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GUITAR
Ken Karsh, Chair
What you can expect from us
We, as part of City Music
Center, provide what we
believe to be the highest
quality instruction in all
facets of guitar. We are
active, working professional
musicians who understand
what is required to make
music a livelihood. Our
instruction, however serious
and focused, emphasizes
enjoyment of music at all times.
We encourage participation in
performances and ensembles.
The Guitar program at City Music
Center is deeply committed to
the idea that playing and studying
the guitar should be an enriching
and rewarding experience, musically
and personally. Our mission
is to offer the finest instruction in
Contemporary (jazz, folk, rock)
and Classical guitar in a positive
and relaxed environment. We, as a
program, are intent on accomplishing
the following (each point has
equal weight).
- Prepare students who are looking
towards making a career in
the music industry to be able to
enter a music program on the
conservatory level.
- Teach guitar fingerboard
organization.
- Utilize Theory as applied to the guitar (contemporary & classical).
- Bring “real world” musical experience into our teaching studios in a nurturing way.
Our program is open to everyone
regardless of individual abilities or
age.
What we expect from you
Minimum practice time should
be 15-20 minutes daily when first
starting out, gradually increasing
time as one becomes more
proficient. A minimum ideal
practice session for intermediate
level should be 60 minutes daily
& advanced students and aspiring
musicians should be 3 hours
daily. This does not mean that this
should occur all at once. Breaking
down the hours into small sessions
is often a more efficient way to
progress to a higher level on any
instrument.
In order to progress, one must
be committed to the process of
learning the guitar. We encourage
and expect) daily practice and
completion of given assignments.
We also stress the importance of
taking musicianship classes and we
believe that theory & music ian ship
instruction needs application in
order to be truly absorbed by the
student. Therefore, we apply the
knowledge from the musicianship
classes to the guitar. Finally, we
suggest that students keep a
practice journal.
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Faculty
Ken Karsh, Chair
Eric Brockschmidt
City Music Center
of Duquesne University
Mary Pappert School of Music
Pittsburgh, PA 15282-1800
(412) 396-5872
www.cmcpgh.org
Sally Worsing, Ph.D
Executive Director
stone@duq.edu
Roberta K. Erickson
Business Manager
ericksonr@duq.edu
City Music Center at the
Anna L. Perlow School of Music
of the JCC of Greater Pgh.
(412) 396-5872
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