Guitar Instructor - Kirk Roberts

Kirk began playing guitar during the heyday of great Rock guitars – Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were all early influences.  He heard these musicians playing the blues and decided to learn to play like the early Blues Guitar Masters.  B.B King, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker also influenced his playing style.

 Kirk began playing in bands in Junior High School and played many dances and parties as well as clubs all throughout High School.  After high School Kirk decided to travel with a musical group that toured the US including Alaska and Hawaii.

Returning to Houston he studied music at the University of St Thomas and Wharton Junior College while playing in local club bands in Houston and Fort Bend County.

 He moved to Las Vegas for a year and played with a Nashville musician, Benny Hester which opened for Freddie King and Grand Funk Railroad.

 After returning to Houston he played with local artist Ezra Charles and “Thursday’s Children” before movig to Dallas to work with the Rick Michaels Show.  They opened shows for such luminaries as Jose Feliciano, Harry Chapin, Pat Boone, Sam and Dave and many others.

 After a stint in Austin, Texas playing R&R and Blues he moved to Sugar Land, TX and began Managing retail music stores, teaching and performing with the group “Kristopher”.

He also continued his college courses and graduated from the University of Houston – Downtown “Summa Cum Laude” with a degree in business finance.

After playing with the group “Kristopher” for some of the top Hotels, Restaurants and country clubs in the Houston area for 20 years, he started playing instrumental guitar in the Fort Bend County/ Houston area and managing Collins Music Center in Richmond.

 He currently performs solo and with others for events and private parties and teaches guitar instruction in Richmond, Texas.

 Kirk loves all kinds of music that is played well and with “heart” and performs many styles in his recording and live performances.  He especially likes Classic Rock, Blues, R&R and light jazz.

 Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Larry Carlton are a few of his favorite current guitarist.

 Music speaks to the soul

Playing music brings joy and happiness for a lifetime.

 I love teaching …to see a student find the joy of being able to play a song is a great feeling both for me and the student.

 Bringing students to the point of playing their first recital or playing in their first band is a joy beyond words to express it.

 I love playing guitar.  It is such an expressive instrument capable of reflecting  the nuance of the players thoughts and feelings.  It is lyrical, rhythmic and percussive.  It can make you dance, cry, feel joy and happiness or thoughtful and reflective.