1. $how Me the Money!!!
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Setting up a guitar class can cost a fraction of what a band or orchestra class can cost. A tuba will run you $3000+, you can easily buy 25 guitars for that price (without an educator discount).
2. Follow-Up on Recorder
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Your little students have played recorder, get them onto a stringed instrument where they can play chords and single note lines. Guitar is an excellent gateway instrument.
3. Guitar and Singing Are a Perfect Marriage.
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Guitar is versatile; it can be a lead instrument or provide accompaniment for singers or a choir. So, let’s say your school does not have a piano or you don’t have a piano in your rehearsal room. Your guitar players are easy to get around.
4. Rich Music History
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Guitar is a great way of exploring Spanish music, Cowboy tunes, Blues, Appalachian Folk, and early Rock n’ Roll.