Along with educating, Brendan plays out often as a Solo Guitarist, performing standards, pop, and classical repertoire.  He is currently the director of Elephant Tango, the house band for Bent Wit Cabaret (shows every 2nd Sunday at Club Oberon).  He has recorded and played with the chamber-fusion band Ra Quintent, and as well as Vessela Stoyanova’s Eastern Stories Under Western Skies Project. Brendan also performs as a leader, director and sideman for various Boston art-rock projects, and is former member of MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika.

What is BrendanBurns.com?

This is the personal & professional website for Brendan Burns. It can be broken down into three main categories:

• Guitar Lessons – Learn more about studying Guitar with Brendan.
• Solo Guitar – Hire Brendan for your next Private Function, Wedding, Cocktail Hour or Reception.
• Blog – Guitar Blog about Lessons, Current Projects, Teaching Observations, & Games

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