The New School - Music Fred Winston, Director At New School University, the Guitar Study Center offers a richly varied and original program of music appreciation, music history, and musical training based on a popular music repertoire and with courses for students at all levels of skill and interest. If you want to know more about our program and facilities, come to our Open House. Teachers and staff are available to answer questions about courses, facilities, placement procedures, and certificate programs. The Guitar Study Center, founded in 1972, affiliated with The New School in 1982. Instrumental classes are small, limited to six students.
Instructors are professionals, specialists in the instruments and styles they teach.
Originally devoted to the guitar, the curriculum has grown to include voice, piano and other instruments, songwriting, music theory, audio engineering, and MIDI, synthesis, and home recording. Everyone who plays an instrument or sings is a musician. By offering a broad range of styles at many different levels in an environment where students of similar interests and abilities meet and learn together, we serve all aspiring musicians, from the untried beginner to advanced player. Audio Engineering Certificate New School University awards a certificate in Audio Engineering. The certificate attests to successful completion of a five-course sequence culminating in an internship.