Alexander Stakenburg
- Occupation: Guitarist, Guitar Coach, Composer
- Location: Ermelo : Netherlands
About Me
I first really touched a guitar at age 15. I got really serious with it at age 17 and at age 18 I enrolled into the preliminary year of the Conservatory of Hilversum, which later merged with the CVA, studying guitar, jazz in particular. I finished my studies there in 2000 and got a job in ICT directly afterwards, mostly because I was feeling terribly insecure about embarking on a musical career at that time. I got married with a wonderful woman and we're blessed with 5 children. I've been working in ICT for seven years, only to firmly establish that I should get back into music asap. In 2007 I quit my job and started my own guitarschool, making a living teaching guitar and music. So now I'm playing and composing and teaching guitar and having the time of my life, doing what I love. It feels like I've gone full circle in my life, to finally recognize and happily return to my true passion: improvisational music.
It feels like I've already gone full circle once in my life, to finally recognize and happily return to my true passion: improvisational music.
Benefiting from some of the programming skills I obtained during my years in the software industry, I've created my own guitar software application which is intended as a powertool for personal study, particularly for improvising musicians. It is called "FretBoardKnowledge" and an early version is now still available for free on my website.
It feels like I've already gone full circle once in my life, to finally recognize and happily return to my true passion: improvisational music.
Benefiting from some of the programming skills I obtained during my years in the software industry, I've created my own guitar software application which is intended as a powertool for personal study, particularly for improvising musicians. It is called "FretBoardKnowledge" and an early version is now still available for free on my website.
