| City | Music School/Organization |
|---|
| Asheville | University of North Carolina at Asheville, Department of Music |
| Asheville | North Carolina Mountain Acoustic Music Association (NCMAMA) |
| Boiling Springs | Gardner Webb College, Music & Fine Arts |
| Boone | Appalachian State University, Hayes School of Music |
| Boone | Appalachian GuitarFest and Competition |
| Brevard | Brevard College, Music Department |
| Chapel Hill | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Music |
| Cullowhee | Western Carolina University, School of Music |
| Davidson | Davidson College, Music Department |
| Durham | Duke University, Department of Music |
| Greenville | East Carolina University, School of Music |
| Greensboro | Eastern College of Music |
| Greensboro | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Music |
| Greensboro | The Music Academy of North Carolina |
| Misenheimer | Pfeiffer College, Music Department |
| Montreat | Montreat College, Music Department |
| Raleigh | University of North Carolina at Raleigh, Music Department |
| Raleigh | Indian Classical Music and Dance Society |
| Triangle area | Banjo in the Hollow (BITH) The Acoustic Instrument
Musicians Association |
| Wilkesboro | MerleFest |
| Wilmington | University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Music |
| Wingate | Wingate University, Department of Music |
| Winston-Salem | Wake Forest University, Department of Music |
| Winston-Salem | Salem College, School of Music |
| Winston-Salem | North Carolina School of the Arts Guitar Department |
| Winston-Salem | Piano at North Carolina School of the Arts |
