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GITC 2017 Summer Teacher Retreat in Julian, CA!

By Miguel On April 25, 2017 · Add Comment · In General, News

We are planning our second summer retreat in Julian, CA at the Camp Cedar Glen!

Join us this summer and retreat to deepen your musical knowledge, expand your skills and double your confidence as a song leader! This three-day GITC experience will help you accomplish your musical goals while you renew your spirit among friends in [...]

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Meet Singer/Songwriter Eric Van Buhler, GITC Volunteer San Diego, California

By Miguel On April 25, 2017 · Add Comment · In General, News

Written by Cassandra Rocha

For more than two years, Eric Van Buhler, an innovative software engineer at Qualcomm, has been volunteering with Guitars in the Classroom (GITC), helping to spread the power of music to children. Eric currently helps teach first graders strumming patterns, song memorization and how to play the ukulele at Dewey Elementary School.

“Watching the kids [...]

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Meet Metal Bassist Marc Grabowski, GITC Volunteer in Colorado

By jessicabaron On April 20, 2017 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

You might know about Marc Grabowski through his world-touring metal band Demonica, or from one of his other collaborations.  But to the grade school teachers in Loveland, Colorado, Marc is known as the sweetheart who has shown up every week, tuned guitars, and helped everyone out. He walked into the GITC teacher training classroom and would grace it [...]

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Summer Intensives are Shaping Up! Have a Look…

By jessicabaron On March 14, 2017 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

What is an Intensive? An intensive allows you to take a deep daily dive into musical learning with a group of like-minded educators for a short, intense period of learning. Some intensives last 3 days, others go for a week. The classes are taught by highly qualified GITC instructors in a format that gives you a 360 degree experience, from rhythm, ear [...]

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How to Tune a LOT of Ukuleles!

By jessicabaron On December 24, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

Hello, GITC Teachers and Friends,

We have been hearing that many of you have been ordering sets of ukuleles for your classrooms. This is so wonderful! However, when they arrive, they need a lot of tuning before they are ready for use by your students. Why? Because strings stretch out in the beginning and go flat. If you try to teach with [...]

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Join us on December 10 for a San Diego Music Party!

By jessicabaron On December 2, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, Uncategorized

What:         GITC Annual Holiday Gathering

Featuring: Light holiday fare, wine and warm cider and lots of music!

Where:       The home of Scott and Melissa Fischel in Solana Beach. This is a private residence. Directions will be sent to people who Register Here to attend

When:

Greetings and Food, Silent Auction 6:30-7:15

Opening set from performing, recording and GITC teaching artist Jody Mulgrew, 7:15

Featured [...]

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New Songs for Learning, 2016

By jessicabaron On October 20, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

Teachers are busily writing songs for learning for and with their students this fall! Here are a few you can enjoy and share. All our materials are shared with teachers at no charge and we write songs using public domain melodies.

Literacy: Transitional Kindergarten

Beginning or the End?

(c) 2016 Jessica Baron, set to the tune of [...]

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Register for Spring GITC Classes!

By Miguel On October 13, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

2017 WINTER/SPRING Dates for Classes with Guitars in the Classroom

Thanks for visiting our programs page! We are just hearing from our trainers in the field about what they will be teaching this fall and where. The list below will give you a glimpse and more class details and new classes will be forthcoming in the days ahead! You can register [...]

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Guitars in the Classroom WV Featured in Bluegrass Unlimited

By jessicabaron On October 10, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

Hi, Friends,

Please enjoy this portion of an outstanding article on the work of the Foundation for Bluegrass Music as it appears this month in Bluegrass Unlimited! Thanks for former board president, Peter D’Addario for bringing our work to the attention of that fine foundation many years ago. We hope you enjoy this brief and uplifting piece written by Yvonne Tatar.

You can read [...]

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Meet Rebecca Zauderer, GITC Classroom Teacher

By jessicabaron On September 29, 2016 · Add Comment · In General, News, Uncategorized

By Brett Cajka

In 2014 Rebecca Zauderer was inspired to teach abroad after finishing her Master’s and teaching credential program at the University of California, San Diego. She decided on South Korea because it had an incredible culture that piqued her curiosity, gave her opportunities to travel, and had a government program for foreign teachers. So, after a successful application to EPIK, South Korea’s [...]

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