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7 To-Do’s Before the June
Photo credit: kconnors from morguefile.com You're just about there! The school year is coming to a close soon, your guitar class is ending, and you and your students are thinking about relaxing in the sun. That's all good, but don't check out just yet. Before you...
The End of Noodling or Take Back Your Guitar Class
When a student has an instrument in their hands, they want to use it. However, making "unwanted" sound can be distracting, slow down a class, and if I hear the lick from "Sweet Child of Mine" one more time, I'm gonna..... It's important to take noodling in stride,...
Classroom Guitar Diary – Guitar Sub Plan
The big question... What do I do with a sub? You could pop in a movie... But, I know that when kids come to my room, they expect to play instruments. Also, there are a ton of resources out there that can instruct anyone to do anything. So, here are some options for...
Classroom Guitar Diary – Week 7
The G and D chords and learning about a progression. I had a restful two week spring break! And so did most of my students so, I was a little worried about how much they would retain. Back to our regularly scheduled classes! I started this week's lesson letting...
All You Can Eat Guitar Ensemble Music
Being a musician helps you see patterns. So, after years of teachers telling us that they wanted more guitar sheet music for their classroom guitar programs, we started to see a pattern. Eureka! All you can eat guitar music. Step up to the buffet and start getting...
11 Ideas for a Big Guitar Program on a Tiny Budget
You're a teacher...even better...a school music educator! You have navigated budget cuts and lived to tell the tale, you are used to ambiguity (communicating through dots on a page), and you know you're going to have to figure out how to run your classroom guitar...
The Ultimate Barre Chord Blog
OK, your kids can play the notes on the first few strings and they can play a few chords in first position. They're excited, but they're constrained. Let me tell you, the first giant leap out of the box on guitar involves two words - Barre Chords! Using a few...
Classroom Guitar Diary – Week 6
Week 6...Tuning and Review It's about time the students know at least a little about tuning a guitar. Spring Break is around the corner and they will be taking trips, trying out their guitar skills at Grandma's on Mom's OLD guitar. It needs to be in tune. This...
Classroom Guitar Diary – Week 5
“Show me what you know” I’ve spent 4 weeks showing students where to put their fingers on the guitar and how to make sounds on this 6 string instrument. They learned to play the Em, G7 and C chords, single notes on the first 2 strings, reading on the staff and...
Teaching Guitar – A Classroom Diary – Week 4
Break was a hit! I was sick on the couch for most of the week. I’m sure some little sweetie forgot to wash his/her hands before sharing their germs with me on an instrument, door handle or hand hold. I did get a chance to sneak in a little trip to Barcelona, Spain...
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