We Are Guitar Ep. 11 - Badi Assad and ‘A la nanita Nana’

We Are Guitar celebrates hard-working students from Lead Guitar programs around the U.S. and connects them and the global community of guitar learners, with our favorite pro players and teachers.
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Burney Harris Lyons (Athens, GA) plays ‘The Deserted Garden’ by Florence Price
3:13 - Sound Off: Students from Los Angeles talk about their favorite thing about guitar class
6:24 - Badi Assad Concert Clips and Interview from Lead Guitar schools in Chicago
19:12 - Get ready to play ‘A la nanita Nana’
22:12 - ‘A la nanita Nana’ play-along with Badi Assad
24:49 - Circle of Soloists: Advanced solos from students in Chicago, Los Angeles, Tucson and San Carlos
30:18 - Monroe High School (Los Angeles) plays ‘Moliendo Cafe’ by Jose Peroni
33:13 - Sound Off 2 students from Tucson
35:09 - Pershing High School (Detroit) plays ‘Freight Train’ by Elizabeth Cotten
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Background: Music education improves grades, graduation rates and critical thinking, but it’s not available to five million American children. That’s why Lead Guitar builds free guitar ensemble classes in partnership with neighborhood schools nationwide. Daily mentorship, classroom connections with global artists and college campus experiences empower students to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Lead Guitar’s Vision is to engage every learner with an instrument that appeals across genres and generations, using music from a broad range of traditions, and differentiated materials like Adaptive and Spanish-language curricula. We focus resources on children with the least access to arts education by collaborating with schools where 80% or more of students are eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch. All proceeds from monetization of this video go to the GSI Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises money to support school-based music education programs like Lead Guitar.
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Executive Producers - Tim Miklaucic and Brad Richter
Written by - Brad Richter
Editing - Denis Azabagić
Tucson Videography - Freddy Vazquez
The A la nanita Nana Video was made possible by The Augustine Foundation and created by Virtual Guitar Orchestra (VGO):
Producer: Uros Baric
VGO Director: Mak Grgic
Audio and Video Editing: Uros Baric, Julián Ardila, Roberto Kuhn
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[@doriscosic6671]

Congrats everyone!! Super proud of my Monroe ensemble 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@danielbolshoy1288]

So proud of the work of these wonderful students and I'm so happy that Lead Guitar here for them!

[@bradrichter5668]

This is the first time a middle school has ever led off the show. Very impressive work Burney Harris Lyons!

[@smithclassicalguitars]

Great show! What an inspiring guest artist, and such wonderful playing from all of the soloists and ensembles!

[@forceforhealth]

LEAD GUITAR - You entire team are #ForceforhealthHeroes Congrats!!!! We LOVE this!

[@Alakavu]

Awesome performances, great job soloists and ensembles!

[@nicklenio]

Beautiful playing by all! Loved the solos, ensembles, and the rendition of A La Nanita Nana

[@JenniferRoberts-gs3mz]

What a great way to see the hard work and dedication of Lead Guitar students across the US!

[@whitneyherrbuchholz154]

What a fantastic episode! Beautiful music from everyone. Your hard work shows through!

[@bradrichter5376]

​​I love what VGO has done with the play-along ensembles in We Are Guitar. Fantastic production values.

[@juriyun4889]

Fantastic work! Loved all these performances :)

[@andersonocardoso2524]

Grande Badi Assad!

[@kaceyellis2204]

Incredible!