Stories from Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction
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Guitar Curriculum.com and the Austin Classical Guitar Society
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Aug 31, 2009
Several weeks ago a friend of mine referred me to these guys when we were discussing guitar curriculum. They're with the Austin Classical Guitar Society and have put together a killer website. They've started from the ground up and have written a comprehensive classical guitar curriculum. It's got daily lesson plans and a whole repertoire of graded music. The site is… Full Story »
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Beginning of the School Year Two-week Update
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Aug 21, 2009
Well, I've finished two weeks of school now and things are going well. I've got classes that are a good bit larger than last year (20, 21 and 23 I think). I've got my room rearranged kind of like a funky orchestral/band setup accept it's with my little desks. Music stands are next on my list. We've got three 3/4 and three full-size classical guitars ordered and the music store has now received them. He's setting… Full Story »
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Working on sitting position
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Aug 13, 2009
I took my home-made footstools to school and have introduced the students to a classical playing position. This has been very difficult to do in a large class setting. This year all three of my classes are over twenty kids.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Classical Guitar
- Guitar
- Lesson
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Make Your Own Guitar Footstools
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Aug 9, 2009
This weekend, my son, Matthew and I made 27 footstools for my guitar classes at school. This simple and economical design is based on an idea I got from Suzanne Shull at the GAMA Teaching Guitar Workshop in Atlanta a… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Classical Guitar
- Guitar
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Gama Guitar Workshops
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Feb 14, 2009
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Topics:
- Guitar
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Arranging ensemble music for beginner middle school guitar students
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Feb 14, 2009
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Topics:
- Guitar
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Guitar Lessons in Oxford, MS 38655
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Nov 27, 2008
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Bill Swick's Beginning Guitar Class Review
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Nov 25, 2008
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Topics:
- Guitar
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Simplified Chords in Musical Notation
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Nov 15, 2007
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Topics:
- Chords
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Hal Leonard Guitar Method
Adventures in Classroom Guitar Instruction &bull Nov 14, 2007
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Topics:
- Guitar
