Derek Day

Derek Day is an accomplished guitar instructor and jazz artist with extensive teaching experience spanning over two decades. Currently serving as a part-time All-Online Guitar Instructor at The Guitar Center Company since 2018 and as a Lecturer in Guitar Studies at UNC Pembroke since August 2005, Day specializes in Jazz Studies and Jazz Appreciation courses. Notably, Day owns a jazz artist entity since June 1982 and has held various musician and teaching positions at institutions such as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southeastern Community College, and Mount Olive College. Day holds a Master of Music in Classical Music Performance from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Texas Tech University, alongside significant training in jazz from renowned institutions.