Scott Tennant
Encyclopedia
Scott Tennant is a Grammy Award
-winning American classical guitar
ist. He is a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
and is the author of the Pumping Nylon series of instructional books, repertoire supplements, and DVD.
Scott Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
(LAGQ) and is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. Born in Detroit, Michigan
in March 1962, he began his musical and guitar studies at the age of six.
He was admitted into the school of music of the University of Southern California
in 1980, and studied there until 1986. He won silver medals in both the Toronto International Guitar Competition in 1984, and Paris Radio France Competition in 1988, and won the gold medal/first prize in the Tokyo International Competition in 1989.
Mr. Tennant has been a guest artist on music series and major guitar festivals around the world. Past seasons have taken him to such festivals in Ubeda (Spain), Milan, São Paulo, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, Orleans, Ansbach and Wetzlar (Germany), Bergen (Norway), Amsterdam, Mexico, Dundee, Bath (UK) among others all over the United States and Canada. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including the best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” classic status. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release “LAGQ Latin”was nominated for a Grammy, and it was their current Telarc title “LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes” which won a Grammy as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. He has written articles for Soundboard Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and Gendai Guitar Magazine.
He taught guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
from 1989–1993, and has since been on the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music
.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning American classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist. He is a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif . They are known for using nylon string guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and effects....
and is the author of the Pumping Nylon series of instructional books, repertoire supplements, and DVD.
Scott Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif . They are known for using nylon string guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and effects....
(LAGQ) and is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. Born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
in March 1962, he began his musical and guitar studies at the age of six.
He was admitted into the school of music of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1980, and studied there until 1986. He won silver medals in both the Toronto International Guitar Competition in 1984, and Paris Radio France Competition in 1988, and won the gold medal/first prize in the Tokyo International Competition in 1989.
Mr. Tennant has been a guest artist on music series and major guitar festivals around the world. Past seasons have taken him to such festivals in Ubeda (Spain), Milan, São Paulo, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, Orleans, Ansbach and Wetzlar (Germany), Bergen (Norway), Amsterdam, Mexico, Dundee, Bath (UK) among others all over the United States and Canada. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including the best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” classic status. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release “LAGQ Latin”was nominated for a Grammy, and it was their current Telarc title “LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes” which won a Grammy as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. He has written articles for Soundboard Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and Gendai Guitar Magazine.
He taught guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...
from 1989–1993, and has since been on the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
.
External links
- Interview www.lacg.net (December, 2002)
- Video Interview with Scott Tennant (October 2009)