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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Name: Daniella Bengtson

Write your essay here! : Pat Metheny is a U.S. guitarist and composer, especially known for bridging the gap between jazz and rock in "fusion" music. He is also known for for mixing different types of music to create and define his own type of music. The term jazz guitar may refer to either a type of guitar or to the variety of guitar playing styles used in the various genres which are commonly termed "jazz".

Patrick Bruce Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 and he is still building his legacy to this day. When he was 12 years old he started playing guitar, ever since then, he has been teaching himself more and more about guitar and how he can improve his skills. All throughout high school Pat performed professionally in the Kansas City area. Over the years, he has worked up from a simple 6 string guitar up to a 12 string acoustic guitar. Patrick, alone, received Grammy Awards for his music in 1982, 1990, 1992, 2000 and 2003, in addition to all of the Grammy's the Pat Metheny Group won. Patrick and Lyle Mays formed a band in 1977 and rose to the top of the jazz charts, as well as entering the pop charts.

Two of the most successful and money making albums are American Garage in 1980 and Song X in 1986. Some influences that Metheny had are that his grandfather and older brother played trumpet professionally. Also, Gary Burton gave Pat the chance to construct the Pat Metheny Group.

Patrick Bruce Metheny has changed the music world by creating a mixture of different types of music to create his own type of music. Pat hasn't really left a legacy behind. With the research I have done, I couldn't find anyone that he has influenced.

The most important or interesting fact or story that I learned about Pat is that he started playing an instrument at 8 years old, but because he had braces, it was hard for him to play. Therefore, he started playing the guitar.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

"Metheny, Pat." //Harvard Biographical Dictionary Of Music // (1996): 584. //Biography Reference Center //. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

"Pat(Rick) Bruce Metheny." // Hutchinson's Biography Database // (2011): 1. // Biography Reference Center //. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. Rober, R. Todd, and Rober R. Todd. "Pat Metheny." //Musicians And Composers Of The Twentieth Century // (2009): 1. //Biography Reference Center //. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || August 12, 1954 and is still living. || Jazz guitar is when you don't play slow and use the same notes over and over again, you play fast and use different notes throughout the entire piece. || What do you like about his/her style? || Pat Metheny is still playing his own style and I like his style because it is very unique and it's not country, it doesn't have any singing like country music. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Jazz Guitar ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Patrick Bruce Metheny ||
 * This guitarist lived from _ to __ || He was born on
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || Pat Metheny is a jazz guitarist and he is also known for mixing different types of music to create a new type of music.
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || Patrick Metheny taught himself how to play guitar at age 12 and has been playing ever since. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || He started playing his first instrument at age 8, but because he had braces, he switched to guitar and taught himself how to play. ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || His grandfather and older brother sent him in the direction of playing an instrument and Gary Burton actually gave him a chance on his own band. ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || He mixes a lot of different styles to create his own type of music. ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Acoustic, 12 string guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || * he started playing guitar at 12 years old
 * his grandfather was a professional trumpet player
 * his older brother grew up to play trumpet professionally as well ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || Throughout high school Pat performed professionally in the Kansas City area. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || U.S. jazz guitarist and composer, especially known for bridging the gap between rock and jazz in "fusion" music. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || American Garage (1980)(album) and Song X (1986)(album) ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He is still alive, but if he did die I think somebody would definitely pick up on his style and continue playing it because some people really like his music and those people might want everyone else who haven't heard it before, to hear it for their first time. Of course it isn't going to sound exactly the same thing as Pat's but it could be pretty close. ||