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How to learn from your guitar-teaching mistakes

introducing topmusic pro's 30 Guitar Teacher Mistakes and How to Avoid Them course

In this course, letโ€™s go over the top 30 mistakes guitar teachers make and how we can learn from them. The important thing to remember is that no matter where you are now, you can always improve. So whether youโ€™re making 1, 10, 25 or even all 30 of these mistakes, completing this course will only have positive results for you and all of your students.

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A comprehensive learning path of 20 lessons

  1. Intro - 30 Guitar Teacher Mistakes
  2. Mistake 1: Teaching Sight Reading Too Early
  3. Mistake 2: Teaching Everybody The Same Way
  4. Mistake 3: Not Teaching Young Students
  5. Mistake 4: Only Using Private Lessons
  6. Mistake 5: Not Advertising
  7. Mistake 6: Not Teaching Creativity
  8. Mistake 7: Not Teaching What The Student Wants
  9. Mistake 8: Not Using Technology
  10. Mistake 9: Not Using Drum Loops
  11. Mistake 10: Not Playing Games
  12. Mistake 11: Not Aligning Lessons With Your Students' Goals
  13. Mistake 12: Not Being Organised
  14. Mistake 13: Not Using A Booking System
  15. Mistake 14: Not Writing Things Down
  16. Mistake 15: Not Having A Website
  17. Mistake 16: Not Taking Progress Logs With Your Students
  18. Mistake 17: Not Having A Progression Plan
  19. Mistake 18: Not Planning For Lessons
  20. Mistake 19: Driving To Students' Houses

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Michael Gumley

Founder and CEO of Melbourne Guitar Academy and Head of Guitar at TopMusic

Michael Gumley is founder at Melbourne Guitar Academy, creator of Guitar Dojo Online and Guitar Ninjas, and TopMusicโ€™s Head of Guitar. He rocked his start at guitar playing at age 15 and was instantly hooked. Michael brings his passion for music and love of all things guitar to every lesson, and seeks to help students capture that same excitement and wonder on their own journeys.

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30 Guitar Teacher Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

How to learn from your guitar-teaching mistakes
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