American Guitar Academy
| American Guitar Academy | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Guitar school |
| founding | 1991 |
| address |
2F MH Roppongi, 4-5-8 Roppongi |
| place | Tokyo |
| prefecture | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 43 '50 " N , 139 ° 45' 44" E |
| Website | 東京 ギ タ ー 教室 .com |
The American Guitar Academy was founded in the USA in 1991 . The school opened its first international location in Tokyo's Bunkyō District , Japan , in 2011 . It claims to be the only guitar school in Japan that offers lessons in different languages such as Japanese , English , Spanish , French , Italian and German . The American Guitar Academy teaches in all styles of acoustic and electric guitar from jazz, rock, blues , pop, funk, classical , flamenco , tango, folk to R&B and much more.
In October 2014, the American Guitar Academy opened its second location in the Roppongi district of Tokyo's Minato district . The school currently employs eight guitar teachers from eight countries.
Their courses range from beginner courses to advanced courses in private or group lessons, to guitar ensembles, a live performance workshop, music theory, sight reading and ear training, which is all part of their "International Music School Program" (IMSP). Their International Music School Program prepares students interested in studying abroad for a music college level, and the IMSP Music Theory, Sight Reading, and Aural Training courses are open to all instruments, not just guitar.
Michael Kaplan, the current director of the American Guitar Academy, authored a book on bebop guitar transcription, published by Berklee Press and Hal Leonard. He also worked on a guitar accompaniment book with Dr. Mike Diliddo and Jamey Aebersold together.
The American Guitar Academy is currently in the process of working with Bill Edwards, the author of Fretboard Logic, as well as Truefire, one of the largest online video guitar teaching reference books on the internet.
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreign Company Presidents in Japan are Shaking Things Up , Hiragana Times. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ School of rock: the American Guitar Academy . Tokyo families magazine. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Change Music Education in Japan . Indiegogo . Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ IMSP と は? . 東京 ギ タ ー 教室. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ School: The American Guitar Academy The premiere place in Tokyo for guitar lessons . Tokyo Classes. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ Bebop Guitar . About.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Bebop Guitar Solos: An Interview with Michael Kaplan . Berklee Online. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ Bebop Guitar Solos . Berklee College of Music . Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ VOLUME 54 “MAIDEN VOYAGE” GUITAR VOICINGS . jazzbooks.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Bill Edwards Interview . GuitarNoise. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ GUITAR STUDENT TAKES ON CHALLENGE TO LEARN MEAN OLD WORLD - KELLY RICHEY STYLE . Kelly Richey. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
