Guitar Studies

Guitar Studies at Eastman

Eastman’s guitar program is a highly competitive program made up of 18 majors (BM, MM, DMA) who study with Professor Nicholas Goluses. His students have won major awards and competitions throughout the world including Darwin (Australia), Allentown Concerto Competition, Guitar Foundation of America, D’Addario, MTNA, Appalachian, Taxco (Mexico), Rantucci, Rosario, Stotsenburg, Paracho (Mexico), Brock (Canada) World Competition, Philadelphia Guitar Society, Lone Star Competition, Louisville Competition, Memphis Competition, Harvard Foote Prize, Hamilton, Belgium, Fulbright, CAPES (Brazil) and two Grammy Awards. In addition, Goluses’ students hold numerous professorships throughout the US, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, England, Taiwan, and Germany. Dr. Goluses is in great demand for master classes at leading institutions throughout the world and is a Fulbright Professor.

Courses for Performance majors include:

• History and Literature of the Guitar
• Guitar Pedagogy
• Fretboard Harmony
• Guitar Chamber Music
• Seminar in Guitar Studies
• Weekly studio class

Guest Masterclasses have been given by Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Scott Tennent, William Kanengeiser, Ricardo Cobo, Raphaella Smits, Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbriath, Sharon Isbin, David Tanenbaum, David Starobin.

Numerous Graduate Assistantships are available.

Professor Goluses writes, “I believe in the development of the whole artist. This requires a customized approach to teaching for each guitarist. As a result, each of my students are unique and have a personal approach to artistry and virtuosity, with a signature sound. My students have won competitions and professorships throughout the world. They have gone on to careers as professors and recording artists. Each one is an original. It’s been my honor to help them reach the highest levels of virtuosity, as well and the goals they have for their careers.”

 

Guitar alumni currently hold positions at the following higher education institutions: University of Chicago, Academia de Guitarra de la Escuela de Música in Mexico, Mansfield University, Florida State University, The College of New Jersey, Delta College, Napa Valley College, Buffalo State College, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia, Escola de Musica e Belas Artes do Parana in Brazil, City University of New York, Syracuse University, Houghton College, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Oklahoma City University, University of Louisville, University of Toronto, Cyprus Centre for the Research and Study of Music, Peabody, Finger Lakes Community College, Monroe Community College, University of Central Florida, University of Buffalo, Bloomsburg University, Roberts Wesleyan College, Lawrence University, California State University (Northridge), and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Guitarists from Eastman also prepare younger students in pre-collegiate settings, including The Potomac School in Virginia, Servite High School in California, the Clarksdale Municipal School District in Mississippi, Palmer Trinity School in Florida, Evergreen Academy of Talent Education in Maryland, Green Valley High School in Nevada, Rumsey Hall School in Connecticut, Nevada Music Academy, Aria’s School of Music and Art here in Rochester, Arizona School for the Arts, and Chicago Music Teachers.

Many guitar alumni also run their own guitar studios, recording studios, and have created their own ensembles. Guitar alumni work for Google, are employed in the tech industry, are practicing law, and have followed other career paths outside of music.

Eastman guitar students have won major competitions throughout the world including Darwin (Australia), Allentown, GFA, D’Addario, MTNA, Appalachian, Taxco (Mexico), Rantucci, Rosario, Stotsenburg, Paracho (Mexico), Brock (Canada) World Competition, Philadelphia Guitar Society, Lone Star Competition, Louisville Competition, Memphis Competition, Harvard Foote Prize, Hamilton, Belgium Grant, Fullbright, CAPES (Brazil).