by Glen McCarthy | May 12, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
“The students deserve for guitar to be a true option for music education….you don’t have to have a ton of skills to get started, but you have to be willing to seriously learn the instrument, or the kids will see right through you pretty quickly.” Name: Don Hicks...
by Glen McCarthy | May 12, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks
“My students entered a contest held by the alternative rock group Weezer and won! As a result, I was flown to Chicago to meet the band and we held a live webcast with the band and my students back in Kansas. This event had us on the front page of our paper and...
by Glen McCarthy | May 9, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks
When asked why he called his guitar “Trigger”, Willie Nelson explained, “Roy Rogers had a horse named Trigger. I figured: ‘This is my horse!'” A great way to get your students excited about guitar – and possibly even the history of...
by Glen McCarthy | Jan 27, 2014 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
Last year, our school district set off to do something new and incredibly special. Our Education Foundation (who provided my school with our classroom set of guitars) decided to organize a collaboration to serve as a fundraiser for the foundation’s endowment. The idea...
by Glen McCarthy | Jan 27, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks
“A Guitar Diary?” JOURNALING – A Rationale Encourage your students to document their progress with writing!In my high school guitar class I require my students to be organized with a three ring binder. In this notebook they can collect the handouts (songs and class...
by Glen McCarthy | Jan 19, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks
Most guitar curriculum begins by teaching the natural notes that fall within the Key of C. It is hard to create ensembles in that key because the F chord is so prominent in the rhythm part. Try these variations of the F chord to help make the Key of C come to life. I...
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