Do you ever wish you could understand why your students respond to your lessons the way they do? Maybe you’d love to know what strengths and weaknesses you bring to your guitar teaching business so you could get help with the things that could make you more successful? Understanding personality types and how they interact […]
STG 056: Teaching Guitar To Kids
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STG 054: Guitar Pedagogy Basics
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STG 050: 7 Things You Might Be Doing To Drive Your Guitar Students Away
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STG 048: Fretboard Theory – Interview With Desi Serna
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STG 038: Teaching Music Theory -vs- Teaching Songs
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https://media.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/content.blubrry.com/startteachingguitar/STG038.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this episode, I’ll be talking about two very different approaches to teaching guitar: leading off with music theory or going with songs, instead. There’s quite a bit of contention about this and lots of guitar teachers who fall on one side of […]
STG 036: How To Be a GREAT Guitar Teacher
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STG 029 : How To Be A Musical Troubleshooter
In this episode, I’m going to give you a HUGE SECRET for being a better guitar teacher…how to TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS with your student’s guitar playing. Troubleshooting skills are ESSENTIAL for helping your students overcome weaknesses and make better progress on the guitar…they really are one of the primary things that separate a GOOD guitar teacher […]
The “Taylor Swift” Guide To Teaching Guitar
You may not be a big fan of Taylor Swift, but my daughter first introduced me to her music 3 or 4 years ago. She’s a really gifted songwriter, and I have to confess that this middle-aged “rocker dude” can occasionally be found with a Taylor Swift song or two playing on his iPod. She’s […]
How To Teach Absolute Beginners
When you’re working with someone who is brand new to the guitar, it’s important to help them get some results pretty quickly. Lots of beginners will quit because they think it’s too hard, unless you help them find some small “wins” along the way early on in the process. (more…)
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