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Programs outside the United States, by country. Faculty names are as each school’s page showed when last checked; the notes give the language of instruction and whether an English page exists. An asterisk after a degree list means the list is the school’s as a whole and the guitar page does not say which degrees are available with classical guitar as the applied instrument.

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Asia (5)

Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学)Tokyo, Japan
Guitar faculty: 荘村清志 Kiyoshi Shomura (特任教授 / specially appointed professor); 江間常夫 Tsuneo Ema (講師 / lecturer)
Degrees: Bachelor (器楽専攻クラシックギター), Master
Japanese.
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (洗足学園音楽大学)Kawasaki, Japan
Guitar faculty: Classical Guitar course: 井上仁一郎 Jin-ichiro Inoue, 大萩康司 Yasuji Ohagi, 小林徹 Toru Kobayashi, 鈴木大介 Daisuke Suzuki, 富川勝智 Masatomo Tomikawa, 中根康美 Yasumi Nakane
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Japanese.
Osaka College of Music (大阪音楽大学)Osaka, Japan
Guitar faculty: Guitar & mandolin: 大萩康司 Yasuji Ohagi (visiting professor), 大西洋二朗 Yojiro Onishi, 永田参男 Mitsuo Nagata, 柴田綾子, 柴田高明
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Japanese.
Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院)Beijing, China
Guitar faculty: Professor Chen Zhi (陈志) — pioneer of classical guitar education in China; founded the guitar program and taught Xuefei Yang; Associate Professor Li Jie (李洁); Associate Professor Li Jiajiong (郦嘉炯); Xu Tuo (许拓); Chen Chuan (陈川); Associate Professor Chen Yi (陈谊)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Mandarin.
Shanghai Conservatory of Music (上海音乐学院)Shanghai, China
Guitar faculty: Guitar sits in the Modern Instruments & Percussion Department (现代器乐与打击乐系, keyboard & guitar section); 闵振奇 Min Zhenqi listed as associate professor of classical guitar
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
Mandarin.

Australia and New Zealand (7)

Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of SydneySydney, Australia
Guitar faculty: Associate Professor Vladimir Gorbach — Guitar (also Associate Dean, Education)
Degrees: BMus, MMus, DMA
English.
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of MelbourneMelbourne, Australia
Guitar faculty: Professor Ken Murray — Head of Guitar; Dan McKay (classical guitar) per school video
Degrees: BMus, MMus, DMA
English.
Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of AdelaideAdelaide, Australia
Guitar faculty: Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini — Head of Classical Guitar Studies (since 2016); James Rawley also listed under Classical Guitar
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith UniversityBrisbane, Australia
Guitar faculty: Karin Schaupp — Head of Classical Guitar, Senior Lecturer
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
WAAPA – Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan UniversityPerth, Australia
Guitar faculty: Associate Professor Jonathan Paget — leads the classical guitar program
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
ANU School of MusicCanberra, Australia
Guitar faculty: Professor Christopher Sainsbury (also Acting Head of School); Callum Henshaw; Matt Withers
Degrees: BMus
English.
University of Auckland, School of MusicAuckland, New Zealand
Guitar faculty: Barkin Sertkaya — leads the classical guitar class
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.

Austria (3)

Universität Mozarteum SalzburgSalzburg, Austria
Guitar faculty: Univ.-Prof. Andrea De Vitis, Giuseppe Feola, Bozhana Pavlova, Laura Young; Marco Tamayo (Senior Lecturer); Cecilio Perera (teacher)
Degrees: BA Performance, BA Pedagogy, MA Performance, MA Pedagogy, Postgraduate certificate
German; English pages.
mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst WienVienna, Austria
Guitar faculty: Univ.-Prof. Alexander Swete, Univ.-Prof. Margarita García Escarpa; em. Univ.-Prof. Alvaro Pierri
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Lehrgänge (certificate courses)
German.
Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG)Graz, Austria
Guitar faculty: Univ.Prof. Lukasz Kuropaczewski, Univ.Prof. Paolo Pegoraro; Zsombor Sidoo (lecturer)
Degrees: BA, MA; MA Kammermusik mit Gitarre (chamber music with guitar)
German.

