by Glen McCarthy | Jul 9, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
5 Ideas for Large Classes The trickiest part about managing a large class is getting everyone on the same page and keeping them there. (Anybody have a megaphone?) Attention gets diverted easily and extraneous chatter spreads like wildfire. Here are five ideas to make...
by Glen McCarthy | Jul 9, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks
How to Win Over Bad Students and Influence Classes Every teacher – whether they’re presiding over guitar or Algebra – has had a class utterly ruined by a bad student. Student with bad attitude, tough home life, too many jokes (funny or not); somehow they managed to...
by Glen McCarthy | May 28, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
No matter how much time, effort and passion you put in, sometimes a class just gets away from you. The variables are many, and there’s no way to anticipate every issue before arises. But you can get more out of each class by employing a few simple tips: 1. C’mon, Get...
by Glen McCarthy | May 28, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
The only way to get better on the guitar is to practice. One advantage to having students play guitar in school is that there is a set time built into their schedule for playing guitar every day. As their instructor though, I am wanting more. I want to take these...
by Glen McCarthy | May 12, 2014 | Classroom, Education, Principles, Stories, Success Stories, Tips + Tricks, Uncategorized
“When I had the chance to teach at 4-5 grade level I chose to use guitar as the teaching device/instrument. Its combination of note playing and chord playing is what caused me to use it.” Name: Leon Enneking School: Batesville Middle School, Batesville,...
