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NAfME town hall

Guitar Educator Town Hall

Join the members of NAfME’s Council for Guitar Education as they answer your pedagogical guitar questions. Breakout rooms will be created to specifically address your needs in the classroom.   We…

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Setting Up an Effective Guitar Classroom

Setting Up an Effective Guitar Classroom A Checklist By NAfME Member Glen McCarthy, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association Teaching Guitar Workshops (TGW) celebrates its 30th…

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­Guitar in the High School Classroom

­Guitar in the High School Classroom By NAfME Member Michael Klein This article first appeared in the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) magazine Soundboard – The Journal of the Guitar Foundation of…

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NAfME webinar

Playing Music with Your Brain

Kevin Vigil underwent seven brain procedures in 2007. His experience as a neurological patient led him to learn more about the brain. He will present an overview of brain functions…

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Higher Education Summit: Guitar in Music Education Programs

Presented by the NAfME Council for Guitar Education and the Guitar Foundation of America Based on recently collected data, 38% of those who teach guitar in secondary education consider themselves…

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Higher Education Virtual Summit on Guitar Education

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to support the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) as a partner in furthering guitar education in the United States, along with…

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A Seat at the Table: Guitar Education in Virginia

A Seat at the Table Guitar Education in Virginia [1] By Kevin Vigil, NAfME Council for Guitar Education Southern Division Representative  This article first appeared in the Guitar Foundation of…

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Creating Music with a Neurodiverse Population

Creating Music with a Neurodiverse Population 3 Strings Is Dismantling Music Education Inequality By Ruth LeMay, NAfME Council for Guitar Education North Central Division Representative This article first appeared in…

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The Season’s Greetings Guitarist Part 2

The Season’s Greetings Guitarist Part 2 Interview with Trans-Siberian Orchestra Guitarist Chris Caffery By NAfME Member Thomas Amoriello Jr., Past Chair of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education The Trans-Siberian…

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The 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles Modern Band performed under the direction of Scott Burstein in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Bob O’Lary

540 Students from 45 States and Territories to Perform in the All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Rencher at NAfME kristenr@nafme.org or (571) 323-5898 540 Students from 45 States and Territories to Perform in National Harbor, Maryland, in the All-National Honor Ensembles…

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