Donald \"Buster\" Woods, An explosive and dynamic musician, producer, writer, composer, arranger and educator who can match and even succeeded the talents of others in his field in the Chicago area as well as around the U.S. Over the years, Donald has accompanied such artist as Richard Smallwood, Walter and Edwin Hawkins, Kim Burrell, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, DeAndre Patterson, Smokie Norful and a host of other top name celebrities in the gospel arena. At an early age, he showed such a unique style of poise and interpretation that he was found to be an excellent candidate for their apprenticeship program at The Dorolyn Academy of Music, a conservatory located in OakPark, IL.

He has been teaching with the Academy since age 14. Donald brings a prodigious and exciting strategy to his students, whether their goal is re-creating a song or melody, developing an \"ear\" for chord recognition and implementation, style development, repertoire de...