Community Outreach
OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
supports initiatives for disadvantaged youth, guitar programs, and school districts throughout the Greater Louisville area, and across the state of Kentucky.
Through pedagogy and performance, the long-term goal of the LGS outreach program is to increase access to the arts for all members of Louisville’s urban and surrounding rural communities. LGS joins the University of Louisville’s Signature Partnership Program in providing music lessons at the Neighborhood House in west Louisville. Classroom instruction is currently provided at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, along with after - school programs. Additional sites will be introduced as funding allows.
The LGS provides artistic, educational, and organizational support including:
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Free admission to the LGS concert series for Outreach students and families
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Directing student concerts
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Recruiting and training teachers for guitar classes
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Collecting and maintaining donated instruments
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Procuring texts and materials for the Outreach Program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Learning isn't just for students. LGS is dedicated to supporting the guitar teachers in Louisville and the surrounding areas. We offer classes in a myriad of topics, from workshops on guitar technique to lectures in guitar literature and education, and so much more. Our aim is ensure the guitar teachers in our area have all the tools they need to be successful in teaching the next generation of guitarists.
UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS:
Literacy for Guitar Workshop
Thursday, April 2nd - 7:00 PM
Location: Fourth Presbyterian Church ​​
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Regardless of level or the style we play, literacy is a skill that can be developed and expanded by all guitarists. Join LGS President and YPAS Guitar Instructor Ascher Taylor-Schroeder in developing understanding and strategies for growth.
JCPS PD APPROVED
No Registration required
PLAY IT FORWARD
As students faced remote learning during the pandemic, LGS started a fundraiser called “Play It Forward,” which helped provide guitars and musical equipment for students without equitable access. With overwhelming generosity, we were thrilled to surpass our fundraising goal, and were able to donate 50 guitars, cases, and tuners to schools throughout Kentucky including Bryan Station, Henry County, Western High, and Doss.
AFTER SCHOOL GUITAR
Through LGS, the Youth Performing Arts School Guitar Program has fostered an after-school program with Noe Middle School. For the past few years, students of Noe Middle school have learned foundations of classical guitar playing, performance and pedagogy, with the instruction of Michael Kagan and students of the YPAS Guitar Program.
TICKETS FOR GOOD
Partnering with other guitar societies and local non-profit organizations, we have provided free virtual concerts, with the option for viewers to donate to our partnering non-profit organizations.
