Guitar Education

Tone for the Non-Guitarist Guitar Educator

Tone is one of the top priorities for choral and instrumental music educators, but when teaching guitar, many do not know how to approach this topic. This presentation will guide…

All-State Guitar Advocacy: Virtual Summit

All-State Guitar Advocacy Virtual Summit January 26, 2026, at 8PM ET Presented by the NAfME Council for Guitar Education and the Guitar Foundation of America Guitar education is on the…

Teaching Guitar through Riffs and Licks: Stepping Away from the Method Book

Building a guitar curriculum? The guitar elective usually has teachers reaching for a guitar method book, and for good reason: they give a scope and sequence in both fretboard knowledge,…

Guitar Educator Town Hall Fall 2025

Join the members of the Council for Guitar Education, chaired by Kevin Vigil, as we answer your pedagogical guitar questions. We will create breakout rooms to specifically address your needs…

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…

Town Hall: NAfME Council for Guitar Education

Join the members of the NAfME Guitar Council as we personally answer your pedagogical guitar questions. We will have different breakout rooms to specifically address your needs in the classroom!…

Best Practices for the Guitar Classroom

Best Practices for the Guitar Classroom Using Moveable Major Scales for Improvisation By Jayson Martinez, NAfME Council for Guitar Education Eastern Division Representative Guitar teachers who wish to include improvisation…

Guitar Class in 50 States: Coda

Guitar Class in 50 States: Coda By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair (2018-2020) Since November 2017, the Guitar Class in 50 States “Music in a Minuet”…

Guitar Class in the Mountain State

Guitar Class in the Mountain State Number 48: The State of West Virginia By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were…

Guitar Class in the Hoosier State

Guitar Class in the Hoosier State Number 47: The State of Indiana By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were taken…