TEACHING GUITAR WORKSHOPS
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Teaching Rhythm
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...
The Shape of Power Chords
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 button="facebook"...
Composition – Guitar Class Songwriting Activity
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...
A Day in the Life of a String
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 button="facebook"...
Hammer-On, Pull-Off
Our friends at eMedia show us how to do hammer-ons and pull-offs in this short video. Teach these techniques to your class and watch the soloist rise to the occasion. [social_button button="facebook"...
Bill Purse Tip 10
Bill Purse - Tip 10 Tip 10 - Picks or plectrums come in many sizes, styles, and materials. Take some time and go into a music store and try out several different pick styles and listen to the results. Try single lines and chords when trying out the different picks...
Night of the Arts Concert
Night of the Arts Concert Posting some highlights of our concert at our school’s Night of the Arts. Every year we have all our performing groups play a short 30 minute set while we also have a juried art show. The event has been very popular at our school. This...
Change Bass Guitar Strings
Restring Your Bass Guitar with GARY BRAWER courtesy of Jim Dunlop [social_button button="facebook" furl="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teaching-Guitar-Workshops/98983006090?ref=ts&fref=ts" flayout="standard " fwidth="450" faction="like"...
An Ounce of Technique, a Pound of Application
For every ounce of technique taught, there needs to be a pound of application. There is no shortage of guitar method books. Few however offer the amount of application needed to teach a large guitar class. Most methods are designed for individual or small class...
Guitar All-State in Florida and New Mexico
At first glance, Florida and New Mexico seem to have very little in common. Dry, high desert New Mexico with its sparse and far-flung population would seem to be the opposite of lush, green Florida with its big cities and miles of ocean playgrounds. New Mexico and...
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