Klondike believes that, with the right guidance, achieving musical excellence can be fun and rewarding for everyone. His achievements as a teacher and performer in the music field have made him a highly sought after instructor in the Austin area. He has won top prizes in many performance competitions including the Music Teachers National Association Competition, The University of Texas Concerto Competition and the Portland International Guitar Competition. He has appeared in concerts across the United States both in recital and as an orchestral soloist. Klondike's students have been accepted to universities as music majors and have won prestigious scholarships and competitions including the Young Artists Concert. In 2001 Klondike founded the Educational Outreach Program for the Austin Classical Guitar Society to provide expert private guitar instruction to low income high school students free of charge. This program continues to provide quality music instruction with students regularly giving public concerts as soloists and in ensemble. In 2003 Klondike received the prestigious Studio Fellowship Award from the Music Teacher's National Association for his work opening the Orpheus Academy of Music.