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New Opportunities for Guitar Students: An Interview with Bill Swick

New Opportunities for Guitar Students An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Guitar Ensemble Conductor Bill Swick   This year the 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Guitar Ensemble will perform alongside…

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Guitar Class in the Cornhusker State

Guitar Class in the Cornhusker State Number 11: The State of Nebraska By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair   Joshua Austin is currently the North Central…

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2018 Mixed Choir ANHE

Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Media Contact:Kristen Rencher571-323-5898KristenR@nafme.org Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2019 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles The Nation’s Top Student Musicians to Perform in Six Ensembles in Orlando, FL, on…

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Make a Sound!: Interview with Drummer Michael Bland

Make a Sound!  Interview with Drummer Extraordinaire Michael Bland   By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair   “Whenever Prince saw me paralyzed and afraid, he’d say, ‘Put…

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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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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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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…

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Guitar Lesson Intermediate Level

Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program

Finding the Right Music Literature for Your Guitar Program  By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director of Guitar Studies – Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida “The approach to what you…

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FHS Guitar Orchestra conducted by Christopher Perez 2017

Top 6½ Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year

Half the Baker’s Dozen Top 6½ Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know in Their 1st Year By NAfME Member Christopher J. Perez Director – Freedom High School Guitar Program, Orlando, Florida…

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