I have had the good fortune of traveling around the country being a clinician and presenting guitar workshops dealing with a myriad of topics ranging from playing Brazilian music and improvisation to developing curriculum for classroom guitar incorporating blended learning. My audiences have ranged from advanced players and experienced teachers to those who are just Read the Rest…
What Classroom Guitar Teachers Need to Know about the Core Music Standards
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the new core standards for music. Consonus presented a session at the recent NAfME National In-Service Conference in Nashville on Blended Learning, and mapping guitar curriculum to the new Music Core. Here are some questions we heard frequently and thought you might be wondering about. Are the Core Read the Rest…
Northwest College Guitar Teacher Training Workshop
We traveled to Powell Wyoming for a Level I Guitar Teacher training workshop hosted by Jeff Troxell and the Northwest College music department. Attendees traveled from up to a 2 hours drive to participate. If these dedicated teachers are any indication, the future of classroom guitar in Wyoming schools is in great hands. Mike provided an Read the Rest…
Consonus and NAfME Present – Understanding the New Music Core Standards for Guitar
On June 4th, 2014 The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards and NAfME released the new national Core Arts Standards. Of particular interest to K-12 music teachers, who teach classroom guitar, are the standards related to the guitar & harmonizing instrument strand. In the standards there is a clear emphasis on the creative process and Read the Rest…
Getting Started With Improvisation On Guitar
There are many ways that improvisation can be approached. Here is a sequential format that has been used successfully with many guitar students and provides a solid foundation for further study of improvisation. It seems as though guitarists come out of the womb playing the minor pentatonic scale. The E minor pentatonic scale is easy Read the Rest…
Classroom Guitar Teacher Development Workshops Announced for Utah School Districts
Consonus Music Institute is committed to supporting music teachers efforts to provide quality classroom guitar instruction. We’re pleased to announce that CMI is partnering with a number of Utah school districts to present classroom guitar teacher development workshops during the upcoming 2013 summer break. Workshops will range from 1/2 to 2 day sessions and will Read the Rest…
Consonus Music Classroom Guitar Workshop at Nevada Music Educators Association April 19, 2013
Consonus Music Institute’s Director of Curriculum Mike Christiansen will be presenting a workshop in conjunction with the 2013 Nevada Music Educators Association annual conference in Las Vegas Nevada on Friday, April 13th 2013. The workshop titled “What Every Guitar Student Needs to Know” will provide an overview of the key skills and knowledge base that Read the Rest…
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