Tom is an active musician who has been teaching guitar in the wider San Francisco Bay Area for over 15 years. He has a B.A. in music from California Sate University, Long Beach, where he studied classical guitar with Kurt Schuster. Tom received his teaching credential and Masters of Arts Degree in Music Teaching from Notre Dame University in Belmont, CA where he studied classical guitar with Richard Patterson. Tom has composed original music for short films and documentaries, and he currently performs with the Aurora Mandolin Orchestra/Ensemble, and the Silver Strings Ensemble, and flutist, Francisca Wentworth.