by Jessica Baron | Apr 26, 2016 | General, News, Uncategorized
Hi, Friends, Jess, here. I’d like to take a few minutes to share an update with you about some new work we have been doing this year in San Diego County. This has been such a special year in many regards, including the chance to to bring musical learning to...
by Jessica Baron | Dec 16, 2015 | General, News, Uncategorized
NEWS CMA Foundation Names Guitars in the Classroom One of Their 2016 Music Education Grant Recipients Kindergarten students at Ocean Beach Elementary in the San Diego Unified School District are working on writing their own songs with vocabulary provided by their...
by Jessica Baron | Sep 21, 2015 | General, News, Uncategorized
Finding Chords for Songs you Like by Dr. Joan Maute, Director of Education for the GITC Board and Jessica Baron If you are wondering what songs you can play once you know how to play three or four chords, we have good news for you. There are literally thousands of...
by Jessica Baron | Sep 7, 2015 | General, News, Uncategorized
Name songs can help every student feel special, included and safe in their new classroom. The fun of learning names with a song also builds auditory memory in general. The best part is you’ll also have their names down pat right away. And when you get a new...
by Jessica Baron | Aug 28, 2015 | General, News, Uncategorized
Happy Spring, Teachers and Staff! With just a handful of weeks left in this school year, we are busy preparing the new class schedule for you so you can register! So far, we have summer intensives going on in more locations than ever. In the past we managed these just...
by Jessica Baron | Aug 7, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
August 6, 2015 GITC faculty member, Dan Decker reports from San Diego County… For the last six weeks, it’s been my pleasure to teach guitar to the high school students at Bayside School. Their school is part of the San Diego Juvenile Court Schools, and the...
