by Glen McCarthy | Feb 25, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks
BEGINNERS OF ALL AGES NEED TO IMPROVISE BEFORE READING FOR PITCH ACCURACY, FINGER POSITIONS AND EAR TRAINING. Before you have your students read notes or tab give them aural activities for learning left hand notes. Depending on the age of the learner the diatonic...
by Glen McCarthy | Feb 25, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Stories, Success Stories
Name: Skip Chaples (skip@guitarsnotguns.org) Organization: Guitars Not Guns (National Capital Area) www.gngnca.org Title: President What is Guitars Not Guns? How did it get started? Guitars Not Guns (GnG) was founded in San Jose California in July 2000 by Ray and...
by Glen McCarthy | Feb 25, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks
Bill Purse – Tip 2 Tip 2 – Steel strings exert a great deal of pressure on an acoustic guitar neck, whereas nylon strings exert less pressure. You should never place steel strings on an acoustic guitar made to utilize nylon strings.
by Glen McCarthy | Feb 20, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Gear, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Learn how to restring a classical guitar in this video courtesy of our friends at D’Addario.
by Glen McCarthy | Feb 18, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks
It is important to engage students in playing the guitar before teaching skills like note reading and rhythmic counting. Have a plan to get students playing before opening any method book. When starting each beginning guitar class, I have 7 songs that are written out...
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