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Daryl Tomas

Guitar Teacher Interview 011 – Daryl Tomas

Posted on January 17, 2012 by in Guitar Teacher Interviews

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 Daryl Tomas from Tamarac, Florida in […]

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Negative Tapes

The Biggest Lesson I Learned In 2011

Posted on January 12, 2012 by in Being A Business Owner

In episode 14 of the STG podcast (available to STG All-Access members), I talked about the process I used to review the previous year and set goals for the new year. One part of that was reviewing the top 5 things I learned in the last year. I thought I’d take a minute and share […]

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STG News Desk – 1-10-2012

Posted on January 10, 2012 by in STG News Desk

Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web…   Interview with Steve Trovato…includes some great advice and info about being a guitar teacher From the TakeLessons.com blog, here are 3 essential tools to help you become a better guitarist (I would actually add a 4th tool to the list: a kitchen timer) […]

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Stuck In a Rut? How To Move Forward With Your Teaching Business!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by in Being A Business Owner

The new year is HERE and there are tons of ideas swimming around in your head about how you can make your teaching business more successful in 2012. Most of the time you know exactly what to do next; knowing what to do isn’t really the problem. The problem is often just taking action…taking that […]

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STG News Desk – 12-27-2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by in STG News Desk

Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web…   Interview with Dave Martone from Canada…good section about teaching guitar Courtesy of Susan Palmer, here are some free Jam Tracks in the 12 Major Keys 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Starting A Music Instruction Business Great article by Joe Walker at DeftDigits.com…31 Ideas […]

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Guitar Moose

Guitar Moose Review + Free Giveaway

Posted on December 20, 2011 by in Tools of the Trade

Dealing with PICKS can be one of the more frustrating aspects of being a guitar player…they’re always slipping out of your fingers, falling into the sound hole (if you play acoustic guitars) and generally getting lost. You never seem to have one around when you need it. I recently stumbled onto Guitar Moose…a company that […]

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New Income Streams For Your Teaching Business – Part 2: Affiliate Links

Posted on December 15, 2011 by in Being A Business Owner

There are more ways to make money as a guitar teacher than just collecting lesson tuition.  Income from your guitar lessons will probably always be your primary source of revenue, but there are some other cool things you can do on the side that can bring in some passive income for you, increase awareness of […]

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Paul Andrews

Guitar Teacher Interview 010 – Paul Andrews

Posted on December 13, 2011 by in Guitar Teacher Interviews

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 Paul Andrews from Ashford, […]

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Skype

Guest Article – How To Teach Guitar Lessons Using Skype

Posted on December 6, 2011 by in Tools of the Trade

My name is Joe Walker. I teach Skype guitar lessons as well as in-person lessons at my home teaching studio in Seattle, WA. I started my teaching business, Deft Digits Guitar Lessons, just five months ago, and I’m having a great time working with a variety of students in Seattle and through webcams. I’ve been […]

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Rocksmith

Rocksmith – A Guitar Teacher’s Perspective

Posted on December 1, 2011 by in Finding New Students

I’m sure you’ve heard about Rocksmith by now…it’s a new guitar-based video game similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band, except for one important difference: you play it using a REAL GUITAR! Those other “guitar-based” games were all basically just “guitar karaoke”…they helped you develop rhythm and timing a little bit, but those toy guitars […]

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