by Glen McCarthy | Apr 23, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
We spend a lot of time talking about capos during the Teaching Guitar Workshops because they are an awesome tool! Capos create an artificial barre chord that effectively changes the position of the nut on your guitar. So if you and/or your guitar class are having...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 15, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
1. Give us some background on your teaching experience? I have taught guitar from elementary to college level and I learn new things every year! I love Brazilian music and get an opportunity with my top level students to play and perform some really hot tunes! I also...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 15, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
1. Tell us about your Guitar Teaching Experience? Guitar has always been my primary instrument, but schools rarely advertise an opening for a “guitar teacher”. After graduating with a degree in music education, I saw a posting for a chorus teacher at a...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 9, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Budgets stink and worse, they’re never big enough – especially if you’re trying to run a classroom guitar program. Luckily, you have options. There are tons of free tools out there from videos that will teach you guitar, to instructions on how to...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 30, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
I never slept through the night when I was in high school. Fortunately, I had some terrible classes – where I caught up on my sleep -, so that I could be wide awake for my great teachers! All over the world their are great teachers...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 26, 2015 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Tell us about your classroom guitar experience. I have been teaching guitar for 21 years at the same school. I even did my internship at this same school! My day consists of 3 Guitar I classes, 2 Guitar II, and 1 Guitar III/IV. All told that equals 186 students....