John Reid Instructor of Music
My name is John Reid. In addition to my duties here at South Plains College, I am also a professional musician. I have been active in the local Lubbock, TX. music scene since 1988. I have played all kinds of gigs with most of the prominent local bands and musicians.
I have taught bass guitar for the National Guitar Workshop in the summers at various locations throughout the country. I am the former editor for Mel Bay Publishing’s bass webzine, “Bass Sessions”, and the author of an electric bass instructional book published by Mel Bay called “Mel Bay’s Modern Electric Bass Method, Grade 1”. I also play bass for several churches in the area.
I studied Sound Technology at SPC before becoming a full-time instructor here. I have an Associates of Arts and Sciences from Illinois Central College where I studied music. I have a Bachelor or Arts degree from Western Illinois University in liberal arts. I earned a master’s in music education in 2013 from Texas Tech University.