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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
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  • Home
  • YES Erbil 2019
    • Kurdish كوردی
    • Programs >
      • Break Dance
      • 2019 Erbil Hip Hop Music Crew
      • Festival Orchestra
      • Composition
    • Faculty - Erbil 2019
    • Apply - Erbil 2019
  • YES Lebanon 2020
    • Lebanon Contact
  • YES Kazakhstan 2020
  • Previous Festivals
    • YES Academy 2016 in Erbil >
      • Erbil Scholarship
    • YES Academy ASEAN >
      • Programs >
        • Broadway Musical Theater
        • Hip Hop Lyricism, Performance and Music Production
        • Hip Hop/Break Dance
        • Singer/Songwriters
      • Faculty Bios
    • YES Academy 2015
    • YES Academy ASEAN 2015 >
      • Gala Concert Photos
      • Gala Concert Video Clips
    • YES Academy Lebanon 2015 >
      • Concert Photos
  • About Us
  • Donate