Guitar Master Teacher Program
Pushing the boundaries of guitar education
Welcome to the GMTP website. The MGTP is an innovative program designed to meet the needs of guitarists who wish to place themselves
on the forefront of their profession by acquiring or refining professionally relevant knowledge and experience of teaching practices.
To this end, the program sets out to keep guitar teacher abreast of a range of teaching methodology, evidence-based educational theories,
and music related disciplines. The program is aimed either at proficient guitar players who already work as guitar teacher as well as to
those who are planning to start a teaching career.
Course Outline
Please, download our Course Outline brochure to learn more about our program, objectives and requirements.
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Program
Our core aim is to present several ways to expand the lens through which we look at
guitar teaching in the twenty-first century. The course argues for a shift of thinking towards unscrutinised common
assumptions on what is pedagogically relevant to guitar teachers. It discusses what constitutes a broad, engaging
curriculum and examines assessment procedures in the light of the latest teaching theories and methodologies.
Informed by an interdisciplinary approach, it engages with a range of disciplines and fields of enquiry that furnish
new models of music education of the profession. Chief amongst these are the advancements in neuroscience, educational
psychology, and socio-cultural perspectives. Moreover, the program departs from the traditional ethnocentric approach
that resits a re-contextualisation of the pedagogical aims – at times rooted in the habit of hostility amongst
methodologies ...
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FAQ
What is the GMTP?
The Guitar Master Teacher Program (GMTP) is a comprehensive professional development
program for guitar teachers. It is devised for guitarists who seek to combine their performing skills with a firm
knowledge and advanced understanding of the principles of music education, recognizing such understanding as a
the most critical element for developing and maintaining a long and successful teaching career in today’s fast-changing
and diverse music culture and complex interdisciplinary field.
Who is the GMTP for?
The GMTP address guitar teachers who recognize the value of gaining today most innovative
educational knowledge on teaching guitar and related subjects; knowledge which is viewed indispensable for
entering the contemporary guitar education sector...
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