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Setting Up a Guitar Classroom
You convinced your principal to let you start a guitar program! Great! But what happens when you're in it for the long haul? Do you have all of the gear and equipment you need? Use this blog as a checklist or download the white paper to keep by your side. Guitars:...
5 Guitar Songs for When Winter Won’t End
I give up...It's too cold...This winter is never going to end! When you open your door and see a wall of snow at least you have your guitar. If you're not in Boston, you might be braving the cold and going to school. Here are a bunch of songs to try out with your...
Meet the Clinicians: Glen McCarthy
1. Tell us about your teaching experience? I started a HS program with two beginning guitar classes of 20 students each and after 30 years retired with 250 students playing guitar in a multi-level program. I now teach at George Mason University and at the Potomac...
Chord It Out! (Charting New Territory)
As a guitar class instructor, I think the most important thing I can do is make the learning meaningful for my students. While method books are great, if I taught from page 1 to the back cover as my sole instructional method, I truly feel like I would be committing...
Classroom Guitar and Cross Disciplines
Teaching classroom guitar is fun for kids. You play tons of music, work on getting better, learn theory and good practice habits. But, what if you want to unlock an even richer experience? You could integrate other disciplines! Bringing seemingly unrelated...
5 Hot Songs for Your Cold Guitar Class
Photo credit: StefaninLA from morguefile.com It's sooooo cold! It's the middle of winter, it makes you cold just thinking about getting out of bed. And, on top of it all, you have to teach guitar! Fortunately, there are a ton of hot, summer songs for guitar....
Social Media in the Guitar Classroom
Let's face it, everyone loves social media - especially kids. You might be sick of social media, but the good news is that you can use it to enhance your classroom guitar program. Teachers are creating twitter and pinterest boards in their classrooms. It's a fun...
Guitars in the Classroom on the Today Show
Jason Mraz became the new Arts Ambassador at Luther Burbank Elementary, one of three Guitars in the Classroom schools in San Diego. The Today Show reported on Mraz's involvement in the school and how arts integration is turning some of the worst performing schools...
Guitar-Economics – January 2015
Economic indicators in the U.S. defied the gravity of trends off shore at the close of the year. Guitar and Guitar Products Suppliers may see a boost in U.S. sales stemming from higher consumer confidence, falling gas prices, and lower unemployment rates. However,...
How Do I Learn to Play Guitar?!?!
You're teaching guitar in school and things are going..OK, but some of your students seem really good! They can play riffs that grab the attention of the class (including you). You begin to wonder if they might give you a pointer or two and your confidence about...
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