Shaheed Shabazz is the ambition behind Swan Music School. After teaching privately for a number of years, he decided to formalize his work into a full-fledged business with a website, newsletter, curriculum, and business plan. His musical background is as a self-taught blues guitarist, spending hours systematically working with a single note until he coaxed all possible sounds from it.

Shaheed also owned and piloted a recording studio for 13 years, where he excelled at helping clients achieve the results they wanted, rather than the results he wanted. As a teacher, Shaheed runs the group guitar classes. His signature combination of humor and directness creates a fun, teamwork environment where great results and great fun are had by all.