1979-1982 
Private guitar lessons from Davide Rebuffa, guitar player in the “Teatro Regio Orchestra” in Turin 

1982-1983
Jazz guitar lessons from Piero Pollone at the Music School “Nuova Milano Musica” in Milan 

1983-1984
“Licenza di Teoria, Solfeggio e Dettato Musicale” (Licence in Theory, Solfeggio and Musical Dictation) at the “Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory” in Turin 

1985
Private guitar lessons from Silvano Chimenti, well known studio session musician and guitarist in the “RAI Orchestra” (Italian National TV Orchestra) in Rome

1988-1989
“GUITAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY” - Hollywood CA (USA).
Graduated on 18th/03/1989 “with honors” 

1996 
Ten weeks of “Encore Program” at the “GUITAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY” in Hollywood