Master Suzuki Guitar teacher, David Madsen, will teach selected HBMS guitar students and student guitar ensembles in a master class format.  He will also lead discussions about learning and growing with the guitar, applying the Suzuki Methodology, and will share his history as founder of The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) Suzuki Guitar Program in Hartford, Connecticut.  This class is well-suited to students, families, and teachers.

The class is open to the public to observe free of charge however, reservations are required.

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David Madsen founded what is now The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) Suzuki Guitar Program in 1991 and is now the Suzuki Guitar Coordinator. Madsen graduated with a Bachelor of Music in performance from the University of Connecticut, studying with David McLellan and Ed Flower. He has since studied with David Leisner and Pepe Romero. His Suzuki studies have been with Bill Kossler and Frank Longay. In 2000 David became the third registered Teacher Trainer in guitar with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and has conducted training courses throughout North America and in Peru, Puerto Rico, and Argentina. In January 2016, David began training in Suzuki Early Childhood Education (birth to three) with Lynn McCall. Madsen currently serves on the Teacher Development Advisory Committee for the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), and is also a member of the SAA Guitar Committee.