June 13, 2013 – Consonus Music Institute’s lead instructor, Michael Christiansen, a master teacher, one of the world’s foremost experts in classroom guitar pedagogy, and gifted musician, recently presented professional development workshops to music educators in the Salt Lake, Nebo, and Granite, Utah school districts. His presentation showed how, by combining time-tested classroom instruction and Read the Rest…
Empowering teachers
CMI focuses on non-traditional instruments such as guitar, ukulele, and world percussion, and utilizes proprietary distance learning technology. Our curriculum integrates professional development to empower music educators to master the latest concepts and methods available in music instruction. Learn more…
Our Courseware
CMI’s courseware is designed to transform classroom music education by integrating thoughtfully developed curricula for non-traditional, instrumental music programs and delivering it through an effective technology-based, blended learning model. Teachers! Register for a FREE 10 day trial of both the Beginning Guitar – Complete and the Beginning Ukulele – Level 1 courses now! [TeacherEvalButton text=”Start Read the Rest…
Teacher Training Workshops
Are you an experienced guitar teacher? Or are you considering adding guitar to your teaching repertoire, but worry that your instrumental skills are not up to the challenge? Either way, CMI Classroom Guitar Training will give you the essential concepts and resources to enable you to successfully teach classroom guitar. Register now to be notified Read the Rest…
Blended Learning Made Easy
The CMI blended learning model merges curriculum written by the foremost experts in music education with web-based courseware and interactivity. This revolutionary model gives any teacher the ability to conduct a successful elementary, secondary or post-secondary music program without the need to have mastered the instrument they teach. Learn more…
Mike Christiansen – Director of Curriculum
Mike Christiansen is Professor Emeritus in the Music Department at Utah State University. Mike founded the guitar program at USU, and was Director of Guitar Studies at USU for 39 years. In 1994, he was selected as Professor of the Year at Utah State University. Mike received the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Utah Chapter Read the Rest…
Jim Guss – Executive Director
Jim has over 30 years of management experience in commercial finance, private equity, and management . Among his past positions are: CEO of Altres Financial, a regional commercial finance organization he founded in 1987 and which was acquired in 1999. Managing partner at Capsource West, LP, a financial advisory firm focused on investment banking, financial Read the Rest…
Tevita Uesi
Providence Hall “CMI helps to make learning the basics of guitar more efficient and easy. The online site gives students the necessary tools to effectively practice the assigned lessons. Students are definitely engaged when playing along with the lesson videos in class because of the clarity and variety presented in the lesson material.”
World Percussion Level 1
This course has not yet been developed.
Intermediate Guitar Level 2
Intermediate Guitar Level 2 is the 2nd semester continuation of Consonus Music Institute’s Guitar Fundamentals intermediate Guitar course. The course teaching progression continues with new chord vocabulary, including additional Barre chord forms and the introduction of slash chords. Note-reading studies emphasize the 5th position notes on all 6 strings. The complexity of performance material is Read the Rest…