Belgium (3)

Koninklijk Conservatorium BrusselBrussels, Belgium
Guitar faculty: Antigoni Goni — Docent Gitaar (head of guitar since 2005)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master Muziek
Dutch-language conservatoire; many classes in English.
Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (AP School of Arts)Antwerp, Belgium
Guitar faculty: Omán Kaminsky (guitar); Nico Couck (section chair; electric guitar; literature study); guitar practice: Hendrik Braeckman, Frederik Leroux, Maarten De Splenter, Sterre De Raedt
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Dutch; English pages.
LUCA School of Arts – Campus LemmensLeuven, Belgium
Guitar faculty: João Carlos Victor — principal guitar professor
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Dutch; English page.

Canada (19)

University of Toronto, Faculty of MusicToronto, ON, Canada
Guitar faculty: Jeffrey McFadden — Area Head, Guitar; Professor, Teaching Stream; Associate Dean, Performance
Degrees: BMus, MMus, DMA *
English. Largest Canadian guitar studio.
McGill University, Schulich School of MusicMontreal, QC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Jérôme Ducharme — Course Instructor (Guitar; Guitar Ensembles)
Degrees: BMus, MMus, DMus *
English-language university in a French city.
Université de Montréal, Faculté de musiqueMontreal, QC, Canada
Guitar faculty: André Rodrigues
Degrees: Baccalauréat, Maîtrise, Doctorat (interprétation); DESS, DEPA
French. Page says 35+ years of classical guitar tradition.
Université Laval, Faculté de musiqueQuebec City, QC, Canada
Guitar faculty: David Jacques — Professeur adjoint, guitare classique et luth
Degrees: Baccalauréat, Maîtrise, Doctorat *
French.
Conservatoire de musique du Québec (7 music campuses)Montréal, Québec, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, Rimouski, Saguenay, Val-d'Or, QC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Montréal: Jérôme Ducharme (classical guitar). Québec: Rémi Boucher (classical guitar and guitar ensemble). Rimouski: Miodrag Žerdoner (classical guitar). Saguenay: Pascal Valois (classical guitar). Trois-Rivières: Samuel Laroche-Pagé (classical guitar).
Degrees: State conservatory diplomas (three training profiles)
French. Public conservatory network.
University of Ottawa, School of MusicOttawa, ON, Canada
Guitar faculty: Louis Trépanier (Adjunct Professor and Sector Head of Guitar); Philip Candelaria (Adjunct Professor); Patrick Roux (Adjunct Professor)
Degrees: BMus, MMus
Bilingual (English/French).
University of British Columbia, School of MusicVancouver, BC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Alec Pearson — Sessional Lecturer, Guitar (music.ubc.ca/profile/alec-pearson/)
Degrees: BMus (Guitar), MMus
English.
University of Victoria, School of MusicVictoria, BC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Simon Farintosh — Music Performance Instructor / Guitar Program Lead
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
Wilfrid Laurier University, Faculty of MusicWaterloo, ON, Canada
Guitar faculty: Daniel Ramjattan — Instructor, Classical Guitar
Degrees: BMus
English.
University of Calgary, School of Creative and Performing ArtsCalgary, AB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Ralph Maier — Guitar (Strings)
Degrees: BMus, BA (Music)
English.
University of Alberta, Department of MusicEdmonton, AB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Valentina Benvenuti — sessional instructor, classical guitar (String Area)
Degrees: BMus, BMus/BEd, BA; MMus (classical guitar named in the String Area)
English.
University of Manitoba, Desautels Faculty of MusicWinnipeg, MB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Ryszard Tyborowski — MPS Instructor, Guitar (classical guitar; chamber music coach)
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
Western University, Don Wright Faculty of MusicLondon, ON, Canada
Guitar faculty: Robert Kubica — Lecturer, Guitar (Strings Division); Wilma van Berkel also listed as Lecturer, Guitar
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English.
Concordia University, Department of MusicMontreal, QC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Tariq Harb — Part-time Professor; Private Study Teacher, Classical Guitar
Degrees: BFA (Music)
English.
University of Lethbridge, Department of MusicLethbridge, AB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Austin Culler — Studio Teacher, Guitar
Degrees: BMus, BA (Music)
English. Guitar is a listed area of concentration.
Brandon University, School of MusicBrandon, MB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Paul Madryga — Guitar Instructor (Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory; directs BU Guitar Ensemble)
Degrees: BMus
English.
Mount Allison University, Department of MusicSackville, NB, Canada
Guitar faculty: Adam Cicchillitti — Part-time Lecturer, Guitar
Degrees: BMus, BA (Music)
English.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of MusicSt. John's, NL, Canada
Guitar faculty: Tracy Anne Smith — guitar
Degrees: BMus, MMus
English. Former professor Sylvie Proulx has retired.
Victoria Conservatory of Music / Camosun CollegeVictoria, BC, Canada
Guitar faculty: Dr. Michael Dias (classical guitar; artistic director and performer); Douglas Hensley (classical guitar, lute, and other string and world instruments); Nicole Payie (teaches students of all ages; 15+ years of teaching)
Degrees: Diploma in Music Performance (2-year, with Camosun College)
English. Diploma, not a degree.

