​ABOUT

Candice Mowbray earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Classical Guitar Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory and has taught music for more than 25 years. She served on the faculties of Shenandoah Conservatory, Frederick Community College, Hagerstown Community College, Mount Saint Mary's University and Shepherd University where she taught courses in guitar performance, music history, music theory, and pedagogy, and directed guitar and chamber music ensembles–all while enjoying a fulfilling career as a performer. She now shares her scholarship and expertise as an independent teaching artist, guest speaker and clinician.

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Dr. Mowbray is a perpetual learner and an advocate for musician wellbeing and positive learning environments. She earned a pedagogical certificate from The Till Project, an approach to instrumental music performance which combines the laws of physical movement with the laws of the instrument itself in service of the music. She completed fifteen hours of training in trauma-informed practice for teaching artists with the Bartol Foundation, studied with Musicians Wellness of North American, and completed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training with Mindfulness Sussex. Her teaching is also informed by her experiences in performance, recording, composition and arranging, music history research, and involvement in the international guitar community.