Training
•Weekly private instrument lessons for four years with Chicago's most outstanding artist-teachers
•Regular master classes with acclaimed guest artists
•Multiple performance opportunities and a weekly concert series featuring world-renowned artists
•The classical-guitar route includes dedicated studio instruction and guitar-specific solo literature.
•Guitarists can extend lessons through chamber repertoire in a plucked-string setting rather than an orchestral section.
Location
•Located in Chicago with access to one of the world's leading performing arts scenes
Degree Flexibility
•Core curriculum includes two years of music theory, aural skills, and piano
•Five semesters of music history and literature plus courses in analysis and ethnomusicology