Eastern Europe (7)

Chopin University of Music (UMFC)Warsaw, Poland
Guitar faculty: Andrzej Olewiński, Mateusz Kowalski, Leszek Potasiński
Degrees: Licencjat (BA), Magister (MA)
Polish; some English pages.
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in KrakówKraków, Poland
Guitar faculty: Prof. dr hab. Michał Nagy (head), Prof. dr hab. Janusz Sochacki, dr hab. Ewa Jabłczyńska, dr Miłosz Mączyński, dr Krzysztof Cyran; Carlo Marchione visiting
Degrees: BA, MA
Polish.
Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in KatowiceKatowice, Poland
Guitar faculty: Prof. dr hab. Marek Nosal (head), Prof. dr hab. Wanda Palacz, dr hab. Marcin Dylla, dr hab. Dariusz Kupiński, dr Anna Scheller, dr Błażej Sudnikowicz
Degrees: BA, MA
Polish.
HAMU – Music and Dance Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in PraguePrague, Czechia
Guitar faculty: Petr Saidl (hamu.cz/en/people/petr-saidl-394/)
Degrees: Bc., MgA.
Czech (English-taught programs available at extra fee).
Liszt Ferenc Academy of MusicBudapest, Hungary
Guitar faculty: Dr. József Eötvös — university professor, leads classical guitar (Vonós Tanszék / String Department)
Degrees: BA, MA, teacher MA
Hungarian; English-language programs offered.
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb (MUZA)Zagreb, Croatia
Guitar faculty: Department VI (strings and guitar); István Römer listed as red. prof. art., gitara
Degrees: Bachelor and Master (smjer Gitara)
Croatian.
Faculty of Music, University of Arts in BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia
Guitar faculty: Srđan Tošić, MMus (Professor of Guitar); Vera Ogrizović, MMus (Professor of Guitar); Darko Karajić, DMA (Professor of Guitar; Principles of Guitar Playing with Methodology, and Interpretation and Notation of Early Music); Aleksandar Hadži-Đorđević (Associate Professor of Guitar). Department page: fmu.bg.ac.rs/about-us/structure/departments/poly-instrumenta
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
Serbian.

