Sign Up for the 2009 Teaching Guitar Workshops Hot List
The MENC Guitar Education Team has created a “Hot List” for MENC members interested in attending the Teaching Guitar Workshops, which are available exclusively for MENC members during the summer of 2009.
In addition to instruction, workshop participants receive a free guitar, guitar publications and accessories, and three graduate college credits from Duquesne University. The entire package is worth about $1,800, and participants pay only travel and housing expenses and a $150 application fee.
Locations for the 2009 summer workshops include Atlanta, Georgia; Gahanna, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Bose, Idaho; Reston, Virginia; San Diego, California; St. Louis, Missouri; and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The MENC Guitar Education Team receives generous fur ding from the Guitar & Accessories Marketing Association (GAMA) and the International Music Products Association (NAMM). The Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offers three graduate credits at no additional cost.
Since the inception of the Teaching Guitar Workshops program, more than 1,500 teachers have provided guitar classes for more than 700,000 students.
Suzanne Shull, Chair of the MENC Guitar Education Team and Teaching Guitar Workshops, said, “The guitar is the most popular and versatile of all instruments. It has become an integral part of music programs around the nation, increasing the number of students who are actively involved in music making. From upper elementary grades through high school, the guitar is a proven vehicle for navigating the richness of a music education propelled by the National Standards for Music Education.”
Visit www.guitaredunet.org for workshop dates and applications. For more information, contact Mark Koch at 412-396-4939 or koch duq.edu.
Send an e-mail to Hotlist@guitaredunet.org to get on the priority registration list for 2009. This gets your name in the system to receive the application.
The $150 application fee is refundable if the applicant is not accepted or cannot attend.
