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Scott McGill
Senior Lecturer in Performance & Research
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LondonScott McGill is a versatile guitarist, educator, theorist, author, and researcher with a rich background in pop, rock, metal, jazz, blues, and classical music. Specialising in guitar, research, theory, education, performance, and songwriting/composition at ACM, Scott’s experience is extensive. As a guitarist, Scott has worked with notable artists like Robert Hazard and as a solo recording artist with esteemed bassists and producers. Scott has also published research in jazz theory and pedagogy, drawing from their private studies with renowned jazz theorist Dennis Sandole. Scott values the individualised attention given to students at ACM and finds inspiration in his students and colleagues. Scott’s top tips for students emphasise goal-setting, hard work, integrity, and self-belief.
Career credits
Student of ten years of historically important Jazz Theorist/Composer/Teacher Dennis Sandole, the teacher of iconic Jazz Musician John Coltrane
At eighteen was Lead Guitarist for RCA Recording Artist Robert Hazard who wrote “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” for Cyndi Lauper performing alongside artists such as The Beach Boys, Joan Jett, and Jimmy Page culminating with a performance in front of festival crowds of a half a million in attendance.
Those who have worked on his recordings include Grammy Winning Producer Neil Kernon (Hall and Oates, Queensryche), David Torn (Jeff Beck), Bassists Michael Manring (Michael Hedges) and Percy Jones (Brand X/Phil Collins, Brian Eno), and Dream Theater Keyboardist Jordan Rudess.
Recruited from the U.S. to lead Popular Music Programme B.A courses in Performance and Songwriting.
He and his music have been the subject for interviews and podcasts over twenty years, and his academic work has been cited by other academics for PhD thesis and journal papers.
