Paul Musso is a professor of music at the University of Colorado at Denver. He has been with UCD for nine years teaching fretboard theory and applied guitar studies. Paul is also an honorarium instructor at the Community College of Denver where he has been teaching music theory, music appreciation, music on the computer and guitar studies for the last six years. Mr. Musso is a versatile freelance guitarist trained in jazz, blues, classical and Latin styles. He has performed throughout the Colorado area in many diverse musical settings including the Colorado Symphony, the Boulder Festival Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Westcliff Jazz Festival. Paul is the author of two Mel Bay books, and has contributed to Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine. Paul currently lives in Denver where he maintains a career playing guitar in straight-ahead jazz and solo guitar settings.