Principal Instruments: Guitar

Berklee prepares you for today's music by building on traditional aspects of learning. In all instruction offered in the Guitar Department, emphasis is placed on achieving a solid foundation in the standard technical challenges of professional performance, including scales, chords, reading, improvisation, interpretation, and standard repertoire. Also included is intensive training in sight-reading and in the understanding of chord voicing.

Upon completion of the performance core, students will:

• synthesize and integrate knowledge of contemporary and traditional styles into musical interpretation;
• synthesize and integrate knowledge of posture, breathing, and instrumental technique into their daily practice routines;
• demonstrate technical proficiency on their principal instrument;
• demonstrate the ability to sight-read music in a variety of styles;
• play music in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles;
• play in ensembles of varying size, instrumentation, and stylistic orientation; and
• apply knowledge of musical styles and harmonic practices in improvisation.