Music Performance - Guitar
- Bachelor of Music
- Major
This diverse and competitive degree program in music performance - guitar offers you a solid foundation in instrumental technique, performance, repertoire, pedagogy and musicianship in preparation for careers in performance and/or advanced-level teaching or graduate study in any area related to music and the arts.
Why Music Performance - Guitar at Stetson University?
This major prepares you for graduate study and a career as a professional entrepreneurial musician. As one of only 220 students in the School of Music, you will be given personal attention along with the resources of larger universities; you will develop as an entrepreneurial and professional artist.
In addition, the program highlights student competitions, as well as frequent performances in concerts and student recitals on Stetson University's historic Lee Chapel stage, at the Gillespie Museum and in diverse community venues off campus are distinct components of this program.
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"I chose to teach at a small, private liberal arts university because I had such an amazing experience at Stetson University. The mentorship and individual attention that I received as an undergraduate student at Stetson has shaped the kind of professor that I am today."
Natalie Wlodarczyk '01 Music Education
Career Outcomes
Stetson University's Guitar program will prepare you for graduate studies in music or for an entrepreneurial career as a professional artist, performer, teacher, administrator and/or in a secondary chosen field.
The amount of performance experience gained equips you with the confidence, artistry and technical ability to successfully audition for reputable graduate schools nationwide. Alumni have continued their studies at prestigious institutions like Yale School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, University of Florida, Florida State University and Real Conservatorio de Madrid, among others. Several alumni have received Fulbright Scholarships and secured teaching assistantships during their graduate studies, with many now holding prominent positions in music, academia and business.
Our distinguished and diverse faculty are deeply committed to your success and will serve as teachers, mentors and collaborators. This program does not have just one or two faculty members teaching courses. Rather, all of the School of Music faculty serve as mentors. Your faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs have the expertise to help you structure your degree and your studio teacher will help develop your passion and potential in music.
Students must meet General Education Requirements in addition to specific requirements within the major area of study.
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