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What it takes to be an excellent modern guitar teacher

introducing topmusic pro's Essential Teaching Concepts for Modern Guitar Teachers course

When it comes to teaching guitar, the biggest influence weโ€™ll ever have is our own guitar teacher. This can be an awesome experience both for our guitar playing and teaching if we had a great teacher, but can also be severely limiting to our playing and detrimental to our own teaching if we had an inexperienced teacher who may become our only experience of how guitar should be taught. This course will bring your attention to essential, educational and even psychological concepts that you can implement into your teaching to become a truly wonderful modern guitar teacher.

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A comprehensive learning path of 18 lessons

  1. Lesson 1: Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals With Students
  2. Lesson 2: Training vs. Teaching
  3. Lesson 3: Chunking Information
  4. Lesson 4: Say It 3 Times, Play It 3 Times
  5. Lesson 5: Tabs vs. Sight Reading
  6. Lesson 6: Levelling & Layering
  7. Lesson 7: Teaching Private Lessons
  8. Lesson 8: How To Effectively Teach Groups
  9. Lesson 9: The Presentation Process
  10. Lesson 10: Tracking Progress
  11. Lesson 11: Having A Pathway
  12. Lesson 12: Linear vs. Geometric Learning
  13. Lesson 13: 7 Key Areas of Guitar
  14. Lesson 14: The 3 Pillars of Guitar Playing
  15. Lesson 15: Building A Habit of Daily Practice
  16. Lesson 16: Challenges & Checklists
  17. Lesson 17: The Chordbuster Routine
  18. Conclusion

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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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Essential Teaching Concepts for Modern Guitar Teachers

What it takes to be an excellent modern guitar teacher
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