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Teaching Forearm Placement

by Glen McCarthy | Nov 24, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks

Forearm Placement in Pick-style vs. Fingerstyle What are the differences in forearm placement in pick style vs. fingerstyle? Think about this. 1. Forearm position is largely the same for pick style and fingerstyle. 2. The difference is the angle the hand is in...

Teaching Tuning – Part I

by Glen McCarthy | Nov 24, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks

Tune UP to the reference note. By tightening the tuning key you prevent the string from slipping. If the pitch of the string is higher than the reference pitch, lower the string just below the reference pitch and then tighten it up to match the tuning track. This is...

Make Your Guitar Class a Guitar Club

by Glen McCarthy | Nov 17, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks

Most guitar students have not belonged to anything bigger than themselves until guitar class. Few guitar students have the experience of being on a football team, being in scouts, etc. The guitar class is often the first exposure to teamwork and belonging to something...

Guitar Class Assessment

by Glen McCarthy | Nov 17, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks

Guitar Class Assessment by Jerry Snyder I have found that the following individual testing method worked very well in the Guitar Class. The student starts with 30 points. Points are then deducted in the six categories; each category is worth 5 points. At the end of...

How Do You Play Staccato on the Guitar?

by Glen McCarthy | Nov 10, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks

How Do You Play Staccato on the Guitar? Relieve the pressure in the left hand after playing the note, or stop the string with i or m in the right hand (or the pick) or both : ) [social_button button=”facebook”...
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