France (3)

Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)Paris, France
Guitar faculty: Giani Caserotto, Tristan Manoukian, Judicaël Perroy, Jean-Marc Zvellenreuther
Degrees: DNSPM (1st cycle, 3 yrs, 180 ECTS), Master (2nd cycle), 3rd cycle
French; English curriculum page.
CNSMD LyonLyon, France
Guitar faculty: No dedicated modern classical guitar professorship. Historical plucked-string program: Renaissance lute, vihuela da mano, theorbo/chitarrone, archlute, baroque lute, and baroque guitar.
Degrees: DNSPM (undergraduate) and Master in lute and plucked-string instruments, 16th to late 18th century
French. Not a modern classical guitar department, but the early plucked-string program includes the baroque guitar.
HEAR – Académie supérieure de musique de StrasbourgStrasbourg, France
Guitar faculty: Alexis Muzurakis, Susana Prieto (guitare classique)
Degrees: Licence/DNSPM, Master, Diplôme d'État
French.

Germany (14)

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz KölnCologne / Wuppertal / Aachen, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Hans-Werner Huppertz (Köln); Prof. Goran Krivokapic (Wuppertal; Vice Dean)
Degrees: Bachelor of Music (8 sem., 240 ECTS), Master of Music, Konzertexamen
German; English program page.
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien HannoverHanover, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Frank Bungarten — Professor für Gitarre; Lehrauftrag: Jochen Bens, Nangialai Nashir
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Soloklasse
German.
Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT WeimarWeimar, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Ricardo Gallén, Prof. Petra Poláčková (Director), Prof. Christiane Spannhof, Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering; Karmen Stendler; Michael Dücker (theorbo/historical)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Konzertexamen
German; full English department pages. Germany's only stand-alone guitar department.
Universität der Künste BerlinBerlin, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Rainer Feldmann, Prof. Marco Tamayo (Professors); Martin Hegel (Dozent); Tal Hurwitz, Tsvetan Stoyanov (Lehrbeauftragte); Prof. Anita Rennert (Honorarprofessorin); Prof. Paulo Morello (jazz)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
German.
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler BerlinBerlin, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Dr. Daniel Göritz (Studienfachberatung Gitarre)
Degrees: Bachelor of Music (8 sem.), Master of Music (4 sem.), Konzertexamen (4 sem.); Jungstudium
German.
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Christopher Brandt — Professor für Gitarre (since 2005)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
German.
Hochschule für Musik FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Michael Hampel; Phileas Baun, Cornelia Demmer, Rafael Plesa, Christian Reichert
Degrees: Bachelor of Music (artistic or pedagogical profile), Master of Music, Konzertexamen
German; English page.
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst StuttgartStuttgart, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Tillmann Reinbeck, Prof. Johannes Monno
Degrees: Bachelor Musik – Gitarre (8 sem., 240 ECTS); Master Gitarre / Gitarrenduo / historische Saiteninstrumente
German.
Hochschule für Musik und Theater MünchenMunich, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Franz Halász — Professor of Guitar
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Meisterklasse
German.
Hochschule für Musik NürnbergNuremberg, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Sebastián Montes (guitar); Prof. Björn Colell (lute/theorbo/guitar); Andreas Fischer (guitar pedagogy); Prof. Philipp Brämswig (jazz)
Degrees: Bachelor of Music (8 sem.), Master
German; English page. Lessons may be split between two teachers.
Robert Schumann Hochschule DüsseldorfDüsseldorf, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Joaquín Clerch, Prof. Alexander-Sergei Ramírez
Degrees: Bachelor (8 sem.), Master (4 sem.)
German; English page.
Hochschule für Musik DetmoldDetmold, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Goran Krivokapic; Juan Carlos Arancibia Navarro; Andrés Madariaga Corvalán
Degrees: Bachelor, Master, Konzertexamen
German; English directory.
Hochschule für Musik TrossingenTrossingen, Germany
Guitar faculty: Prof. Jin-Hee Kim
Degrees: Bachelor Podium und Orchester; Bachelor Musikpädagogik; Master Podium und Orchester; Master Kammermusik; Konzertexamen
German.
Hochschule für Musik Mainz (JGU)Mainz, Germany
Guitar faculty: Hubert Käppel — leads guitar classes at HfM Mainz (also Köln and the Koblenz International Guitar Festival & Academy)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
German.

