My name’s Dave Dohearty and I’ve been teaching professionally in southeastern Wisconsin and online since 2006, specializing in Rock, Blues, Jazz and Latin guitar styles. 

I studied at Los Angeles College of Music with luminaries such as Frank Gambale (Chick Corea, Jean Luc Ponty), Steve Fister (Lita Ford, Pat Travers, Steppenwolf), Phillip Bynoe (Steve Vai), Art Renshaw (Joe Pass) Brad Rabuchin (Ray Charles) and Mike Shapiro (Earth Wind and Fire, Sergio Mendes).  

I have written method books and courses for Kenosha Conservatory of Music, Lake Geneva House of Music, and Todd Greene Music Studios, as well as running my own teaching business both online and off: Dave Dohearty Music Instruction.

In addition to teaching I work as a freelance editor, transcriber and arranger for the largest music publishing company in the world: Hal Leonard. Recent projects include Strum & Sing The Who, Strum & Sing Disney, Chart Hits of 2018-2019 for Easy Guitar, Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen for Easy Guitar, Video Game Music for Easy Guitar, Broadway Favorites for Piano/Guitar/Vocals, Chart Hits of 2019-2020 for Easy Guitar.