Guitars for Vets promotes musical healing

“Through the healing properties of music, you [can] just escape,” says Alesa Arnett, satellite instructor for the San Antonio chapter of the national Guitars for Vets organization. “Guitars for Vets started in 2007, with a guitar instructor who was teaching guitar to a veteran who had Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),” she said. “They realized that beyond learning chords and melodies, guitar lessons became a beacon of hope, a channel for self-expression, and a catalyst for human connection.” Originally from Detroit, Mich., Arnett, a retired Air Force veteran, learned to play the guitar from her rock-and-roll musician father when she was...

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