Italy (8)

Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" di MilanoMilan, Italy
Guitar faculty: Maria Vittoria Jedlowski (docente di chitarra)
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian. Site pages in English.
Conservatorio di Musica "Santa Cecilia"Rome, Italy
Guitar faculty: Simonetta Camilletti, Leonardo De Angelis, Massimo Delle Cese, Arturo Tallini
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian.
Conservatorio "Antonio Vivaldi"Alessandria, Italy
Guitar faculty: Emanuele Buono, Elia Portarena, Emanuele Segre
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian. Home of the Pittaluga competition.
Conservatorio "Giovan Battista Martini" di BolognaBologna, Italy
Guitar faculty: Piero Bonaguri, Massimo Nalbandian, Walter Zanetti
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio (also propedeutico)
Italian.
Conservatorio "Luigi Cherubini" di FirenzeFlorence, Italy
Guitar faculty: Giorgio Albiani, Francesco Romano
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian.
Conservatorio "Gioachino Rossini" di PesaroPesaro, Italy
Guitar faculty: Pasquale Filosa, Giovanni Seneca, Roberto Tascini
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio, Master
Italian.
Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" di TorinoTurin, Italy
Guitar faculty: Davide Ficco, Paolo Garganese
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian.
Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello" di VeneziaVenice, Italy
Guitar faculty: Dario Bisso Sabadin, Andrea Vettoretti
Degrees: Triennio, Biennio
Italian.

Latin America (6)

Facultad de Música, UNAMMexico City, Mexico
Guitar faculty: Juan Carlos Laguna Millán — interpretation and performance, guitar department and graduate music program
Degrees: Licenciatura en Música – Instrumentista (Guitarra); Maestría/Doctorado via UNAM posgrado
Spanish.
Conservatorio Nacional de Música (INBAL)Mexico City, Mexico
Guitar faculty: Fernando Cornejo López, Julio Escotto, Iván Galván, Roberto Medrano
Degrees: Licenciatura
Spanish.
Escola de Comunicações e Artes, USP – Departamento de MúsicaSão Paulo, Brazil
Guitar faculty: Edelton Gloeden — professor de violão
Degrees: Bacharelado em Música (Violão), Mestrado, Doutorado
Portuguese.
Instituto Villa-Lobos, UNIRIORio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guitar faculty: Clayton Vetromilla — professor de violão
Degrees: Bacharelado em Música (Violão)
Portuguese. The link goes to the school’s Facebook page.
Universidad Nacional de las Artes – DAMusBuenos Aires, Argentina
Guitar faculty: Cátedra de guitarra (site names Javier Bravo). Faculty unclear but possibly Carlos López Buchardo, Dr. Federico Núñez, Agustín Arturo López, Marcelo Ponce
Degrees: Licenciatura en Música con orientación en Instrumento (Guitarra); Profesorado
Spanish.
Facultad de Artes, Universidad Nacional de La PlataLa Plata, Argentina
Guitar faculty: Juan Ignacio Izcurdia (head of the main Guitar Cátedra); Miguel Baquedano (Guitarra 2); Walter Erbetta (Guitarra Introductoria); Leonel Olivero; Federico Félix; Oriente Mario Arreseygor
Degrees: Licenciatura y Profesorado en Música orientación Guitarra (5-year plan with Guitarra I–V)
Spanish.

