He teaches courses in music history, world music, and the history of Rock and Roll. In addition, Peter is the founder and director of the Metro State Early Music Ensemble. He earned a Ph.D. in musicology from Indiana University, and has a BM in performance from California State University of Sacramento where he studied guitar and lute with Dr. Richard Savino. He actively performs on the lute and theorbo, and he attempts to play every instrument he can get his hands on. Rocky X