Scott Tennant

Scott Tennant is an American classical guitarist and composer. Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

Early life and education Born in Detroit, Michigan in March 1962, Tennant began his musical and guitar studies at the age of six. Having won silver medals in both the Toronto International Guitar Competition in 1984 and the Paris Radio France Competition in 1988, Tennant won the gold medal in the Tokyo International Competition as 1989's first-place finisher.

Career Academia Tennant taught guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1989–1993, and has since been on the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music. Tennant also sits on the faculty of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.

Awards and nominations Solo Toronto International Guitar Competition, silver medal, 1984 Paris Radio France Competition, silver medal, 1988 Tokyo International Competition, gold medal, 1989

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Latin, Grammy Award nomination, 2003 Guitar Heroes, Grammy Award, Best Classical Crossover, 2005