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Tyrone Mayer

Why Tyrone is considered to be a Guitar Hero:

  • He is the founding member of Guitar Excellence
  • He has over 14 years teaching experience
  • He can play with his guitar behind his head
  • He is fluent in all styles
  • He has played locally and abroad
  • Plays in the band Outside The New
  • He can get 100% on “Guitar Hero”
  • Platinum Instructor
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Richard Globisch

Why Richard is considered to be a Guitar Hero:

  • Has played in the prog rock band Frequency
  • Has been with Guitar Excellence since 2006
  • Has been teaching all ages from beginner to advanced for 7 years
  • He can headbang and play at the same time
  • Is a Rock and Shred specialist
  • Fluent in all styles including Spanish and Flamenco
  • He can play “Guitar Hero” on expert
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Craig Goudge

Why Craig is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Plays for the heavy underground band Pestroy
  • Graduated in top 3 @ Campus Of Performing Arts
  • Has been gigging for 6 years
  • He is best air guitar player at Guitar Excellence
  • Has 4 years teaching experience
  • Has mastered an ancient form of power stance – “The Crab”
  • Likes dune surfing
  • Platinum Instructor
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Stefan Vos

Why Stefan is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Has played in the UK with the band Lightning Type on stages like the Camden Barfly, Dublin Castle and The London Astoria
  • Has recorded at Beethoven Street Studios, previously owned by Seal, through a mixing desk once used by David Bowie, with one of Brian May’s amps
  • Has played with local rock superstars Cassette
  • Has been teaching for the last 13 years to all ages and levels
  • Listens to and enjoys playing ALL styles of music
  • Has spent years refining the POWER STANCE for maximum on-stage rocking
  • Has dedicated himself to the lifelong pursuit of ULTIMATE TONE: The Way of the TONE Master
  • Has never played “Guitar Hero”
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Daniel Herber

Why Dan is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Has been playing guitar and performing live for ten years
  • Has gigged throughout South Africa
  • Is a former pupil of Guitar Excellence
  • Teaches Bass and Guitar
  • Is a beginner specialist
  • It is rumoured that he might explode if he plays “guitar hero”
  • Possesses the left handed Hendrix/Cobain/McCartney mystical musical voodoo
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Anthony Bierman

Why Anthony is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Completed an honours degree in music at University of Pretoria
  • Currently performs in a blues/rock outfit
  • Played guitar Hero and nailed it first time
  • He is a rock/blues player and can also swing it  jazz style
  • Has a wealth of knowledge in music theory
  • Has 4 years teaching experience
  • Online Instructor
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Dewald Pretorius

Why Dewald is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Taught at the Campus of Performing Arts (Pretoria Campus)
  • Has played in front of 60 000 people
  • Started touring at the age of 18
  • Has 11 years teaching experience
  • Teaches bass and guitar
  • Plays in the Liezel Marshall Band
  • Loves Blues, Funk and Hard Rock (all three mixed are even better)
  • Platinum Instructor
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Gareth Bertolani

Why Gareth is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Is currently doing his BMus (Hons) with COPA
  • Loves paying all types of blues even when he’s happy
  • Plays in “Book of Thieves” and “Sons of Apollo”
  • Has been gigging for 6 years
  • Has 4 years teaching experience
  • Gets beaten at Guitar Hero by small children
  • Jams with his cousin the legendary Albert Frost and shows him a few licks too
  • Platinum Instructor
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Paul Miles Whitehead

Why Paul is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Completing a BMus (Hons) at COPA
  • Plays for “Layla Scar” and “Book of Thieves”
  • Is a beginners specialist
  • Knows the secret Pat Metheny chords
  • Plays in the Rhema Young Adults Band
  • Also plays keyboards
  • Can even play Jonas Brothers songs
  • Has completed a Higher Diploma in Guitar and Keyboards from The Academy of Contemporary Music in London
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 Julian Brink

Why Julian is considered a Guitar Hero:

  • Has a Higher Diploma in Guitar from The Academy of Contemporary Music in London
  • Has played for bands such as “Kinky Robot” and “Sons of Apollo”
  • Has been playing guitar since the age of 10
  • Also teaches bass
  • Has a comprehensive knowledge of music theory
  • Has the Guitar Hero ability of a unicellular organism
  • Online and Platinum Instructor