Dirk has enjoyed teaching music at all levels and age groups for more than 15 years. He currently teaches guitar, music theory, and composition at Mitchell College in New Haven, CT, Berkshire Hills Music Academy in South Hadley, MA, and at the Music Academy of Greenfield in Greenfield, MA. Dirk is also Founder and Creative Director of Center Street Sound, a music recording and production company based in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Dirk studied Classical Guitar Performance at Mannes College of Music in New York City, and Music Pedagogy at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany, as well as Music Production at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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