Nick Grinlinton

GuitaristComposerEducatorAspiring Runner

Masterclasses

Having taught guitar lessons since his high school days, Nick has worked in multiple settings including one-on-one coaching sessions, group lessons and masterclasses. Currently, Nick extends out from solely teaching guitar to offering clinics on music theory, improvisation, ensemble performance and composition via masterclasses. In 2011, he began writing an assortment of articles on music education in his blog, “Musings. Having taught children and adults, Nick is passionate about sharing many great lessons he has received thus far in his career.

For more information to book Nick for a masterclass or a residency, please see the contact page.

Nick Grinlinton plays guitar

Latest Musings

  • 2025 Training Reflection

    November 24th, 2025

    I preceded this year with the goal of tackling unfinished business. In my quest to arrive at my best fitness yet, I unanticipated that 2025 would lead me to unearth just what exactly held me back in previous years of my development. After all, probing through the weeds of exercise physiology takes a bit of […]

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  • The Actual Starting Point: The 2025 Chicago Marathon

    October 15th, 2025

    Traveling to run in a World Marathon Major usually imposes its own set of challenges logistically, mentally and physically. In actuality, the organizers and the city of Chicago made an event of this scale much more relaxed than I anticipated. All fitting, because relaxed basically summarizes how I approached this edition of the Chicago Marathon. […]

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  • NYRR Queens 10k: Training Sustainability and Chicago Marathon Preparations

    June 15th, 2025

    On Saturday, I participated in the Queens 10k. Running in Flushing Meadows Corona Park marked my first time back to racing since the Brooklyn Half Marathon a few weeks prior. Since Brooklyn, I took some time off and researched how I wanted to approach my training for the Chicago Marathon. In the midst of figuring […]

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  • 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon Thoughts

    May 19th, 2025

    My reflections on training and my experience at the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners.

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