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nafmeadminI just wanted to share with the membership the wonders of these workshops. I just spent an incredible week at the beautiful NAMM HQ in Carlsbad, Ca., which hosted both a Level I and Level II workshop. As far as professional development is concerned, in my opinion, it just doesn’t get any better than this.If you teach guitar, or are planning on starting a program, then you shouldn’t miss this opportunity. The materials you receive as part of the workshop are, all by themselves, worth whatever you pay in costs. The workshop instructors starting with my friend Glen McCarthy, and continuing on with the likes of Bob Morris, Rob Goldsmith, Jerry Snyder, Romana Hartmetz,Ed Prasse, Shelley Brobst, Bill Burke, and others I don’t know, are just superb. There isn’t anything, and I mean anything you can ask in regards to playing or teaching guitar, that one or more of these great instructors can’t answer for you. The days are well structured, the topics relevant, and the materials are useful. The relationships you make with your classmates many times will extend into a career long friendship. This was my second time around for Level II, I just wanted to see what was new and exciting in the world of method books. Oh, did I mention the free guitar for first time Level I attendees? These are not your $99 entry level instruments either. Manufacturers such as Takamine, Martin, Yamaha, and Taylor donate instruments to the workshops. There also are a lot of other accessories for you, such as picks, tuners, cleaning kits, peg winders, and strings. For those of you who are novices on the instrument, or have limited playing experience, like myself, don’t be scared away. Trust me, you don’t need to be a virtuoso player in order to get something out of these workshops. So son’t make excuses, put the TGW workshops on your 2015 calendar!
nafmeadminKurt, Thanks for the kind words. Everyone please check out Teaching Guitar Workshops on facebook and the website at http://www.guitaredunet.org. You can pre-register for 2015.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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