Chelsea Green

Chelsea Green serves as an Associate Professor and Music Program Director within the Department of the Arts at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Her teaching portfolio encompasses music history, introductory ethnomusicology, music theory, music entrepreneurship, and guitar performance. She actively directs the Cairo Guitar Collective and the AUC Guitar Ensemble, which regularly perform throughout Egypt.

Education:

• Doctorate of Musical Arts (Guitar Performance), University of California, Los Angeles

Her research interests are multifaceted, focusing on music pedagogy, aesthetic theory, performance theory, and guitar in chamber music. Additional areas include writing about music, practice methods, cross-cultural art exchange, guitar intabulation's role in opera development, the Enlightenment's connection to Niccolò Paganini, guitar ensembles, electric guitar applications in classical music, and art song transcription.

Dr. Green's publications reveal a blend of practical and theoretical scholarship. Her 2020 open textbook on guitar sight-reading pioneers accessible music education resources, while her 2011 philosophical article examines Gadamer's concept of play in musical performance.

Honors and Awards:

• Selected for the Asian Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX) in 2010

As a director of ensembles and program leader, Dr. Green mentors numerous students in performance settings. Although specific graduate advising and grant details are not disclosed, her leadership in the Los Angeles Electric 8 (co-founded 2006) and current ensembles underscores her commitment to collaborative music-making.

Dr. Green leads the Cairo Guitar Collective and the AUC Guitar Ensemble, fostering performance opportunities in Egypt. Her past involvement with the Los Angeles Electric 8, which recorded three albums and performed at major US festivals, highlights her extensive ensemble experience.