Formerly a fingerstyle guitar and MIDI music instructor at Guangdong College of Arts and Literature. Since 2007, he has performed promotional showcases for numerous instrument brands at major trade shows, including the Shanghai International Musical Instrument Exhibition and the Beijing International Musical Instrument Exhibition. He has served as an endorsee for Ayers Guitars and Eredar Guitars. He was the lead instructor for the fingerstyle guitar courses at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music (2nd and 3rd sessions) and the inaugural fingerstyle guitar teacher-training program at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music. In 2013, he collaborated with fingerstyle virtuoso Preston Reed on a national tour and a series of masterclasses. He has shared the stage with world-class performers such as Don Ross, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, and Masaaki Kishibe.
In 2013, he co-authored Basic Fingerstyle Guitar Tutorial with Zhang Li—a pioneer of modern fingerstyle guitar in China—marking the country’s first instructional book to offer a systematic, progressive approach to the genre. He also recorded Boundless Fingerstyle (Yong Wu Zhi Jing), China’s first fingerstyle guitar compilation album. As a key leader of the Shanxi Guitar Association, Zhang Yifei and his team have successfully organized seven Shanxi Guitar Competitions, as well as numerous guitar concerts and festivals, providing a platform for guitar enthusiasts to connect and appreciate the art form.
Member of the Expert Committee on Guitar Performance, Cultural Industry Professional Competence Evaluation System
Secretary-General of the Guitar Professional Committee, Shanxi Musicians Association
Head of Guitar Studies, School of Music and Dance, Shanxi University Business School
Champion, National Guitar Competition at the 4th China Guitar Art Festival
WAGF Best Acoustic Guitar Educator Award
Guest Judge, Guitar China Guitar Competitions (multiple editions)
Judge, Kama Cup Acoustic Guitar Competition (multiple editions)
Endorsing Artist, Kama Guitars
Endorsing Artist, Music Station (Yinyue Yizhan) Cases & Bags
