{"id":43579,"date":"2021-05-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/?p=43579"},"modified":"2021-05-08T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:40:14","slug":"member-spotlight-aiko-higuchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/member-spotlight-aiko-higuchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Aiko Higuchi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are just now wrapping up our Spring Grade Exams at CGC Academy. As always, there were some wonderful submissions. And we always relish the opportunity to pause and celebrate the many accomplishments of our members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end we are happy to share one of our Grade 1 submissions with you. The video below is from the Grade 1 submission of Academy member Aiko Higuchi (who was recently interviewed by Roger on the CGC Academy Member&#8217;s Podcast). 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