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Brian Roughton began his classical guitar studies at the Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center in Montgomery Alabama in 1988. From 1991-95 he attended Stetson University on a music scholarship. While at Stetson he studied composition with Paul Langston, and guitar with Stephen Robinson and Ricardo Cobo. Upon completion of a BM in guitar performance Brian moved to Connecticut where he attended the Yale School of Music. At Yale, Mr. Roughton studied guitar with Benjamin Verdery, and composition with Joe Rubinstein, and Harold Meltzer. In 1997 he completed an MM in guitar performance at Yale and returned to Montgomery to begin a career as a guitar instructor.

"My goal with teaching is to inspire a lifelong love of learning and to instill the discipline that will serve young people throughout their lives. If you want the best musical education for your child, call me today."

Friday, May 1, 2009

Songs For My Funeral

Songs For My Funeral was a project that was begun in the fall of 2004. My wife and I were expecting our first child, and I came into a deeper awareness of my own mortality. As I told my Dad, the newborns replace the dying. I began to see myself as a part of the cycle instead of a separate unit...
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