Striking a Chord Teachers with little or no background in music are using guitars to reach their students.
By Lisa Capone

String Fever: Guitars in the Classroom Guitar-strumming teachers lead to engaged kids.
by Dan Ouellette This article was also published in the September 2006 issue of Edutopia magazine.
http://www.edutopia.org/string-fever


Teaching English Langauage Learners: What The Research Does - And Does Not - Say.
By Claude Goldenberg


"All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education",
National Advisory Committees Report, 1999


Familiar Songs Act as Strong Memory Cues


Ways of Using Music in Teaching Language


What the Brain Tells Us About Music


Connie Christy, GITC Program Coordinator and Instructor in Aynor, South Carolina.

Guitars in the Classroom, New programs put acoustic guitars in the hands of teachers and students
By Lissy Abraham, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, October 2001, Article about GITC and other school programs.

Play Time: Guitarist brings free instruction to elementary schools
By Rick Wilson, The Grand Rapids Press, December 2003, Article about GITC program in Grand Rapids, MI.

Read about a GITC Sponsor in San Diego: New gallery turns a traditional business model on its head

Educators sharpen skills by learning guitar

NPR's "This I Believe" with Brian Eno
Singing: The Key to a Long Life
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97320958

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