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Hernando Buitrago
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
- Blog Posts (7)
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- Photos (50)
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Hernando Buitrago's Discussions
Closing off the school year
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alexandra Anaya Apr 27, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes
As the end to the school year rapidly approaches, what are some important or interesting things that artists who are teaching should touch on or do for their classrooms during the last week in order…Continue
Inspiring Music Documentaries
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hernando Buitrago Dec 10, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What are some inspiring and enriching music documentaries that educators can share with their students? "It Might Get Loud" a documentary on the electric guitar featuring Jack White, Jimmy Page and…Continue
Tags: documentaries, rock, jack, white, documentary
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- About me:
- Hernando Buitrago is a guitarist, song-writer and educator. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Hernando discovered the magic of guitar while listening to 60's Rock. He later moved to Boston, MA where he received a B.A. in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music. After graduation he realized that there was something in music that had affected his experience so far but that he had not been able to pinpoint until then, something that went beyond composing and being on stage. It was music's ability to transcend other forms of learning by giving young people a new space to interpret the world and succeed. As a result, he decided to volunteer and later had the opportunity to work as the Music Clubhouse Coordinator in a Boston area youth development organization. With support from the community and the Music and Youth Initiative, he helped develop and run a program that gave inner city youth access to musical instruments and a recording studio. Currently serving as a MusicianCorps Fellow in San Francisco, Hernando serves at the Horace Mann Middle School in the Mission District and at June Jordan School for Equity in Excelsior.
- What does music mean to you?
- Music has allowed me to identify as an individual. As a child, I yearned for a path that would set me apart and when I found music I knew it was "it".
Now, music is a part of my daily life. It allows me to express myself and communicate with those around me.
- Why is the music-based service movement important to you?
- Musical thinking and the ability to communicate through music is to me as high priority for an individuals development as literary and math skills. The Music National Service upholds these belief by bringing music and artistic development to communities that need it.
- Musical Interests
- Composition, Performance, Promotion, Theory, Listening Appreciation
- Musical Expertise
- String
- My service mission:
- At Horace Mann Middle School, I provide instruction for guitar and ensemble classes during after-school programming, develop opportunities for arts integration and create music learning and performance opportunities for all school participants. At June Jordan High School, I'm instructing music classes and creating performance opportunities for students, as well as developing a teacher/student after school band.
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Hernando Buitrago's Videos
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I messed Up
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Teeth Solo
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Hernando Buitrago's Blog
One little nugget from my experience at the Walden School's Teacher Training Intensive
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 9:00pm 1 Comment 1 Like
June Jordan classroom recordings
Posted on April 19, 2011 at 1:39pm 2 Comments 3 Likes
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Check these recordings out from the music class at June Jordan School for Equity. The covers of Viva La Vida and Sunshine of Your Love are from 7th period classes. Tighten Up and the two original grooves were recorded by the after school band "Jaguar".
Most of these young musicians discovered much of their talent this year through bi-weekly…
Continue Moments of self doubt and delivering a good performance (Ms. Laura's students at MetWest High School)
Posted on February 25, 2011 at 4:22pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There is a town hall every Friday morning at MetWest High School in Oakland, CA where current MusicianCorps Fellow Laura Cambron serves two days a week. The town hall is an opportunity for the school community to share updates and highlight the amazing work that students do every week. On Friday, February 25 Fellows that serve in the Bay Area, including myself, had the opportunity to see Ms. Laura's students in action as they performed an original song and two covers. We came in early to…
Continue Ready to Roll
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 1:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Last Monday, January 17th, I spent the day with some of the students I've been teaching at Horace Mann Middle School and at June Jordan High School in San Francisco since the beginning of the school year. We went to Oakland School of the Arts for the Martin Luther King day of service event…
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