If you ask Rocco Guirlanda who his first love is, he will tell you that it’s music. Since the Beatles debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Rocco Guirlanda has been lifelong lover of music. As he grew, he always knew what he wanted to do for a living: a musician or firefighter. He started at 8 years old taking guitar lesson and dabbled with lots of other instruments over the years, but always returned to guitar as his main instrument.

In his 20s he got married and pursued becoming a firefighter, eventually becoming a professional firefighter/paramedic. Throughout the years, he’s been a scout leader, substitute teacher, actor in TV, stage and film and social worker. Unfortunately, during this time, his guitars rarely got out of their cases.

But, in 2017, he retired and picked up his musical side again. He took voice, and then began piano lessons with Terri Partyka. He picked up his guitar again and began learning the ukulele. When an opportunity arose to teach beginner guitar and ukulele, he volunteered, and now enjoys sharing music with others.