Martha Masters

For House character, see Martha Masters (House).

Martha Masters is a renowned American classical guitarist. She won the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America international solo competition. ^[1] Masters is the Executive Vice-president of the GFA. ^[2]

According to Naxos "she received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant." ^[3]

Martha is currently a professor and guitar instructor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, where she gives both private instruction and directs the LMU Guitar Ensemble.

Recordings

• Martha Masters - Viaggio in Italia
• Duo Erato - Musings
• Mel Bay GFA Int'l Guitar Competition Winners Vol. 1 (21366DVD)
• NAXOS Guitar Recital (8.555720)
• Serenade
• NAXOS Spanish Guitar: Timeless Collection

Videos

• Mel Bay presents Martha Masters GFA Winner 2000 (2006), DVD.

Teaching

Masters recommends using a metronome:

• "I have found the heavy use of a metronome very helpful."^[4]
• "What I would propose is that rubato be the last interpretive tool you add to a piece.[...]
  get your score and a pencil [...] marking in where you think there should be rubato. [...]
  Finally listen back to your recording with a metronome in hand. Passages where you have no rubato marked, you should remain fairly true to the metronome. [...]
  If you realize that you have a problem with this[...] Use a metronome."^[4]

External links

• Official web site
• General Manager of the GFA
• Tokafi Interview
• Interview with Martha Masters

References

1. ^ Guitar Foundation of America. "Past Winners: Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition Winners". Guitar Foundation of America. http://www.guitarfoundation.org/drupal/competitions/pastwinners. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
2. ^ Guitar Foundation of America. "Martha Masters General Manager GFA". Guitar Foundation of America. http://www.guitarfoundation.org/drupal/user/4. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
3. ^ Naxos: The World's Leading Classical Music Label (November, 2001). "MASTERS, MARTHA". Naxos. http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/bio1448.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Reaching The Next Level - A Method for the Experienced Classical Guitarist by Martha Masters

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