Netherlands (4)

Royal Conservatoire The Hague (Koninklijk Conservatorium)The Hague, Netherlands
Guitar faculty: Zoran Dukić, Pavel Steidl, Enno Voorhorst
Degrees: Bachelor of Music (4 yrs), Master of Music
Taught in English.
Conservatorium van AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
Guitar faculty: Gabriel Bianco (principal subject, supervises section); Izhar Elias (chamber music/harmony); Marion Schaap (methodology); Eric Vaarzon Morel (flamenco)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
English-language program.
Conservatorium MaastrichtMaastricht, Netherlands
Guitar faculty: Carlo Marchione (classical guitar); Ronald Stassen (teaching skills, classical guitar)
Degrees: Bachelor Guitar, Master
English-language programs.
ArtEZ Academy of Music ZwolleZwolle, Netherlands
Guitar faculty: Jacob Vlijm
Degrees: Bachelor Classical Music (Guitar), Master
English pages.

Scandinavia and Finland (3)

Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
Guitar faculty: Ismo Eskelinen (Lecturer, guitar; coordinator); Andrzej Wilkus (Lecturer, guitar pedagogy)
Degrees: BMus + MMus (combined 5.5 yrs)
Taught in English, Finnish, Swedish.
Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)Oslo, Norway
Guitar faculty: Eva Beneke — Associate Professor of guitar (since 2018); department announces Irina Kulikova as guest professor from autumn 2026
Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Norwegian; master's programs in English.
Royal Danish Academy of Music (DKDM)Copenhagen, Denmark
Guitar faculty: Jesper Sivebæk (lektor, subject coordinator); Niklas Johansen, Per Pålsson, Allan Sjølin (hourly teachers); Henrik Bay Hansen (pedagogy)
Degrees: Bachelor, Master (Kandidat), Soloist class
Danish; English webpage.

Spain (8)

Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de MadridMadrid, Spain
Guitar faculty: Miguel Trápaga Sánchez (department head), Teresa Folgueira Castro, Pedro Jesús Gómez Lorente, Francisco Javier Llanes Muñoz, Javier Somoza de Pablo
Degrees: Título Superior (Grado) en Interpretación; Máster programs
Spanish.
ESMUC – Escola Superior de Música de CatalunyaBarcelona, Spain
Guitar faculty: Xavier Coll (guitar repertoire, chamber music); Feliu Gasull also on faculty
Degrees: Grau (bachelor), Màster
Catalan/Spanish; English pages.
Musikene – Centro Superior de Música del País VascoSan Sebastián, Spain
Guitar faculty: Marco Socías (principal guitar); Rafael Bonavita (historical guitar/tablature)
Degrees: Título Superior, Máster
Spanish/Basque.
Universidad de Alicante – Máster en Interpretación de Guitarra ClásicaAlicante, Spain
Guitar faculty: Ignacio Rodes (academic director); 2027 faculty listed: David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Lorenzo Micheli, Judicaël Perroy, Meng Su, João Luiz Rezende, Fabio Zanon
Degrees: Máster (Universidad de Alicante), January–June, 14 students
Spanish/English (international faculty). One-year master's, not a conservatory program.
Real Conservatorio Superior de Música "Victoria Eugenia" de GranadaGranada, Spain
Guitar faculty: Ana Bocanegra Briasco, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Pérez, Alejandro López Márquez, José Luis Morillas Arques
Degrees: Título Superior
Spanish.
Conservatorio Superior de Música "Rafael Orozco" de CórdobaCórdoba, Spain
Guitar faculty: Guitarra: Manuel Abella Ferriz, Francisco Luís Chicano Beato, Francisco Xavier Calle Armijos, Antonio Javier Riba Martínez, Javier Villafuerte Jiménez (separate Guitarra Flamenca faculty)
Degrees: Título Superior
Spanish.
Conservatorio Superior de Música de MálagaMálaga, Spain
Guitar faculty: Juan Carlos Almendros Baca (department head), Javier García Moreno, Juan Miguel Giménez Miranda
Degrees: Título Superior
Spanish; English page.
Conservatori Superior de Música "Joaquín Rodrigo" de ValènciaValencia, Spain
Guitar faculty: Rubén Parejo Codina, Miquel Pérez Perelló (Guitarra)
Degrees: Título Superior
Spanish/Valencian.

