Guitar

Duluth Middle School is located in Duluth, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The school has an enrollment of 1,300 students with over 800 participating in orchestra, chorus, band, or guitar. The guitar program currently has 280 students enrolled in grades 6-8, under the direction of Anthony Baglio. The Duluth Middle School Guitar Program originated as a general music class in 2008, becoming one of the first middle schools in Gwinnett County to offer a performing guitar ensemble. Year-long guitar ensembles were then established in 2012, and today, guitar is a fully established fine art with six year-long classes and an honors ensemble. In 2014 and in 2024, the Duluth Guitar Ensemble was featured on GCPS TV in the ArtStage Sounds of the Season program. In 2018, 2020, and 2022 the Duluth Guitar Ensemble performed at the GMEA in-service conference. Continuing our mission to expand our presence in the community, the Duluth Guitar Ensemble has performed several times at Eddie Owens Red Clay Music Foundry, located in the heart of the Duluth Community. The DMS guitar program continues to grow thanks to the addition of guitar programs developing in elementary feeder schools as well as the ongoing support of faculty, staff, and administration of Duluth Middle School. The mission of Duluth Middle School is to inspire all students to achieve academic excellence and to embrace the rigor required to thrive in a global society.