Christopher Berg: Three-Finger Scales Article

Christopher Berg’s three-finger scales article was published in 1980 in Ron Sherrod’s book titled “Master Class: Technical Exercises by Famous Guitarists.” Additional and updated information on the three-finger scales concept can be found in Christopher Berg’s latest publication “The Classical Guitar Companion.”

Christopher Berg Biography:

Christopher Berg is a Carolina Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Music music at the University of South Carolina where he directed the classical guitar program between 1978 and 2022. His students have won top prizes in regional and national competitions and serve on the faculties of colleges and universities in the US. In 1999-2000 he was honored by the University of South Carolina as a recipient of a Michael J. Mungo Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and in 2003 he was awarded the Cantey Outstanding Faculty Award by the School of Music for performance, research, and teaching. In 2003 his former students created the Christopher Berg Endowment Fund at UofSC in his honor. This fund supports The Christopher Berg Guitar Award, which is presented annually to an outstanding undergraduate guitar student at in the School of Music at the University of South Carolina. In 2008 the university named him a Carolina Distinguished Professor, a chaired professorship that he held until leaving the university in 2022. During his time at the University of South Carolina he prepared his students for 232 degree recitals.