Stanley Yates

Stanley Yates enjoys an international career as performer, teacher, and scholar. His performances have taken him throughout North America and Europe, as well as to Asia, Australia, and South America. His performances, recordings and numerous best-selling editions have been the subject of widespread critical-acclaim while his articles dealing with various aspects of the classical guitar have been published in ten languages. The subject of interviews and extended reviews in numerous international magazines and journals, he is also featured in Instrumental Influences: Reflections on the Classical Guitar from the Instrument's Most Influential Performers and Pedagogues and the standard reference work The Classical Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800. He has been an artistic advisory board member of the Guitar Foundation of America, an editorial board member of the European Guitar Teachers Association, and guitar forum editor for the American String Teachers Association. He is a full Professor of Music at Austin Peay State University, home of Tennessee's Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. www.StanleyYates.com www.ClassicalGuitarStudy.com