by Derrick Fraser | Jun 28, 2017 | Business, Education, Industry
This past May, NAMM continued its annual advocacy effort in Washington D.C., bringing a contingent of nearly 100 music industry delegates, representing 35 states, to Capitol Hill to advocate for music and arts education in the public schools. An integral figure in the...
by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Education, GAMA, Success Stories
Lead Guitar establishes and maintains sustainable, year-long classical guitar programs in public schools with low or no access to the arts. Using music and an instrument with “cool” factor, Lead Guitar establishes daily in-school instruction with the aim of keeping...
by admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Education, GAMA, Success Stories
For just $200, Guitars for Vets can provide one Veteran with 10 weeks of individualized guitar instruction, a new acoustic guitar and a complete guitar accessory kit. A recent grant of $6,000 from GAMA will enable Guitars for Vets to launch six new chapters over the...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 22, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Classrooms should not be dreary places. They should be delightful, engaging, inspired and everywhere you look you should have a chance to learn and grow. That’s why we put together some ideas for essential posters for your classroom guitar program. Notes on the...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 1, 2016 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
You’ve been drilling your classroom guitar students for two months; teaching them open chords and the notes on the strings. Well, it’s almost Halloween – time for a crash course in tritones! Halloween brings out the augmented 4th or diminished 5th in...
by Glen McCarthy | Sep 25, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
It’s a tradition at every Teaching Guitar Workshop to give attendees sticky notes so they can write down questions as they arise. When there is a critical mass of stickies the TGW Clinicians answer all of them. Not surprisingly lots of attendees ask questions...
