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Guitar Department

Our guitar department was established in 1956 and offers instruction on a variety of diverse instruments in the guitar family.  Whatever preference you have in style, shape or size, acoustic or electric, we can provide quality instruction to you.

 

What We Offer:
  • Faculty members are premiere performers as well as dedicated and accomplished educators
  • A wide range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, fingerstyle, flamenco, rock, and bluegrass
  • Baroque Guitar, Vihuela, Lute, Mandolin and Banjo instruction is also available
  • Customized individual instruction based on age, level and learning
  • Group classes for children (including Suzuki), teens and adults
  • Ensemble opportunities
  • State of the art equipment
  • Master classes are regularly offered to students and have included the L.A. Guitar Quartet, Ben Verdery, Michael Hedges, Lawrence Juber, Troy Stetina and Joe Bonamossa
  • Performance opportunities in the acoustically superb and beautiful Helen Bader Recital Hall
  • Student discounts for recording services
  • The Dorothea Music Library with over 50,000 CDs and LPs, DVD scores and books
  • Scholarships and financial aid available
  • Free admission to all Conservatory produced performances and master classes
  • Free use of practice rooms (based on availability)
  • Guitar Weekend Workshop

Faculty and Locations:
Matthew Schroeder* - Dept. Chair | Fingerstyle/Blues/Rock | Prospect
Peter Baime  | Flamenco | Prospect/Audubon Court
Jason Behr | Suzuki/Rock/Classical | Prospect/Wilson/Audubon Court
Jamey Buencamino  | Rock/Classical | Audubon Court
Thomas Clippert | Classical | Prospect
Carolina Folmer
| Classical | Prospect
George Lindquist | Classical/Lute | Prospect
Mikhail Litvin | Mandolin | Prospect
Raymond Mueller  | Classical | Prospect
Colin O’Brien  | Guitar/Banjo/Folk | Prospect
Paul Silbergleit | Jazz | Prospect

Tuition Rates for Individual Instruction:

Range from $30-$32 for a thirty minute lesson; $45-$47.50 for a forty five minute lesson; or $60-$64 for a sixty minute lesson.
                                                                                                                                     

Path of Learning:

Individual Instruction
Enjoy learning the guitar in a musical environment designed to meet the needs of students of various ages, levels and styles

Group Classes
Group study allows students to learn guitar in a motivational, supportive, and fun setting.     

Children
  • Individual Instruction
  • Suzuki Guitar
  • Guitar Discoveries
  • Guitar for Kids (offered fall and spring)
  • Guitar Ensemble for Kids
  • Theory is Fun 
  • Music & Musicians

Teens and Adults
  • Individual Instruction
  • Beginning Guitar Class followed by Intermediate Guitar Class
  • Intro courses: Jazz, Fingerstyle, and Bluegrass Guitar and Bluegrass Banjo
  • Predecessors of the Guitar
  • Guitar Technique
  • Guitar Songbook
  • Theory courses: Scales and Progressions, Music Theory for Guitarists 1 + 2
  • Lead Guitar: Classic Solos
  • Combos and Ensembles: “Classic Rock” Band, Blues Combo, Bluegrass Ensemble, Rock/Blues Rhythm Section Master Class, and Old World Ensemble
  • Jazz Combos, Jazz Rhythm Section Master Class
  • Music Theory 1 followed by Music Theory 2
  • Music Theory at the Keyboard
  • Aural Skills
  • Songwriting for Today’s Musicians
  • Guitar Weekend Workshop 


Current Classes:
Children  |  Teen & Adults


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