Ensembles

NAfME All National Honor Guitar Ensemble

Guitar Best Practices in All Four Years

Guitar Best Practices NAfME Beginner (Year 1) through Year 4 By Christopher Perez, NAfME Guitar Council Southern Division Representative Many schools today offer guitar classes and guitar ensembles as a form…

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2018 ANHE Guitar students

Views from 2018 All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble Members

NAfME ANHE Guitar Ensemble Recap Views from 2018 All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble Members By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Students who participated in the inaugural 2018…

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The Louisburg High School Band

Building Successful Band Programs in Smaller Schools

A Thousand Little Things Building Successful Band Programs in Smaller Schools By NAfME Member John Cisetti This article first appeared on J.W. Pepper’s blog. The student population at Louisburg High…

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students in guitar class

Guitar Class in the Gem State

Guitar Class in the Gem State Number 10: The State of Idaho By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit Idaho with respected guitar educator…

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Guitar educator Dr. Kevin Vigil poses with guitar students

Guitar Class in the Old Dominion

Guitar Class in the Old Dominion Number 9: Commonwealth of Virginia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Dr. Kevin Vigil currently serves on the NAfME Council for…

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Small group of students practice guitar in class

Guitar Class in the Aloha State

50 States of Guitar Class Number 8: The Aloha State By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Aloha NAfME members! Today we will visit Honolulu and the…

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Guitar Class in the Land of Enchantment

50 States of Guitar Class Number 7: Land of Enchantment By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Today we visit New Mexico with respected guitar educator Eduardo…

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Students read sheet music and practice guitar in music class

Guitar Class in The Sunshine State

Guitar Class in 50 States Number 6: The Sunshine State By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair NAfME Council for Guitar Education Southern Division Representative Christopher Perez…

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Guitar students practice in music class

Guitar Class in the Grand Canyon State

Guitar Class in 50 States Number 5: The Grand Canyon State By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair The guitar is now a fixture in many school…

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Guitar students perform

Guitar Class in the Ocean State

Guitar Class in the Ocean State Reaching More Students with Music Education By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair Virginia “Vicki” Boyle is the Arts and Applied…

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