Are there any players that have had any formal training in music? Specifically, anyone that has majored/minored in music in a college. I am a graduate of the guitar program (1989) at Music Tech College, which is the Twin Cites version of GIT I guess. I think I would recomend the 2 year guitar training instead of the 4 year general music degree. You learn just as much from other guitarists as you do from the professors. You also get exposed to other styles of music you normally wouldnt get exposed to. Which is a good thing, since there is more out there then just what you like.