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 [...]
STG 017 : Guitar Teacher’s Job Description
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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll talk about the “job qualifications” for a successful guitar teacher and how to make sure you’re doing everything you need to do to get your students the best results. I go into MUCH greater detail about each item in the podcast, but here’s a rough [...]
STG 012 : The Secret to Getting Results and Staying Motivated (Part 2)
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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll get into more about my “secret formula” for being successful in your guitar teaching business and tell you how to apply it to your guitar students so they can be more motivated and get better results. This episode (part 2) is all about how to [...]
STG 011 : The Secret to Getting Results and Staying Motivated (Part 1)
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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll tell you my “secret formula” for being successful in your guitar teaching business and how using it will help you stay motivated and avoid getting burned out. This episode (part 1) is all about how to apply these principles to your teaching business. In part [...]
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. Take The Next Step! Enter your [...]
Helping Your Students Break The Speed Limit
One of the big things many developing guitar players want to be able to do is play fast, clean technical passages on the guitar. It seems elusive for many players, but there’s a system for this, just like everything else. If this is one of your students long-term musical goals, they will need to have [...]
Using Written Practice Schedules With Your Students
Just like writing down your goals helps them to come to pass, writing out a practice schedule helps you plan and do the things that will make you the guitar player you want to be. Like I’ve mentioned before, your students need to know exactly WHEN they’re going to practice, for how LONG, and exactly [...]
Sure You Can Play, But Can You Teach?
There are lots of people out there who call themselves “guitar teachers”, but all teachers are NOT created equal. Just because you might be a great PLAYER, that doesn’t automatically make you a great TEACHER! There are 2 kinds of guitar teachers: GOOD ones and BAD ones… If you’re a good guitar teacher you will [...]
It’s All About Results
This is the ultimate test of whether or not you’re doing your job as a teacher: are your students GETTING RESULTS? This is true for teachers of EVERY subject…not just for guitar. Always remember this: your students aren’t paying your for your TIME. They aren’t paying you for INFORMATION about the guitar, either…they can get [...]
Death By Guitar Method Book
I started playing guitar twice…once in the 4th grade (that lasted about 3 weeks) and again when I was 18. One of the reasons I quit guitar in the 4th grade was because my teacher shoved a method book in my face and basically said “learn this”. Lucky for me, I eventually tried it again, [...]
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Rocksmith – A Guitar Teacher’s Perspective
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Death By Guitar Method Book
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Sure You Can Play, But Can You Teach?
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The “Taylor Swift” Guide To Teaching Guitar
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The Biggest Lesson I Learned In 2011
- STG News Desk – 05-01-2012
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STG 022 : Teaching Guitar In the 21st Century
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Guitar Teacher Interview 015 – Kyle Ohlenkamp
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5 Things You MUST Do After You Get a New Student
- STG News Desk – 04-17-2012
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Donnie Schexnayder: Thanks, Kyle...yep, it\'s definitely possible!...
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Stephen Dempster: Hi Donnie and everyone, I teach full time 75 st...
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