Michael Klein serves as the guitar director at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada, and is Guitar Task Force Chair for the Clark County School District. His students have performed to great acclaim at the GFA National School Summit, the Loyola Marymount University Guitar Festival, and CCSD Guitar Ensemble Festival as well as in the Nevada All-State and NAfME All-National Guitar Ensembles. Michael earned his B.M. in music education from SUNY Fredonia and M.M. in guitar performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music.

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