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A Day in the Life – Concert is a Success
A Day in the Life – Concert is a Success Why was I worried…I shouldn’t have doubted them for a second. An incredible concert today, and the students were very proud of their work (as was I). We do have a little work to do on performance skills (resting position,...
A Day in the Life – Our First Gig
A Day in the Life – Our First Gig Today is our first gig! We are performing for the Kansas Regional Teachers of the Year. Just last year, I was a part of that group- and boy what an experience that was. As a local teacher of the year in Kansas you are afforded the...
Notes in a Chord
When should we introduce the theory behind identifying the notes in a chord & behind moveable chords? Unlike those who deal with “theoretical physics”, in guitar class we deal with practical, not “theoretical”, chords. As soon as students have a reasonable...
A Day in the Life – First Chord Test
A Day in the Life – First Chord Test This last week was our first chord test in guitar class. I kind of follow the teaching sequence lined out in our text (Essential Elements for Guitar) in introducing easy C and G7 and then adding D7. I move pretty quickly from...
A Day in the Life – Folk Song Revelation
A Day in the Life – Folk Song Revelation Most of the time, we get to the folk songs that are in our Essential Elements for guitar books, and I think, “There is no way the kids are going to like this song”, so many times I gravitate to the more rock oriented tunes....
A Day in the Life – An Ode to Week Two
A Day in the Life – An Ode to Week Two Week two in guitar class we concentrated pretty heavily on notation on strings one and two. Most all of my students learned the notes B,C,D,E,F, and G in sixth grade with their introduction to guitar. So theoretically this is...
A Day in the Life – Fretboard Test
A Day in the Life – Fretboard Test As 2013 started I was dealt a new batch of students in all my sections. I teach 4 sections of sixth grade general music (we do a 6 week unit on the guitar as an introduction to the instrument as a part of this class), and two...
A Day in the Life – Teaching Middle School Guitar
A Day in the Life – Teaching Middle School Guitar John Lennon sings … “I read the news today oh, boy About a lucky man who made the grade” I start this blog today as a very lucky man. One who has been fortunate enough to have found a line of work that makes me...
Suggestions for Sub-Plans
Suggestions for sub-plans? Plans for substitutes are tricky in a guitar class. I never had the kids get the guitars out on those days. They most often did worksheets related to the guitar. Several of the textbooks include a teacher manual, and there are great...
A Personal Approach to Guitar Education
A Personal Approach to Guitar Education, By Bob Morris It is often difficult to convince school administrators and some teachers that guitar can be effectively taught in a classroom setting. They often have of a vision of disorganization with a cacophony of...
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