Bachelor of Music: Emphasis in Guitar Performance

The Bachelor of Music (BM) program is a 12 quarter full-time program. Three majors are available for the BM degree, Music Performance, Music Production and Composition. The Music Performance major offers emphases in Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Vocal. The Music Production major offers an emphasis in Music Producing & Recording, and the Composition Major offers an emphasis in Songwriting.

The guitar is one of the most popular instruments in history but is also one of the hardest instruments to master. If you want to make a mark as a guitar player in the touring and studio worlds, you will have to master a challenging combination of harmony, reading, rhythm playing, soloing, and accompaniment skill, along with access to a wide range of stylistic vocabulary.

Our Guitar Performance curriculum emphasizes all of these while still encouraging you to express your unique voice. The centerpiece of your learning regimen is live performance in ensemble workshops virtually every day. Unlike most other guitar programs, you will have access to some of the most eminent professional working guitarists in the world and learn to master both the stage and recording studio.

Courses are specially sequenced to maximize learning potential throughout the program. Each course meets for the number of credits specified each quarter. Please note that Ensemble Workshop (E.W.) credits may vary based on enrollment per class. Each program encompasses a different amount of intensive study: Bachelor Program (12 quarters), A.A. Program (6 quarters), and Diploma Program (4 quarters).

GUITAR PROGRAM MASTERCLASS GUESTS INCLUDE:

• Tariqh Akoni (Josh Groban, etc.)
• Mike Miller (Chick Corea, etc.)
• Oz Noy
• Peter Bernstein (Diana Krall, etc.)
• Zane Carney (John Mayer, etc.)
• Larry Koonse
• Rich Hinman (Sara Bareilles, etc.)
• Brent Paschke (Pharrell Williams, etc.)

Los Angeles College of Music (LACM) prepares students to be leaders in music and offers Bachelor’s and Associate’s degrees and Diploma programs in Music Performance, Music Production, Songwriting, Composing for Visual Media and Music Business. Located in the heart of the music and entertainment industries, the faculty is comprised of current leading music professionals with a passion for inspiring the next generation. The college offers a significant number of real-world playing situations with professional musicians, not just peers, making it one of the top music schools today. The student body is comprised of talented students from around the world who partner together in an intimate and supportive environment to learn to create, record, perform and market groundbreaking music in today’s competitive music industry. (Formerly known as LAMA, The Los Angeles Music Academy.) LACM is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). LA College of Music was recently named one of “The 20 Best Music Conservatories in the U.S.” by TheBestSchools.org. The ranking website listed LACM as number 16, above Bard College Conservatory of Music, McNally Smith, Colburn Conservatory of Music and Musicians Institute. Of the contemporary music programs listed on the rankings, LACM ranks #1 on the West Coast.