Emily Forst

Emily comes from Wisconsin, where she obtained a B.F.A. in Music Composition and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

While there, she studied classical guitar with Rene Izquierdo and jazz guitar with Don Linke. Emily has played in a diverse set of bands for the past ten years, from her first punk rock group “The Sensitive Men” to reggae and Malian blues band “Scorcher”. She is also a classically trained pianist, violinist, and has sung in opera as a coloratura soprano.

Since moving to New York in 2007, Emily has been active in the city’s musical scene. She created the NYC Classical and Acoustic Guitar Group and has continued to study privately with Guitar Foundation of America competition winner, Kevin Gallagher. She is also an active musician, and regularly performs both classical guitar repertoire, and her own compositions.

Emily is, above all, a passionate teacher and is thrilled when her students feel good playing songs they’ve always loved!