5 Classroom Guitar Hacks

by Glen McCarthy | Aug 7, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized

If you’re starting a guitar program on a budget, you’re not alone. How do you buy guitars, store them, give your kids picks every 5 minutes when they lose them? Where does it end? It ends when you decide to do some or all of it yourself (or with the help...

9 Weeks of Classroom Guitar Diaries Compiled

by Glen McCarthy | Jul 31, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized

School is about to start – if it hasn’t already started. Your kids’ hands are itching to start playing guitar. You have so much to prep! What to do? We’ve got you covered. If you didn’t read Shelley’s Classroom Guitar Diaries as...

5 Ideas for the 1st Hour of Guitar Class

by Glen McCarthy | Jul 17, 2016 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized

What to teach? So many choices! I want to teach my kids something substantive, but I don’t want to scare them. I hope they walk away inspired. The first hour of your guitar class can be intimidating; fortunately, you can cover a lot in just a little time. Here’s a...

7 Real Classroom Questions Answered

by Glen McCarthy | Jul 6, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized

If you’ve ever attended a Teaching Guitar Workshop, you may have written a question, concern or comment on an anonymous sticky note for one of or guitar-teaching gurus to answer. If you’ve never been to a Teaching Guitar Workshop, that’s how we roll....

Bill Burke’s Sooper-Dooper Warm Up

by Glen McCarthy | Jul 3, 2016 | Classroom, Education, Gear, News, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized

Here’s a warm-up routine that works great in the classroom; private lessons; or individual practice. I have also used this in the Teaching Guitar Workshops. In a matter of less than four minutes, this exercise can be performed with great benefit. Some of the things...

4 Sites That Will Make You a Better Guitar Teacher

by Glen McCarthy | Jun 19, 2016 | Classroom, Education, News, Principles, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized, Videos

You’re a classroom guitar teacher and you’re having trouble planning lessons. Maybe your kids are getting better on guitar faster than you. You want to stay ahead of the curve, but when would you have time to take lessons and where would you find money in...