by Glen McCarthy | May 6, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks
When teaching a guitar class, always have a pocket or case loaded with extra picks for class. Students always need picks. A small plastic pick holder which has a self adhesive strip can be purchased for less than $2.00. Each one holds up to ten picks and I place one...
by Glen McCarthy | May 6, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks
Students inevitably need to get up and move around the classroom. The safest way to lay the guitar down is to place it top down with the strings against the floor. The tuners are also facing towards the ceiling and will not be moved as they would be if the student...
by Glen McCarthy | May 6, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks
When counting off for the class, play the rhythm with a muted strum on your guitar as you count. For instance if we are playing a 16th note warm-up I will strum muted sixteenth notes on the guitar as I count, “1e+a, 2e+a, 3e+a, 4e+a. The students hear the rhythm as...
by Glen McCarthy | May 5, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Gear, Tips + Tricks
Our friends at eMedia have a quick lesson for us on how to do power chords. It’s the same shape all along the fretboard and it sounds so cool. Tell your students, “Happy Birthday” when you teach it to them. [social_button...
by Glen McCarthy | May 1, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Stories, Tips + Tricks
Every year one of the challenges is motivating students after the concert is over. This year our concert was in mid-April, so that’s a long time before the end of school to convince students to keep practicing and learning new things. We are playing for the student...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 29, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Gear, Tips + Tricks
Who says there’s no manufacturing in the U.S.? Our friends at GHS Strings take you inside their manufacturing facility, show us how strings get made, and how they eventually get used to rock. Check out this short video. [social_button...
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