Austin Classical Guitar

We’d love to share a story where two worlds of ACG Education came together in a beautiful way:

Since 2012, ACG has offered Texas’ only Guitar Ensemble Concert and Sight Reading Contest. Structured after similar events for band and orchestra that promote teaching community and quality, over a thousand students and teachers gather and perform concerts they have worked hard on throughout the year and test their sight reading abilities. We now offer this event in six locations across the state to serve our many partner programs.

Since about the same time, we have also been privileged to create and sustain Texas’ first and only daily, for-credit performing arts course for young people incarcerated in the Juvenile Justice system. We currently provide daily instruction in Travis, Williamson, and Dallas Counties. However, in all of Texas history, students in detention have never had the opportunity to participate in events like Concert & Sight Reading Contest.

Until now.

“All three of my groups received the highest rating,” gushed Dr. Noe Garcia, our teacher in Dallas County, whose students were able to participate by audio recording submission. “I was very excited for them, as many of my students shared that they have never previously received trophies or medals. It is especially meaningful to be able to provide this experience for them…”

Read Noe’s full reflection and get a behind-the-scenes look at one of these wonderful events here: https://austinclassicalguitar.org/juvenile-justice-new-experiences-big-accomplishments/

https://youtube.com/shorts/7PjMNde331s

Special thank you to the Meadows Foundation for their support of these programs. We’re so grateful to be able to share achievements like this with you.

Concert & Sight Reading 2026 - Austin In 2012, ACG in collaboration with Austin ISD, built the first Large Guitar Ensemble Concert and Sight Reading Contest. Structured after UIL competitions, st...