by Glen McCarthy | Oct 27, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
Do I need humidifiers for the room? For individual guitars? Do I need them at all? Think about this. 1. Humidifiers are necessary in dry climates. 2. For individual guitars – damp-it; try using old film containers. 3. In a room, you might get away with a jug of water....
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 27, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks
When another teacher requests to remove a disruptive student from his/her class, the logical place to move that student is guitar class. And why not, what kid does not love guitar? This scenario most often occurs when the class is in its tenth week and moving along...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 20, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
How do you know whether to start a piece with your i finger or your m finger? You will most typically start with i, however it is really situational. If you have to do a backwards string crossing to start with i you should choose to start with m. Remember, you can...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 13, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks
I wanted to share a very cool idea from my friend Jane who teaches guitar at a middle school up in Nebraska. She decided that during parent teacher conferences this year, that when students brought their parents to come discuss their grade – that they were going to do...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 6, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks
Adding new students to the guitar class after several weeks of school starting is a bad idea for everyone involved, and yet it happens. Have a plan in place how to deal with students who join the class after the class has learned all of the notes on the first three...
by Glen McCarthy | Oct 6, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
Philosophy in teaching guitar. If you want to divide a room of guitar teachers fast…just bring up TAB. Strong feelings abound! Here’s my take…. 1. TAB is important. 2. Teaching students to be literate musicians (who can read sheet music on a staff) is important. 3....
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