Clara McLain began the Childbloom Guitar Program with Clare Warren in Dallas, Texas, at the age of seven.  Since she has performed for hundreds of events, from beach weddings in Galveston to corporate galas at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. 
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She studied with acclaimed guitarist and composer David Brandon, Professor of Guitar at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and beginning in 2012, continued her training under Robert Guthrie, Professor of Guitar at Southern Methodist Unviersity's renowned Meadows School of the Arts. 
 
She began her college studies at Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, where she studied with Rodger Bennett and performed Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto No. 1 with the Brookhaven College String Ensemble. She was also awarded the Alice Jones Berding Award in Music. In 2015, she tranferred to Southern Methodist University where she received the Honor Transfer, Veritas, and Artistic scholarships and earned her Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance in 2017. 
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Clara has taught and performed at the Summer Guitar Conservatory, a project of Guitar Initiative, a Houston-based nonprofit. She has served on faculty for both the "Classial Minds" Festival and Compeition, and in 2024, she was selected to perform as part of the prestigious HEB Prelude Series with Performing Arts Houston. 
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Now based in Daytona Beach, Clara continues to perform regularly throughout central Florida. Recent engagements include perfomances with JKfolkart in Sanford, the Sanford Cultural Guild, and as part of Opera Orlando, She teaches both in-person and online, sharing her deep love of classical guitar with students of all levels.