159. Music is not a person and will never know I'm not playing it, but my kids will be screwed up for life if I don't change something - Jay EuDaly

<p>Every entertainer must listen to this podcast of how to keep your principals way ahead of your ego. The two most important things to Jay EuDaly, in this exact order are his family and having a guitar in his hand. This 90 minute podcast is as good as it gets when proving how important principals are over ego. Jay's dedication to his family and his music are at the top of the heap. His deep love for his family is reflected in his deep love for teaching and playing music. Here's how Jay describes himself. &nbsp;"I get to play the guitar all day, every day." &nbsp;</p> <p>Jay EuDalay began playing in bands at school functions, coffee houses and nightclubs in and around the Kansas City area in 1969. In 1977 Jay enrolled in the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. His degree program was Guitar Performance. He studied classical guitar for three years with well-known classical guitarist and Christopher Parkening protégé,&nbsp;<a href="http://douglasniedt.com/" target="_blank"><u>Douglas Niedt</u></a>. In 1979 Jay began studying privately&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.masterguitar.com/on-john-elliott" target="undefined"><u>John Elliott</u></a>, a legend among Kansas City jazz musicians. He studied with John for seven years, up to February of '86. All during this period Jay was playing full-time - locally in the Kansas City area as well as touring nationally as a sideman and with his own band.</p> <p>Jay technique for teaching guitar has been synthesized with John Elliot's method and his own that has helped others as well as himself to reach organic osmosis. Learn more about Jay and his teaching at:</p> <p>masterguitar.com and masterguitarschool.com</p> <p><br></p>