Tony Mariano

Director of Community Education

Dr. Tony Mariano is Director of Community Education at Austin Classical Guitar. He leads ACG’s diverse community music programs including four prestigious adult and youth guitar ensembles.

Tony is a core member of the ACG Education team where he helps build and develop over fifty classroom classical guitar programs in Central Texas through direct instruction and teacher support, serving over 4,000 students daily.

Dr. Mariano also leads ACG’s free private lesson program providing no-cost expert private instruction for students in Central Texas Title I. schools. Tony received his BM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and his MM and DMA from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Email: tony@austinclassicalguitar.org