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"Where I’m From" is a poem written in 1993 by George Ella Lyon. She wrote this beautiful work to give a sensory description of all of the sights, smells, tastes, and feelings of home. In Summer 2019, NPR created a project around her poem to engage their listeners to create their own work. ...
Let’s Connect! GC Zoom Meetings and More We at GuitarCurriculum.com are so excited about this new school year! We are working hard to bring you new pieces, lessons plans, special projects, and more!
A new feature to look out for is our Monthly Zoom meetings hosted by our Education Specialists on a range of unique topics. Here's our first meeting on the basics of GuitarCurriculum.com...
We’re so excited for the GuitarCurriculum Teacher Summit in Austin happening July 21-23. We have just fifteen slots remaining and would love to have you join us! Registration will be closing July 1, 2022.
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We are so grateful for our community of incredible music educators! Education is one of our most precious assets here at ACG and we would like to take this opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing people we have the privilege of working with. Click here to learn more about ACG Education.
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By: Joshua Friedman
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Katie Cohen Landolt, a middle school orchestra/guitar teacher in Austin, Texas. I am thrilled to share a little bit about Katie and the wonderful things she is doing in her classroom. Katie has had the amazing opportunity to work with co–creator of GuitarCurriculum and Austin Classical Guitar Director...
By: Angelica Campbell
ACG Juvenile Justice is a music education program creating a safe space for incarcerated youth in juvenile detention centers. Safe spaces are created through group guitar classes that provide an environment to foster a sense of personal success and accomplishment while providing an outlet for personal expression. ...
By: Joshua Friedman
Hello GuitarCurriculum users!
I recently had a conversation with guitar instructor Patrick Peralta from New York. Patrick shared with me this video of his beginning adult guitar class at the Penfield Guitar School. Here are some of his students performing “Saltarello” arranged by our very own incredible...
GuitarCurriculum is a teacher resource project of Austin Classical Guitar, a nonprofit service organization based in Austin, Texas. At ACG we cherish the experiences and connections we build through our programs and our community near and far. This week, we had the opportunity to connect with ACG Teaching Artist, Rey Rodriguez, about his full circle journey from his grade-school...
Hello, my name is Joshua Friedman and I am a new intern with ACG and GuitarCurriculum. I am a recent graduate of Rutgers University and have entered the wonderful world of teaching music. I first learned about GuitarCurriculum a couple years ago during my own research for new methods for teaching guitar. I fell in love with the detailed approach and variety of ensemble pieces the curriculum...
Phil Swasey is the director of guitar at Bedichek Middle in Austin and works with ACG to bring perspectives from his experiences as a full-time classroom guitar educator to teachers across the country. If you would like to connect with him to discuss the projects that you are working on or are planning to, email phil@...