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Engage Your Students with Layered Learning

March 18, 2015 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

One of the unique features contained in the Consonus Music classroom guitar curriculum is the availability of layered learning materials. I have demonstrated the use of layered learning at many workshops and have done webinars on the subject, but I think that it is so valuable I would like to briefly mention it here and Read the Rest…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Teacher Training

Hats Off To Educators

February 9, 2015 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

Mike Christiansen leading a workshop for classroom guitar teachers

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…

Filed Under: Teacher Training

What Classroom Guitar Teachers Need to Know about the Core Music Standards

November 19, 2014 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Blog, Webinars

Northwest College Guitar Teacher Training Workshop

October 15, 2014 by Mike Christiansen

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…

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Consonus and NAfME Present – Understanding the New Music Core Standards for Guitar

September 19, 2014 by Mike Christiansen 1 Comment

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…

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Getting Started With Improvisation On Guitar

February 11, 2014 by Mike Christiansen

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…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Teacher Training

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