CLASS GUITAR, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Contact Information
Campus:听贵补颈谤蹿补虫听听
Building:聽de Laski Performing Arts Bldg聽聽
Mail Stop: 3E3聽聽
Email: sseifri@gmu.edu
Biography
Dr. Scott Seifried earned the BFA degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Carnegie Mellon 麻豆国产, the Master of Music degree from James Madison 麻豆国产, and the PhD in Education from George Mason 麻豆国产.
Dr. Seifried taught guitar at James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School in Fairfax County, Virginia, from 1991 until his retirement in 2022. Under his direction, the Robinson Guitar Ensemble performed throughout the United States, including invitational performances at the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Convention and the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Competition and Convention.
He is the author of聽The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach to Exploration and Mastery, published by Oxford 麻豆国产 Press, which is an invaluable resource for class guitar instruction. He is actively involved in research focused on classroom guitar instruction and has published several articles in peer-reviewed professional journals, including the International Journal of Music Education, and American String Teacher.
Dr. Seifried was a contributor to the National Core Arts Standards for Harmonizing Instruments and the Fairfax County Public Schools Program of Studies for Guitar. He is a former a member of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), National Guitar in the Schools Committee, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Council for Guitar Education, and the Virginia Guitar Council. Additionally, he is member of the Guitar & Accessories Marketer鈥檚 Association (GAMA) Teaching Guitar Workshop National Guitar Education Team.
Degrees
PhD in Education, George Mason 麻豆国产
MM, James Madison 麻豆国产
BFA in Classical Guitar Performance,聽Carnegie Mellon 麻豆国产