Corey Christiansen

Caine College of the Arts

Music

A Grammy-nominated guitarist, Corey Christiansen has built an international career by being both an influential recording artist/performer and educator. Corey has released five recordings as a leader (Awakening, Roll With It, Outlaw Tractor, Lone Prairie, Factory Girl and Dusk) to critical acclaim and has helped pioneer the fusion of jazz and the music of the American frontier. Regarding this fusion of music and his recording Factory Girl, Andy Summers of “The Police” had this to say: “Maybe he has created a new genre here. Avant Folk, maybe?”

 

Corey directs the USU guitar program, noted as one of the top 25 guitar programs in the US. He has previously held positions at the renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and as an artist-in-residence at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media. He is a sought-after music educator and consultant at many of the top music institutions around the world.

 

With over 70 publications as author or co-author, and close to 40 educational video lessons at Musiclessons.com, Corey has paved the way for online music learning for the past 15 years. He consults for and is director of music curriculum at Educational Advantage, a fully accredited online high school.