by Glen McCarthy | Feb 3, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
A Day in the Life – Concert is a Success Why was I worried…I shouldn’t have doubted them for a second. An incredible concert today, and the students were very proud of their work (as was I). We do have a little work to do on performance skills (resting position,...
by Glen McCarthy | Feb 1, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
A Day in the Life – Our First Gig Today is our first gig! We are performing for the Kansas Regional Teachers of the Year. Just last year, I was a part of that group- and boy what an experience that was. As a local teacher of the year in Kansas you are afforded the...
by Glen McCarthy | Jan 28, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
A Day in the Life – First Chord Test This last week was our first chord test in guitar class. I kind of follow the teaching sequence lined out in our text (Essential Elements for Guitar) in introducing easy C and G7 and then adding D7. I move pretty quickly from easy...
by Glen McCarthy | Nov 12, 2012 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Do you have any tried and true classroom procedures when students work in pairs? Whenever possible, have students working in pairs and trios as they learn best from each other. Ensure that there is a focused task for what they are doing. If they are learning a new...
