Welcome to the Hilary Field Guitar Studio page. Here's where you can find information about guitar instruction with Hilary field.
What They Say
"Besides being an incredible musician, Hilary has an intuitive ability to introduce just the right amount of challenge and new material without overwhelming or seeming too technical. Her calmness is reassuring, her patience endless. Talking to parents of other students, I think she is also adept at adjusting the material to different skill levels and learning styles.
Our son started when he was eight years old and continued studying with Hilary all the way through 12th grade, including over zoom when the pandemic hit. She was a wonderful instructor, steady influence and positive presence throughout."
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"Both of our sons had the distinct pleasure of studying guitar with Hilary from the age of 5 years old through their high school graduations. Hilary is an exceptional instructor with a remarkable talent and dedication that gave our sons a truly enriching and transformative experience. Hilary brings a deep passion for classical guitar and a sincere commitment to nurturing the musical abilities of her students. She consistently mixed and adapted her teaching methods to match the evolving skills and interests of our boys. Hilary also fostered a self-confidence and self-expression in our sons that transcended music to positively impact other parts of their lives. The passion, expertise, and unwavering commitment Hilary brings to her students make her a true gem of a teacher!"
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"Like all master teachers, Hilary has the ability to balance rigor with flexibility. She moved our son steadily through the Suzuki repertoire, but regularly incorporated music he was interested in — from 'Cough Syrup' by Young the Giant to 'Dream On' by Aerosmith. She challenged and engaged him every week for eight years.
In addition to the foundational instruction and the exposure Hilary gave our son to high-level performance, she helped him master music he needed to play for two separate high school musicals. We asked our son about that recently, and he said, "Yeah, 'Rent' was the longer and more prominent score, but the guitar part we were given for 'Newsies' was obnoxious — it had clearly been written for another instrument and then badly transcribed. Without Hilary, I would’ve gotten maybe 20 percent of it."
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Hilary finds great joy in teaching music and guitar to students of all ages and levels, from infants and toddlers in parent-child music classes to adults and senior citizens, through private lessons, group lessons, and group ensembles. Hilary has been the head of the Guitar Department on the music faculties at Pacific Lutheran University and Seattle Pacific University, a music instructor at Seattle Symphony Soundbridge Program, as well as the co-owner of Mulberry Bush Music and Movement, specializing in music classes for children and families. Her training in Suzuki Guitar, MusikGarten and Music Together inform her approach to engage and inspire young students, many of whom started studying with her around pre-school age and continued through high school graduation, taking their skills and love and appreciation of music throughout their lives. Adult lessons also focus on the love of learning, with obtaining the technique and theory to understand the music underneath the notes, and to express the music within themselves. Letters of reference and free trial lessons are available upon request.
Hilary Field's students performing "Partial Eclipse" by Richard Charlton in the Seattle Youth Virtual Guitar Orchestra!
concerts and recordings
Hilary Field performs internationally as a soloist, as a duo with violist Gwen Franz, and with vocalist Patrice O'Neill. For information about current schedule and availability, pleae visit the concerts page.
Hilary Field's most recent release, "Premieres", is available now. This CD features the first recordings of a number of classical compositions, many written specifically for Hilary, and is available at online and retail outlets everywhere, and from the Yellow Tail Records store HERE!More information…
audio samples
Donzella Fantasia on a Sephardic Lullaby (Hilary Field)