Lead Guitar

Lead Guitar builds free guitar ensemble classes in partnership with neighborhood schools nationwide.

Mission:
Lead Guitar improves student grades, graduation rates, resilience and life skills by delivering free in-school guitar programs to kids facing significant socioeconomic challenges or other barriers to experiencing the transformative power of making music. Vision:
Every learner of every ability and background has access to engaging, relevant music education in their neighborhood school, and contributes to a culture of music making and mentorship that ripples through their community.

09/17/2025

Happy National Arts in Education Week! Sometimes the best way to tell the story of arts impact is through an individual experience. Here's partner teacher Charles Koltak speaking about one student's transformation in the Lead Guitar program.

08/20/2025

We're cheering on our Lead Guitar students as a new school year begins in schools across the country! Welcome back and happy learning!

05/31/2025

Check out this virtual ensemble featuring former Lead Guitar Teaching Artist turned rockstar Daniel Vildosola and Lead Guitar students playing “Let Her Go” by Passenger. You can also see Daniel in the official anniversary edition video of “Let Her Go” with Ed Sheeran.
Thanks to Virtual Guitar Orchestra for creating the video and our partners at Guitar Salon International who co-produce "We Are Guitar" with us. Enjoy!

05/21/2025

Congratulations to all of our Lead Guitar students on completing another successful school year! Stay cool this summer 😎🎸🎵 we're proud of you!

04/03/2025

THIS JUST IN: we raised $80,000 at this year's Golf Marathon fundraiser - our most successful total to date! We couldn't have done it without the incredible generosity of our board members, donors, and golfers who PUTT their money where their mouth is ⛳️ Thank you!!

04/01/2025

This rare instrument by master luthier Brian Dunn built in 2007 ( #40) is made from Indian Rosewood and European Spruce aged since the 1970s. All proceeds from its sale will support free, year-round guitar classes for kids who attend severely under-resourced U.S. schools.
It originally sold for $7,957. We’re asking $3,500. It’s in excellent condition. See the attached letter for the luthier's detailed description of this world-class instrument. Buyers outside of Arizona would need to pay shipping. DM Lead Guitar if you’re interested.

03/26/2025

We’re grateful to announce that we have been awarded a Find Your Light Foundation 2025 grant! Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programs where the need is greatest, recognizing arts education as an essential part of a young person’s development. Thank you, Find Your Light, for uplifting the power of the arts and helping us make a lasting impact!

03/21/2025

We’ve almost reached our goal, and you can help us get there! Lead Guitar needs to raise just $6,991 to meet our goal of $65,000. We're looking forward to golfing 100 holes for music education with a great group of volunteers. Donations are accepted through March 25th, so there's still time to make a difference!

On March 25th , our volunteer golfers are putting their skills and endurance to the test. They’ll be playing 100 holes to support Lead Guitar, a music education nonprofit that establishes free and sustainable guitar classes in public schools with the lowest access to the arts. Their task won’t b...

03/20/2025

Thank you to the The Skillman Foundation for sponsoring the purchase of guitars for Lead Guitar students at Pulaski Elementary, Marjorie Carlson Elementary, and Duke Ellington Conservatory Middle School in Detroit!

03/13/2025

Congrats to our amazing partners at the Illinois Arts Council on 60 years of service to Illinois!

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Tucson, AZ

Website

http://www.leadguitar.org/

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