September 26, 2024

WATCH VIDEOS! On this page, meet the Chair of the Guitar Department David Leisner and three guitar faculty members, Mark Delpriora, David Starobin, and Oren Fader, who share interesting tips, advice, and knowledge about playing classical guitar

Photo above: David Leisner (on right) in red shirt, and Mark Delpriora, also in red shirt, perform with two MSM students at Carnegie Hall in April 2019, for the Centennial Celebration of Manhattan School of Music.

To learn more about the MSM Guitar Program:

Chair of the Guitar Department David Leisner speaks about how to play bar chords with ease.

Faculty member Mark Delpriora talks about the Baroque musician vs. the Romantic musician

Faculty member David Starobin talks about the 19th-century guitar and its repertoire

Guitar faculty member Oren Fader gives some subtle advice on how to play Tárrega’s Lágrima

Watch an introductory video about the guitar department at MSM by program Chair David Leisner:

Learn about recent successes of MSM guitar program alumni:

Questions about the MSM Guitar Program?

Admission@msmnyc.edu