• Scholarship holder PhD Music, Macquarie University

• Master of Arts (Hon) by research (UWS)

• Bachelor of Music (AIM) under composer Brian Cht Po Ku, Hong Kong University)

• Diploma in Jazz Studies (NSW Conservatorium) 

• Music Fellowship - Australia Council for the Arts

• Jazz Guitar - George Adie (UK), Mike Stern & Pat Martino (US)

• Classical Guitar - John Della Torre & Gregory Pickler

• Hindustani classical - Ashok Roy & Pt.Ramchandra Suman & Adrian McNeil    

• Chromatic concepts - Charlie Banacos (USA)

Teaching

2007- Central Coast Conservatorium - Head of Contemporary Music Studies

1993- Private teaching

2004 - Casual lecturing at Macquarie University & UWS (improvisation and musicianship)

2006-07 Australian Guitar Journal columnist

1997–2001 Australian Institute of Music (jazz guitar, ensemble and World Music Lecturer)

1997 - Farabi (Jakarta), Jazz School (Johannesburg)

1994–1997  Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Stringa Dept)

1993–1995- University of Western Sydney  (World Music Curriculum development)

1990–1997- Sdney Grammar School (guitar and ensemble teacher)

1989- Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (composition teacher)

Distinguished students 

David DeVries - finalist Wangaratta National Jazz guitar competition 2007
Aaron Flower - winner  Wangaratta National Jazz guitar competition 2007
Silvina Strano - classical guitarist from the internationally acclaimed Strano Sisters