Paul Bowman

Adjunct Professor, Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Email: paulbowman.guitarist@gmail.com

Web: http://www.paul-classicalguitarist.com

tel: (828) 287-4549

Classical guitar individual and group lessons. Focus on sound, memorization, complex rhythmic configurations, projection and visualizations. B.M. and M.M. from Manhattan School of Music, New York; D.M.A. from University of California San Diego. Guitar studies with Isbin, Baruecco, Verdery et al. Additional studies with pianist Aleck Karis, flutist/composer/conductor Harvey Sollberger. Over 70 works composed for Dr. Bowman. First Prize winner at the "Casa de España" Classical Guitar Competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and top prize at the Guitar Foundation of America Competition. Has 12 C.D.'s of studio recordings. Published on Hungaroton, Univ. of Illinois Experimental Music, SEAMUS, Vienna Modern Masters, Albany, Capstone and Mode Records.

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Mike Chamis

Part-Time Faculty at Guilford College, Greensboro

Faculty at Community Music School of UNCSA, Winston-Salem

Email: mchamis@guilford.edu or mikechamis@hotmail.com

Web:  www.mikechamis.com

Styles Taught:  Classical and Popular styles

Levels Taught:  Beginner to Advanced

Description:  Master of Music in Guitar Performance, University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC), 2010.  North Carolina Certification (Music K-12), Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC), 2007.  Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance/Classical Guitar, Guilford College (Greensboro, NC), 2005.  Part-time Lecturer, MUS 273:  Performance Studies in Guitar, Guilford College, August 2005–present.  Private Instructor of Guitar, classical and popular styles, all ages and experience levels, Community Music School of UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC, August, 2009–present.

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Patricia A. Dixon

Wake Forest University

2868 Wesleyan Lane, Winston Salem NC 27106

Tel: (336) 758-5102

Email: dixonpa@wfu.edu

Web: www.wfu.edu/~dixonpa

Styles Taught: Classical/Fingerstyle

Levels Taught: Intermediate to Advanced

Description: BM NC School of the Arts, MM UNCG. Thirty years of teaching experience at the university level. 

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Alan Hirsh

Bishop McGuinness High School Music Director and Wake Forest University adjunct Instructor

Tel: (336) 777-0565

Email: hirshguitar@mail.com

Web: http://guitarensemblemusic.com/

Styles Taught: Classical

Levels Taught: Beginning to Advanced.  Also teach Theory and Composition, arranging.

Description: BFA University of Arizona--Composition, MM Peabody Conservatory of Music--Composition, DMA Peabody Conservatory--Composition.  Composer for Learning the Classic Guitar Part II by Aaron Shearer.  Other original works including Twenty Etudes in fixed Positions and New Music for Classic Guitar are published with Mel Bay.  Dr. Hirsh is also the founder and director of the Piedmont Guitar Orchestra and member of the Winston-Salem Guitar Septet.

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Fred McKinney

Suzuki School of the Arts

52 16th Avenue Northwest                                                   

Hickory, NC  28601

School Office Tel:  (828) 322-2694

Home Tel: (828) 855-0266

Email:   fredmckinney@charter.net

Web: http://www.suzukischool.net/

Styles Taught: Classical/Fingerstyle for ages 4 through adult using the Suzuki approach for younger students, and accompaniment of Celtic tunes for advanced students using DADGAD tuning.

Levels taught:  beginner to advanced

Description:  BM Guitar Performance, UNC-Greensboro.  Fred began the first after school Suzuki guitar program at Greensboro Day School, and established a successful Suzuki guitar program at his own Southwick Guitar Studio in Greensboro.   After moving to Hickory in December 2009 he joined the faculty of the Hickory Suzuki School of the Arts.  He is a registered member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and has completed Suzuki guitar teacher training and registration through guitar book 5.  He also loves performing the lively traditional dance music of Ireland and Scotland, and recorded two CDs with the Celtic group Gaelwynd (“Out on the Ocean” and “Northern Lights”).  He accompanied Susan Vinson Sherlock on her CD of hammered dulcimer music entitled “Wateree”.  Fred is an active member of the Piedmont Classic Guitar Society, the N.C. and National Suzuki Associations, and the triad Fiddle and Bow traditional music organization. 

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Kami Rowan

Guilford College

5800 West Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC  27410

Tel: (336) 316-2376

Email: krowan@guilford.edu

Web: www.guilford.edu/academics/departments/music/faculty/kami.html

Styles Taught: Classical
Levels Taught: Beginners to Advanced
Description: BM Guitar Performance, North Carolina School of the Arts;
MM Guitar Performance, Shenandoah Conservatory; DMA Shenandoah University, NC-A Certification, University of NC at Greensboro; Assistant Professor, Guilford College, 1994--present; Full-Time Guitar Instructor, Guilford County Schools, 1999-2005; Lecturer, Wingate College, Wingate, NC, 1990-1993; Instructor, The Music Center, Greensboro City Arts; President, Piedmont Guitar Society

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Marie S. Van Vuuren

Music 2 Art at SV2 Studios

4836-D Tower Road, Greensboro, NC 27410

Tel: (336) 315-6081

Email: marie@sv2studios.com

Web: www.music2art.com

Styles Taught: Classical and Fingerstyle

Levels Taught: Beginning to Intermediate

Description:  Private or group guitar instruction for all ages, including adults and young beginners. Lessons are personalized to fit individual learning styles, experience, and preferences. Offering notation and tablature reading, guitar theory, composition, techniques to avoid RSI, creative homeplay, performance and ensemble skills. Marie majored in guitar performance at Guilford College and has been teaching private classic guitar and ensembles in Greensboro since 1997. She has recorded with Manifest Spirit Records www.naftracks.com and is a Member of the Guitar Foundation of America www.guitarfoundation.org, Piedmont Classic Guitar Society and Music for People www.musicforpeople.org she enjoys developing improvisation skills in their Musicianship and Leadership program.  

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