by Glen McCarthy | Apr 25, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
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...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 17, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
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...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 10, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
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...
by Glen McCarthy | Apr 3, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
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...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 27, 2016 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
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...
by Glen McCarthy | Mar 20, 2016 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized, Videos
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!...
