Howard Markman

Background

About Howard Markman

Howard has established himself as a highly respected and much in demand guitar teacher. With over 30 years experience in teaching guitar and music theory, He strive to make learning a fun, engaging journey of discovery for his students. He believes in meeting the student where he or she is and tailoring the lessons to best suit their individual needs and goals. A veteran of the Baltimore music scene, Markman has played with a variety of Mobtown bands from country to avant-garde, from folk-rock to R&B. Achievements and Milestones Timeline 1998: Released first album - “Symptom Recital" performing with disappear fear and others, he begins to focus on his own material and recording as well as teaching guitar. 2005: Released second album -"Half Smiles Blue Skies" 2008: The song "Almost Home" from "Half Smiles" featured in the PBS documentary,"Carrier." It was named "Song of the Year" by Baltimore Magazine. 2010:"Welcome to Smalltimore" was released, accompanied by a video for the title track. http://tinyurl.com/2f3e6mg Selected Press - Baltimore Sun feature - http://tinyurl.com/28lrxdj Baltimore Magazine review of "Welcome to Smalltimore"- http://tinyurl.com/2umptaf Baltimore Magazine feature on "Almost Home" in the PBS documentary "Carrier" http://tinyurl.com/yf2wzrj