Guitar Division

Jim Ferla, Director of Guitar Program

Our Guitar Preparatory Program offers private lessons to the beginner and more skilled student of all ages. Lessons focus on classical method and material to build strong music-reading skill, chord and scale theory, and improvisation.

Lessons are generally taught on Saturdays on the Carnegie Mellon campus although some lessons may be taught throughout the week based upon teacher schedule and availability.

In addition to the weekly lesson, students are encouraged to take an age appropriate music class in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Musicianship, Theory, Advanced Theory and Composition, Improvisation, or Chamber Music for the more advanced student. These classes help to develop listening skills, rhythmic and tonal dictation, theoretical knowledge, and structural and compositional techniques. All classes are taught on Saturdays on the Carnegie Mellon campus.

For a guitar consultation, call the Music Preparatory Office 412.268.3667
or send a request by e-mail to music-preparatory@andrew.cmu.edu.