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NAfME webinar

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,…

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NAfME town hall

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…

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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 Class in the Granite State

Guitar Class in the Granite State Number 50: The State of New Hampshire By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Immediate Past Chair Images in this article were…

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Guitar Class in the Pelican State

Guitar Class in the Pelican State Number 41: State of Louisiana By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of “50 States of Guitar Class,”…

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Guitar Class in the Equality State

Guitar Class in the Equality State Number 39: The State of Wyoming By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair The NAfME Council for Guitar Education would like…

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Guitar Class in the Centennial State

Guitar Class in the Centennial State Number 36: The State of Colorado By Thomas Amoriello Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of “50 States of Guitar…

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Guitar Class in the Palmetto State

Guitar Class in the Palmetto State Number 30: The State of South Carolina By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In this edition of “50 States of…

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Guitar Class in the Peace Garden State

Guitar Class in the Peace Garden State Number 26: The State of North Dakota By Thomas Amoriello, Jr. NAfME Council for Guitar Education In this edition of “50 States of…

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