Concert guitarist and composer Susan McDonald has performed all over the world and has taught masterclasses on four continents. A protegee of the legendary Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero, she uses her experiences playing at venues such as Carnegie Hall to intensively coach students in becoming concert guitarists.
Students may participate in the following activities:
Relaxed and effective technique which will create facility, speed and volume
Knowledge and Mastery of Fretboard
Posture and technique
Right hand techniques including arpeggios and rasgueados
Right and left hand synchronization
Rhythm
Concert tone production
Music notation and literature
Artistic expression
Stage presence/ Communication with audience
Solo and ensemble
Global musical perspective
*Students must be able to read standard notation and provide nylon string guitar
