Randy Pobanz is on the music faculty at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He has many solo and ensemble performances to his credit and is a highly regarded teacher, performer and transcriber of the classical guitar. Mr. Pobanz published a book titled Right Hand Exercises and Scales for the Beginning Guitarist, which is in use at several colleges and universities. His transcriptions include music for three guitars and guitar and flute duet. He released a recording titled 20th Century Music of Spain and Latin America. He has also presented lecture/performances on the history of the guitar in colleges and schools.
He holds a Master of Music degree in guitar pedagogy and performance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. While at S.I.U. he studied guitar with Joseph Breznikar. Other studies include seminars and masterclasses with South American composer Guido Santorsola and guitarists Abel Carlevaro, Eliot Fisk and Christopher Parkening.
His students have gone on to study in prestigious guitar programs at Manhattan School of Music, Southern Illinois University and Northwestern University. Other teaching duties include classes in Harmony for Guitar and Guitar Literature and Pedagogy at Augustana. Mr. Pobanz also teaches guitar at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Specializations: Classical guitar, Guitar history and literature
Education
- B.A., M.M. Guitar, Southern Illinois