Program Recognition
•Bullet: Guitar was one of the three performance programs offered when the Los Angeles Music Academy, now Los Angeles College of Music, opened in 1996; Frank Gambale was the founding chair of the Guitar Department
•Bullet: LACM's baccalaureate and graduate majors are nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
Training
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance is a 180-credit, 12-quarter degree combining harmony, sight-reading, rhythm playing, soloing and accompaniment with a diverse stylistic vocabulary, and encouraging students to express a unique voice
•Bullet: The centerpiece of the curriculum is live performance in ensemble workshops almost every day, with Ensemble Workshops in Blues, Jazz, Funk, Rock / Pop, World, and Gospel / R&B
•Bullet: Listed course highlights include Jazz Guitar, Slide Guitar, Fingerstyle Guitar, Recording Studio Guitar, String Theory, Improvisation, Rhythm Studies and Applied Sight-Reading, and private lessons lead to a Junior Recital and a Senior Recital
•Bullet: The guitar faculty are Brad Rabuchin, Jeff Miley, Roberto Montero, Ken Song, Ricky Zahariades and Bill Fowler, and world-renowned guest artists visit throughout the year to perform and share their knowledge
Professional Development
•Bullet: The program page names careers as performing artist, session player, accompanist, teacher, product demonstrator, church musician and cruise ship performer
