Aaron Shearer Memorial Page
This page is dedicated to the
memory of Dr. Aaron Shearer who contributed to the
world of classical guitar.
Aaron Shearer was an American classical guitarist known primarily
as a classsical guitar pedagogue.
His former students include
Manuel Barrueco, Ricardo Cobo, David Tanenbaum, and David Starobin.
He has been director of the guitar programs at both Peabody Conservatory
and North Carolina School of the Arts.
He holds an honorary doctorate
from Duquesne University where spent his last years as a professor
of guitar .
Shearer has several publications including his well
known Classical Guitar Technique method books and will be
missed
by the world community of guitarists and guitar educators.
(born September 6, 1919; died April 21, 2008)
Selected Publications
• Aaron Shearer: A Life With The Guitar-DVD(2004)
• Learning the Classic Guitar - Part 1 (1990)
• Learning the Classic Guitar - Part 2 (1990)
• Learning the Classic Guitar - Part 3 (1995)
• Classic Guitar Technique - Volume I (1963)
• Classic Guitar Technique - Volume II (1969)
• Guitar Note Speller (1985)
