Upcoming Events
- All Classical's Thursdays@3 Join Scott Kritzer for his fourth live radio broadcast on All Classical Portland’s Thursday’s@3 show featuring Scott and the NW Piano Trio - Thursday, January 17th 2019 @ 3 pm. FREE ADMISSION If you’d like to be part of the live studio audience go to the link above, choose the January 17th program, and reserve your tickets! For questions or more information please call 503-943-5828. You can also listen live by going to and click on the LISTEN button.
- Western Washington University, Bellingham Classical Guitar Technique Workshop - January 23-25th, 2019. Scott Kritzer will be working with Student Teachers at WWU who have been teaching his Primary Skills Development to the WWU Guitar Department, under the direction of Professor David Feingold.
- Oregon State University Guitar Department Presents
- Concert Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 at 7:30 pm - FREE ADMISSION. Oregon State University, 1650 SW Pioneer Place, Corvallis, Oregon, Community Hall 303.
Performing works by Lou Harrison, Domenico Scarlatti, Manuel de Falla, and William Walton's Five Bagatelles for Guitar - Western Washington University, Bellingham Classical Guitar Technique Workshop - January 23-25th, 2019. Scott Kritzer will be working with Student Teachers at WWU who have been teaching his Primary Skills Development to the WWU Guitar Department, under the direction of Professor David Feingold.
- Portland State Guitar Series - In Concert- Saturday, February 16th, 2019, 7:00 PM. Lincoln Recital Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon. Performing works by Lou Harrison, Domenico Scarlatti, Manuel de Falla, and William Walton's Five Bagatelles for Guitar
- Classical Guitar Immersion
Performance - Friday, June 16-23, 201, Menucha Retreat & Conference Center
Master Class Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 6:00 pm - FREE ADMISSION. Oregon State University, 1650 SW Pioneer Place, Corvallis, Oregon, Community Hall 204.
Master Class - Sunday, February 17th, 2019 at 10:00 am - FREE ADMISSION. Portland State University Lincoln Hall Room 303.
- All Classical's Thursdays@3 Join Scott Kritzer for his fourth live radio broadcast on All Classical Portland’s Thursday’s@3 show featuring Scott and the NW Piano Trio - Thursday, January 17th 2019 @ 3 pm. FREE ADMISSION If you’d like to be part of the live studio audience go to the link above, choose the January 17th program, and reserve your tickets! For questions or more information please call 503-943-5828. You can also listen live by going to and click on the LISTEN button.
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Scott Kritzer is a professional classical guitar artist, performer, teacher, and creator of a systematic guitar training method for players of every level. Kritzer and his students' share their experiences and expertise here. Classes, workshops, and conferences are available online and in person in the Portland, Oregon, area and through traveling programs and workshops across North America.
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- Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance June 12-19, 2020
- Three Works by Manuel de Falla
- Right Hand Detail Work with a Slow Motion Camera
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Classical Guitar Immersion – Technique, May 3-8, 2020
Classical Guitar Immersion – Technique – May 3-8, 2020 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon Class Size Maximun 10 Classical Guitar Immersion Technique begins with weekly workshops where participants are guided through Parts 1-4 of my Phase I … Continue reading
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Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance June 12-19, 2020
Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance Development – June 12-19, 2020 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon Maximum: 7 CGI is an immersion experience where a handful of guitarists join me for a week of performance preparation on the … Continue reading
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Tagged classical guitar, performance anxiety, scott kritzer
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Three Works by Manuel de Falla
A selection from my recent Portland State University concert; three works from the ballet music of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. The first few minutes is background to the music being played. It’s a story of love, jealousy and revenge. … Continue reading
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Right Hand Detail Work with a Slow Motion Camera
I like to use my iPhone’s slow-motion camera to catch any technical inconsistencies that happen at speeds where such factors are hard to monitor. Here’s an excerpt from William Walton’s first Bagatelle for guitar. I was working on my alternation pattern at … Continue reading
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Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance, June 14-21, 2019 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon
Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance Development – June 14-21, 2019 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon CGI is an immersion experience where 7 guitarists join for a week of performance preparation on the historic Columbia River Gorge at … Continue reading
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Tagged classical guitar immersion, guitar workshop, kritzer method
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Classical Guitar Immersion – June 15-22nd 2018
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Upcoming Performances
I have two more performances scheduled for the remainder of the Fall of 2017. Friday, October 13th at noon I’ll be performing at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus’ Little Theatre (CT201). On Saturday, October 21st at 2:00 pm I make … Continue reading
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Portland Performance – October 7, 2017
I’ll be will previewing my upcoming Seattle Guitar Society performance in a special Portland performance at Casa Della Zisa located at 4624 NE Fremont Street in Portland, Oregon on Saturday October 7th at 7:30 pm. The program features J.S. Bach’s … Continue reading
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El Polifemo de Oro (four fragments for guitar) by Reginald Smith-Brindle
Here’s a recent performance from my performance in Bozeman, Montana of Reginald Smith-Brindle’s work “El Polifemo de Oro” inspired by Garcia Lorca’s poem. At the round crossroads, six maidens dance. Three of flesh, three of silver. the dreams of yesterday … Continue reading
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Northwest Guitar Festival 2017 Presentation on Right Hand Technique
I’ll be previewing my soon to be released Phase I Primary Skills Development in a lecture/workshop at the 26th annual Northwest Guitar Festival to be held at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon from Friday April 7 through Sunday April 9. Featured at … Continue reading
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