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that inspires
"LACM's thorough guitar program focuses on the fundamentals, creativity, and real-world skills, preparing our students to leave as successful, working contemporary guitarists."
Jeff Miley
Guitar Department Head
Program Highlights:
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Music program in Guitar Performance, students will have mastered a challenging combination of harmony, sight-reading, rhythm playing, soloing, and accompaniment, along with gaining access to a diverse range of stylistic vocabulary. Our Guitar Performance curriculum emphasizes all of the above, while also encouraging you to express your unique voice. The centerpiece of our learning regimen is live performance in ensemble workshops almost every day. You will have access to some of the most distinguished working professionals in the music world, and will learn to master both the stage and the recording studio. The Guitar Performance Program includes a music business subject, which allows one to learn the fundamentals of music business models and more. LACM prepares you for the music industry and for what happens in the future beyond school.
GUITAR PERFORMANCE AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Video # 1 – Prepared Songs (Required)
Perform two (2) songs of your choice demonstrating live performance
skills and genre versatility. Select 2 separate genres for your videos (i.e.
Rock, Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Blues, Funk, etc.). Please make sure we can
clearly see and hear both you and your primary instrument.
Video # 2 – Scales (Required)
Please play two (2) major scales of your choice, two (2) minor scales of
your choice, one (1) major arpeggio of your choice, and one (1) minor
arpeggio of your choice. (two octaves ascending and descending,
quarter note = 80 BPM)
Optional Video #3 – Additional Material
If you would like to submit additional material, please upload any or all
of the following:
1. RHYTHM GUITAR
a. Play a 12-bar blues in any key, two (2) times through. Tempo: 92
BPM
2. LEAD GUITAR
a. Solo over this 12-bar blues track in the key of A. You can listen to
and download the audio track at: www.lacm.edu/bluesgroove/
3. ADDITIONAL VIDEO
a. Submit a video showcasing additional musical skills of your
choice, performing a song in a different genre, or explaining your
interest in LACM’s Guitar Performance program and what you
hope to contribute to the program.
Guitar Faculty
The network to your future.
In addition to our esteemed guitar faculty, the department has world-renowned guest artists come in throughout the year to perform and to share their knowledge and skills with you. To date, our guest artists have included the following:
Peter Bernstein, Will Brahm, Steve Cardenas, Larry Carlton, Graham Dechter, Jerry Donahue, Kirk Fletcher, Robben Ford, Frank Gambale, John Goux, Ted Greene, Scott Henderson, Johnny Hiland, Allen Hinds, Allan Holdsworth, Sid Jacobs, Vic Juris, Pat Kelley, Larry Koonse, Jonathan Kreisberg, Julian Lage, Adam Levy, Mike Miller, Oz Noy, Ariel Posen, Adam Rodgers, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Mike Stern, John Stowell, Carl Verheyen, and Joe Walsh.