Date

4-29-2026

Department

School of Music

Degree

Doctor of Music Education (DME)

Chair

Nathan Street

Keywords

classical guitar pedagogy, community college guitar education, music literacy, guitar technique, college readiness, open-enrollment institutions, fast-track instruction, applied research, applied music instruction, beginning classical guitar programs

Disciplines

Music

Abstract

Despite the expansion and popularity of classical guitar programs in universities and conservatories worldwide, a lack of attention exists for students considering a music education career deficient in music literacy and guitar technique. In the modern sense, classical guitar pedagogy begins with Andres Segovia and the iconic master classes he conducted throughout the world from the 1950s up until he died in 1987. Guitar education in academia is still a relatively new concept. At the same time, there are various method books from 19th-century guitar masters and modern guitar educators. Despite these developments in guitar education, students in an open-enrollment community college environment are not always ready for college study. The responsibility then lies with the guitar professors. Music educators at the community college must find ways to fast-track their students' guitar skills in two to three years to transfer to a university successfully. This applied research study addresses the deficiencies in community college students seeking a degree in music education. The techniques and methods discussed will offer insight into perspectives on teaching classical guitar specifically to fast-track students' skills. Additionally, this research serves as a supplemental resource for guitar teachers with similar issues or guitar teachers looking to jump-start a beginning classical guitar program.

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