Teaching Guitar Workshops Impact Report
Celebrating 10 years of proven music-education success
Taught by the NAfME Guitar Education Team, Teaching Guitar Workshops equips school music educators to launch and sustain successful classroom guitar and ukulele programs.
Coast to Coast Impact
Since 1995, Teaching Guitar Workshops has trained over 5,000 teachers nationwide. Those educators have opened the door to substantive music education for more than 1.28 million students.
92% of our teachers say that their students wish to continue to learn guitar
91% agreed that their school’s administration supports their guitar program
93% of teachers told us their students sustained progress in their guitar classes
98% of attendees believe that the workshops adequately prepared them to teach guitar
99% learned specific instructional skills that they can apply when teaching
96% of attendees felt that the workshops exceeded their expectations
99% of attendees gained a better understanding of how to teach guitar
98% of attendees would recommend the workshops to their colleagues
1,393 Guitars Given
A total of 1,393 guitars have been given to teachers, along with hundreds of capos, strings, picks, straps, and other accessories, as well as thousands of method books, thanks to the support of our GAMA members and TGW sponsors.
