by Glen McCarthy | Sep 22, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
Do you have suggestions for preparing a student that might want to major in guitar before they take private lessons? Here are a few ideas to start you off. 1. Guitar programs tend to divide into jazz and classical majors. Find out about your student’s favorite...
by Glen McCarthy | Sep 22, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
How Do You Teach Special-Needs Students? Use adaptive tools such as adaptive picks, chord buddy, bass-only chords, and shorter, less complex assignments. [social_button button=”facebook”...
by Glen McCarthy | Sep 15, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks
Most of your students will excel at guitar, but some are going to discover playing the guitar is far harder than imagined and just give up. Don’t let them ruin it for the rest of the class. Negativity from one or two discouraged students can spread throughout...
by Glen McCarthy | Sep 15, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
One of the hardest things to do as a classroom guitar instructor with your beginning guitar players is to add new notes or chords and then jump right into a rehearsal. Those young little minds need some time to make those new connections. When I first started...
by Glen McCarthy | Sep 9, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
Nothing sounds less interesting and uninspiring than a classroom full of guitarists strumming chords with the same dynamic range and timbre throughout a song. Think of musical ways for students to use left and right hand articulation to color the examples while...
