Guitar Teaching Focused on Creative Development and Composition Skills

This webinar presents an approach to guitar instruction for children ages 5–11 that cultivates creativity and early compositional thinking. It integrates theoretical understanding, practical musicianship, and expressive development, offering a substantive alternative to technique centered traditional models.

Oleksiy Bilous is a musician, composer, and guitar educator with extensive experience teaching students across a wide range of ages. He holds a degree in journalism, where his graduate‑level work provided both theoretical and practical foundations in pedagogy. Alongside his academic training, he developed as a guitarist and songwriter in rock and pop genres, gaining substantial hands‑on experience in music creation and performance. For the past three years, Oleksiy has been teaching at Expressions Music Academy in Virginia, where his instructional approach centers on creative development and early compositional skills.

NAfME presents this live virtual event at no charge to all as a service to the music education profession. To register, you must enter your NAfME member information or create a nonmember account. After registering, check your email for instructions. A recording of this program will be available to all registrants for one week following the live event. Members can also view archived NAfME webinars in the NAfME Academy.

The views expressed are those of the presenter; they do not necessarily reflect the views of NAfME.