by Glen McCarthy | Apr 1, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks
Bill Purse – Tip 7 Tip 7 – Using a strap will give the music educator the greatest mobility in a professional situation. The strap can remain on the guitar while you are seated so that the you can continue playing if you need to go to another area of the...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 1, 2013 | Classroom, Gear, Tips + Tricks
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by Glen McCarthy | Mar 25, 2013 | Classroom, Education, News, Tips + Tricks
Bill Purse – Tip 6 Tip 6 – Some string manufacturers (La Bella brand is one) make nylon classical strings that are called Folk Guitar Strings. These are different from regular classical strings in the fact that they have ball-ends and don’t have to be tied...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 22, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Stories, Success Stories
Eight high school boys in matching maroon T-shirts are focused intensely on Travis Marcum, our Director of Education. They are sitting with their left feet on footstools, holding classical guitars, playing a piece of music beautifully together. Their playing is not...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 22, 2013 | Classroom, Education, Tips + Tricks
Busy times at South Middle School! It’s been nearly a month since my last post….wow. We’re on spring break this week, and it always seems like the rest of the year just flies from this point on. When we return to class next week, we have a mere two...
