Why We Teach Guitar
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nafmeadminLong story short, had some kids write an essay for a local contest to win a guitar. This is an excerpt from one of the winning entries…you’d never know the circumstances of this kid’s life by looking and interacting with her, but I’m in awe of how much just learning to play guitar in a school class has affected her. Hope you enjoy…
Another reason why I want to learn how to play the guitar is because of my dad. My dad has not been in my life since I was three because he is in and out of jail for drugs. When I was young I did not know that much about him because my mom did not like to talk about him. I did not know what he looked like either. In 8th grade, I had to do a project that involved using a lot of pictures from when I was a baby and a toddler. When I got the project, I finally found out what my dad looked like because my mom shoed me the pictures. She let me use the pictures for my project. Amongst the many pictures of him and I there was one that stood out to me. There was a picture of him sitting next to me playing guitar. For seem reason I really liked that picture and it became my favorite one. I did not know that he played guitar until I saw that picture. Ever since I saw the picture my desire to play guitar has increased. It made me want to learn how to play because it would be reminder of my dad. I wanted to learn how to play so that I would have something in common with him. Since I was never around him after the first three years of my life, I do not know what things we have in common, if any. However, now that I am learning who to play the guitar I know we have at least one thing in common. Sometimes when I play I think about him and wonder if he still plays.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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