Dr. Will Douglas
B.M., M.M., D.M.A.
University of North Texas
Owner of The Guitar Studio, LLC.
Artist in Residence at The Guitar Studio Fort Worth
Bio
Fort Worth, Texas native Dr. Will Douglas has emerged as a prominent leader in the North Texas guitar community. His career began under the mentorship of The Guitar Studio founder Michael Dailey, Professor Tom Johnson at the University of North Texas, and privately with Adam Holzman at the University of Texas. He has performed in masterclasses for some of the world’s top guitarists, including Tom Sheeley, Virginia Luque, Thomas Kirchhoff, Dale Kavanagh, Eduardo Fernandez, Eliot Fisk, Bruce Holzman, and Oscar Ghiglia.
Dr. Douglas made his concert debut in 2004 as part of Guitar Fort Worth’s Atrium Series and has since appeared internationally, including at the 2006 Acadia Guitar Festival in Nova Scotia and the 2008 and 2009 Iserlohn International Guitar Symposiums in Germany. He has also performed baroque guitar and lute, appearing with the University of North Texas Collegium Musicum, the Fort Worth Opera, and various chamber ensembles.
In December 2008, he assumed the role of President of Guitar Fort Worth, leading initiatives that expanded access to classical guitar performances and education in the region. In 2011, he was invited to present lectures and masterclasses at the Hamilton International Guitar Festival and Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Dr. Douglas earned his Master of Music degree in Guitar Performance from the University of North Texas and a year of continued education in the Graduate Diploma program under Eliot Fisk at the New England Conservatory of Music. He returned to UNT to complete his Doctor of Musical Arts in 2019, with a related field in music education.
He is the founder of the Lone Star Guitar Festival and Competition at Weatherford College (est. 2015) and the Collegiate Peaks Guitar Retreat in Colorado (est. 2017).
Currently, Dr. Douglas serves as:
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Owner and Artist-in-Residence at The Guitar Studio (Fort Worth and Grapevine, TX)
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Director of Guitar Performance and Pedagogy at Texas Baptist College
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Adjunct Instructor of Guitar at Texas Wesleyan University, Weatherford College, and Tarrant County College Northwest
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A Founder and Executive Committee Chair of The Guitar Studio Foundation, a nonprofit supporting guitar education and outreach
He continues to perform, teach, and mentor the next generation of classical guitarists while leading innovative initiatives in guitar education throughout Texas and beyond.