Dr. Thomas Millioto D.M.A. Brooklyn Based Classical Guitar Player & Teacher.

Dear Tom,
I cannot fathom what my learning experience (or lack thereof) would be like if I were to have had any other mentor. Every time I hear the local teenagers discussing guitar playing, or see the more experienced players teaching chords to friends with “put this finger here and that finger there”, I thank fate for bringing me to you. The things you taught me were not just quick fix techniques that I could use for that specific piece only, but concepts I could continue to use throughout my whole life, no matter what level of playing I was on. I came out of every lesson brimming with joy and feeling as though I had just gained some secret knowledge that only a select few in the world had. I will be forever grateful to all you have taught me and introduced to me. Thank you!
AP

"I began studying classical guitar on a weekly basis with Tom Millioto in 1999. Throughout our musical relationship, I’ve found Tom to be highly innovative, enthusiastic and encouraging. He is an excellent educator with a true devotion to teaching. Currently, I am in my junior year at Hunter College majoring in guitar performance. I was fortunate enough to be able to continue my studies with Tom as my teacher at Hunter. The lessons I take privately blend so well with my classroom studies. Just yesterday we went through a Bach gigue and analyzed the chord structures. It was fascinating to see how much I have learned in so short a time. I feel very fortunate to have found Tom as a teacher. He is a first class educator and any student who studies with him will receive skillful mentoring, professionalism and care."
Amy Holderness

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Dr. Thomas Millioto is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at CUNY Hunter where he teaches individual classical guitar lessons as well as group guitar classes. Thomas received his doctorate in classical guitar performance from SUNY Stony Brook while also studying performance on the lute and the 19th century classical guitar. His students have gained acceptance into college level music programs at CUNY Hunter and the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music as well as into youth music programs at Mannes, the Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard. He teaches classical guitar, lute, electric styles of guitar including rock, blues, jazz, folk guitar and song writing. He combines over twenty years of teaching experience with a patient approach where each student is instructed differently according to his or her own level, interests, aptitude and age. Thomas is also active as a recording engineer and studio musician. Currently, you can hear his electric guitar playing on Emeril Lagasse’s new show, Emeril Green as well as on the national TV radio commercials for the clothing franchise Plato’s Closet.