Teaches in Nashville, TN

From Nashville, Tennessee

Plays Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, and Songwriting

About

Originally from Tupelo, Mississippi, Will White is a professional guitarist and mult-instrumentalist.

Born into a creatively fostering family, Will started his musical journey on piano at a young age and, after receiving his first guitar at age 9, he quickly developed a love for the instrument. Growing up immersed in the culture of Mississippi music and surrounded by his father’s extensive record collection, Will developed a passion and interest in American roots and blues music. By the time he was in high school he had become serious in his musical pursuits, performing in his high school’s jazz and show choir ensembles.

Moving to Auburn, Alabama in 2009, Will started as a freshman at Auburn University. While in college he was hired by his first professional touring band, and toured the Southeastern United States extensively for several years. Upon his graduation from Auburn in 2012, Will stayed in Auburn and began teaching guitar at Spicer’s Music while continuing to play with several regionally touring acts and artists including Mark True and Brett McDaniel. It was also during this time that he was selected to play in the Auburn Knights Orchestra, the longest continually operating big band jazz ensemble in the United States.

Finally amassing the courage to take the plunge into a larger market, Will finally made his way to Nashville in the summer of 2018, and has been working to continue developing his own voice as a guitarist since then. His Nashville journey has given him the oppurtunity to perform with many amazingly talented artists including Reid Haughton, Boo Ray, Jeff Woods, Trevor Clark, Chad Bishop, and Katie Burke.

Will’s Teaching Philosophy: “I believe that forming and refining a pathway between a player’s imagination and their instrument is the ultimate goal of any musical journey. Each student’s journey is different, and each student has to be guided into finding their own way of expressing themselves on their instrument. The goal of practice is to increase the potential vocabulary of that expression. There are no wrong answers and every student has their own voice. That’s the single most magical thing about music.”