Switzerland (4)

Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW (Musik-Akademie Basel)Basel, Switzerland
Guitar faculty: Prof. Pablo Márquez — Dozent für Gitarre, Institut Klassik; Stephan Schmidt also listed on site
Degrees: BA Musik, MA Music Performance, MA Music Pedagogy, MA Specialized Performance
German.
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)Zurich, Switzerland
Guitar faculty: Anders Miolin; Prof. Vojin Kocić
Degrees: BA Music (Guitar), MA Music Performance (Guitar)
German; English program pages.
Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB)Bern, Switzerland
Guitar faculty: Elena Càsoli (Professor); Christoph Borter (Lecturer / Dozent)
Degrees: BA Classical Music, MA Music Performance, MA Music Pedagogy, MA Specialized Performance
German/French (bilingual school); English pages.
HEMU – Haute Ecole de Musique Vaud Valais FribourgLausanne, Switzerland
Guitar faculty: Karim Samah (hemu.ch/en/the-hemu/teaching-staff/teaching-staff-details/18)
Degrees: Bachelor Classical Music – Instrumental, Master Classical Music – Performance / Pedagogy
French.

United Kingdom and Ireland (10)

Royal Academy of MusicLondon, UK
Guitar faculty: Michael Lewin — Head of Guitar, Professor of Guitar (FRAM)
Degrees: BMus, MA, MMus, Advanced Diploma, PGDip
English.
Royal College of MusicLondon, UK
Guitar faculty: Gary Ryan — Guitar professor and Head of Strings
Degrees: BMus, MMus, MPerf, Artist Diploma
English.
Guildhall School of Music & DramaLondon, UK
Guitar faculty: Sasha Savaloni, Sean Shibe; Toby Carr (chamber music, theorbo)
Degrees: BMus, MMus/MA, Artist Diploma
English.
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceLondon, UK
Guitar faculty: Graham Devine — Head of Guitar Studies
Degrees: BMus (Hons), MMus
English. Guitar Orchestra for all guitar students.
Royal Northern College of MusicManchester, UK
Guitar faculty: Craig Ogden — Director of Guitar (taught at RNCM since 1992); Sam Rodwell also teaches per department page
Degrees: BMus, MMus, PGDip
English.
Royal Birmingham ConservatoireBirmingham, UK
Guitar faculty: Mark Ashford (Head of Guitar), Mark Eden; Elizabeth Pallett (lute, visiting); Xuefei Yang is International Guitar Chair
Degrees: BMus (Hons), MMus, PGDip
English.
Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandGlasgow, UK
Guitar faculty: Allan Neave (Head of Guitar and Harp), Matthew McAllister, Sasha Savaloni, Peter Stewart, Tim Beattie; Jamie Akers (early guitars/lute)
Degrees: BMus (Hons) Performance; MMus/MA via postgraduate page
English.
Royal Welsh College of Music & DramaCardiff, UK
Guitar faculty: Helen Sanderson (Head of Department); guest tutors Zoran Dukić and John Mills
Degrees: BMus (Hons), MMus/MA (page says "undergraduate and postgraduate")
English. Regular visiting artists include David Russell, Xuefei Yang, Pavel Steidl.
Royal Irish Academy of MusicDublin, Ireland
Guitar faculty: Alec O'Leary (riam.ie/about/our-people/alec-oleary); Michael O'Toole (riam.ie/about/our-people/michael-otoole)
Degrees: BMus (NFQ Level 8), Master in Music Performance, Doctor in Music Performance
English.
MTU Cork School of MusicCork, Ireland
Guitar faculty: Dr Redmond O'Toole — Lecturer in Classical Guitar; David Keating — Lecturer of Classical & Electric Guitar; Johnny Scott — Lecturer in Guitar
Degrees: BMus (Hons)
English.

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