Teaching

Guedea is an experienced educator whose teaching spans university-level instruction, community music education, and private studio teaching. His approach integrates technical development, musical understanding, and reflective practice, supporting students across a range of backgrounds and experience levels.

Teaching Appointments

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music

  • Instructor, Eastman Community Music School

  • Director, Private Guitar Studio

Areas of Specialty

  • Introduction to Guitar (non–music majors), University of Rochester.

  • Applied Classical Guitar, Eastman School of Music.

  • Ensemble and chamber music coaching, Eastman School of Music.

  • Guitar History and Literature, Eastman School of Music.

  • Audition preparation

  • Technique, practice strategies, and musicianship

Teaching Philosophy

Guedea’s teaching emphasises technical efficiency, musical clarity, and long-term learning strategies. Drawing on performance experience and research-based approaches to practice and memorisation, he encourages students to develop independence, critical listening skills, and a reflective relationship with their repertoire.