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CURRICULUM
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 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.