Gerald Edward: Teacher & Owner of Ditmas Park Guitar

Gerald Edward is a seasoned teacher with 20 years of private instruction and elementary school classroom experience. An honors graduate of Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music, he served on the guitar faculty at Westerhoff School of Music and Art in NJ for ten years, and taught K-6 grade music classes at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Princeton, NJ. Gerald founded his own private music lesson business, Ditmas Park Guitar, in 2014, and has been a band instructor for Rock Bands for Kids since 2016.

In addition to teaching, Gerald has a well-rounded career in music as a songwriter and performer. He produces original music under the artist name Wildlife Moon. His most current release is titled Singles: 2020-21. He’s also released two full-length albums (under the name Gerald Edward): You Write the Words (2010) and Side A / Side B (2012), and a third (with the band Inland Traveler): Rivers Always Run (2012). He has toured the United States as a solo act and as a supporting musician. Additional credits include producer/ engineer/ composer for Shutterstock’s commercial music library. He is a first call guitarist and bassist for special event music, averaging between 70 to 80 wedding gigs in the greater New York City area per year. He also operates his own wedding/ event music company, The Plus Ones NYC.