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STG News Desk – 04-03-2012

Interesting News and Articles for Guitar Teachers From Across the Web…   Teaching songs is overrated…riffs rule! – http://www.jimbowley.com/2011/05/songs-overrated-riffs-rule/ Great article from Music Teacher’s Helper…”Why Do You Teach?” – http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/why-do-you-teach/ 8 Ways To Get Better At Playing Guitar Chords – http://www.notplayingguitar.com/2010/05/8-ways-to-get-better-at-guitar-chords.html Gary Marcus: Guitar Zero And The Science Of Learning (courtesy of STG community member […]

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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 […]

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STG News Desk – 03-06-2012

Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web…   Here’s your chance to take guitar lessons from the mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey – http://www.northjersey.com/news/meneses-to-teach-guitar-class-1.846376 7 Mistakes Every Beginner Guitarist Makes – http://truefire.com/blog/sevens/7-mistakes-every-beginner-guitarist-makes/ From our friends over at GuitarTrump.com…How To Practice Guitar and Get Results – http://www.guitartrump.com/homebase/get-the-most-out-of-practicing-guitar/ From Copyblogger.net…Why Blind Obedience Is […]

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Guitar Teacher Interview 013 – Scott Jensen

One of the driving principles behind Start Teaching Guitar is that we can all learn from each other. This “Guitar Teacher Interview” series is a chance for us to hear from other guitar teachers around the world and hopefully get some ideas for our own teaching businesses. This interview is with Scott Jensen, from Minneapolis, […]

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Teaching Website Shoot-Out: WordPress vs Music Teacher’s Helper

In this article, I’ll be doing a “shoot-out” between two popular website platforms you can use to promote and manage your guitar teaching business: WordPress and Music Teacher’s Helper. They both have some real STRENGTHS they bring to the table, and also a few things they could do BETTER. I’ll go into both the good […]

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STG News Desk – 2-14-2012

Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web…   Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you don’t forget to pick up something nice for your “significant other” today :) Interesting article (with video) about Travis Perry, who invented a cool product to help people learn guitar chords…and ended up on the “Shark Tank” TV […]

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New Income Streams For Your Teaching Business – Part 3: Information Products

This is the final article in a 3-part series on new income streams for your teaching business. Like I’ve written about before, there are many more ways to make money as a guitar teacher than just by collecting lesson tuition. It’s always a good idea to diversify your income streams as much as possible, just […]

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STG News Desk – 1-31-2012

Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web…   Interview with Emil Werstler…good section about teaching guitar lessons – http://guitarinternational.com/2010/07/04/emil-werstler-avalanche-of-worms/ 10 ways to practice WITHOUT using a guitar – http://www.jemsite.com/blog/10-ways-to-practice-without-a-guitar/ Good article by Scott Imblum about how business networking can improve your teaching business – http://scottimblum.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/music-lessons-to-networking-guru/ Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation & EVH: […]

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NAMM 2012 – 6 New Products You Should Know About

I just got back from my first trip to the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA…it was amazing, overwhelming and exhausting all at the same time! I got to spend 4 exciting days checking out all the latest music gear, meeting some of my musical heroes and making some good business contacts. I thought I’d […]

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Miguel Bonachea

Guitar Teacher Interview 012 – Miguel Bonachea

One of the driving principles behind Start Teaching Guitar is that we can all learn from each other. This “Guitar Teacher Interview” series is a chance for us to hear from other guitar teachers around the world and hopefully get some ideas for our own teaching businesses. This interview is with Miguel Bonachea, originally from Cuba, […]

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