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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Matthew Hinsley has greatly distinguished |
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himself through his work as executive director of the Austin |
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Classical Guitar Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A music educator and classically trained guitarist, |
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Matt Hinsley attended Interlochen Arts Academy, the Oberlin |
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Conservatory of Music, and The University of Texas at Austin; |
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before being named executive director of the Austin Classical |
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Guitar Society in 2003, he served as the organization's board |
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president and founded its Community Concert Series, which he also |
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directed from 1998 to 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, The ACGS began as a guitar club, with a small |
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education program at McCallum High School staffed by volunteer |
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music graduate students from UT; as the group began to grow, Dr. |
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Hinsley recognized the need for a more formal curriculum, and he |
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spent four years developing the system, which involves studying |
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music theory, reading music, gaining technical skills, and |
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rehearsing and performing; today, the society's full-time |
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educators teach and train others to teach, and more than 1,500 |
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students from 30 area schools, including the Texas School for the |
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Blind and Visually Impaired, are enrolled in the program; |
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participants have earned awards at national guitar ensemble |
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competitions as well as scholarships to continue their studies in |
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college; moreover, the ACGS curriculum created by Dr. Hinsley is |
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now used internationally; and |
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WHEREAS, One vital part of the program's education outreach |
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is providing free instruments and lessons to low-income students |
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who want to participate; in addition, Dr. Hinsley has fostered a |
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partnership with the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center, where |
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young men and women take for-credit ACGS music classes and can |
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continue to study after their release with private lessons at no |
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cost; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his creation and development of the ACGS |
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program, Matt Hinsley has transformed classroom guitar education in |
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Austin and in so doing, he has made a positive difference in the |
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lives of thousands of young people in the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Matthew Hinsley for his contributions |
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to the community through the Austin Classical Guitar Society and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Hinsley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |