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Meet Ed Prasse – TGW Clinician
Tell us about your classroom guitar experience. I have been teaching guitar for 21 years at the same school. I even did my internship at this same school! My day consists of 3 Guitar I classes, 2 Guitar II, and 1 Guitar III/IV. All told that equals 186 students....
Meet Rob Goldsmith-TGW Clinician
Briefly describe one or more of your guitar teaching jobs. I taught middle school guitar for 13 years. I taught a 3 level program with 5 classes daily (2 beginning, 2 intermediate and 1 advanced). Each class had 25-40 students. I have also taught beginning guitar...
Meet Traci Bolton – TGW Clinician
1. Describe your experience as a classroom guitar teacher. I have been teaching guitar for 11 years at Lafayette High School. Lafayette offers 2 semester-long classes as part of the school day. I spend the majority of my day teaching classroom guitar and fill out...
5 Websites Every Classroom Guitar Teacher Must See
The nice thing about being a musician these days is that you can find so many resources online. You can buy your instrument online, get lessons online, jam with people online, upload your songs and videos, etc. You name it, it's online. That said, there's a lot of...
Creating Ensembles
by Bob Denney: tgwcanada@rogers.com Download the White Paper Performing with other musicians is a great way to share knowledge as well as acquire new skills and repertoire. The guitar is an instrument which is quite approachable and rewarding for those who learn to...
Setting Up a Guitar Classroom
You convinced your principal to let you start a guitar program! Great! But what happens when you're in it for the long haul? Do you have all of the gear and equipment you need? Use this blog as a checklist or download the white paper to keep by your side. Guitars:...
5 Guitar Songs for When Winter Won’t End
I give up...It's too cold...This winter is never going to end! When you open your door and see a wall of snow at least you have your guitar. If you're not in Boston, you might be braving the cold and going to school. Here are a bunch of songs to try out with your...
Meet the Clinicians: Glen McCarthy
1. Tell us about your teaching experience? I started a HS program with two beginning guitar classes of 20 students each and after 30 years retired with 250 students playing guitar in a multi-level program. I now teach at George Mason University and at the Potomac...
Chord It Out! (Charting New Territory)
As a guitar class instructor, I think the most important thing I can do is make the learning meaningful for my students. While method books are great, if I taught from page 1 to the back cover as my sole instructional method, I truly feel like I would be committing...
Classroom Guitar and Cross Disciplines
Teaching classroom guitar is fun for kids. You play tons of music, work on getting better, learn theory and good practice habits. But, what if you want to unlock an even richer experience? You could integrate other disciplines! Bringing seemingly unrelated...
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