Guitar Journals - Technique

William Bay received his undergraduate degree in business at Washington University in St. Louis and his MBA at the University of Missouri. He played trumpet and guitar professionally for many years and has authored hundreds of books on music education and performance. As president of Mel Bay Publications he has produced thousands of books dealing with an eclectic array of musical styles, genres and instruments and performed on many audio and video recordings. He is an accomplished composer and arranger. His books have sold in the millions. He was recently inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame.

The following William Bay recordings are now available on most audio streaming services: Trumpet and Guitar, Guitar Images, Acoustic Guitar Portraits, Christmas Guitar Portraits, Celtic Hymns and Sacred Songs, Songs from the Heartland, Beautiful American Airs and Ballads, Sacred Songs of Early America, Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles, Early Music Gems, Celtic Gems, Beautiful Carols of Christmas and more.

Corey Christiansen grew up in a musical family. His father, Mike Christiansen, started teaching him guitar at the age of five. After high school, Corey received his bachelor's degree from USU. A year later Corey left for Tampa Florida to study with legendary jazz guitar educator, Jack Petersen. In 1999, Corey received his master's degree from the University of South Florida and took over the teaching duties of Jack Petersen the next year. "Awakening," Corey's first album as a leader spent twelve weeks on the Jazz Week chart, reaching number 16 in March 2005. Corey Christiansen has a number of publications with Mel Bay and has conducted countless guitar clinics and concerts across the country and beyond including Europe, South Africa and Australia.