An Archive of Guitar Related Articles

 

10 Lesson Plans from the Virginia Directors Association

 
10 Professional Suggestions by Bill Swick

 

10 Quick Things to Make Your Guitar Class Most Successful by Bill Swick

 

10 Reasons You Should Play Classical Guitar by Pauline France

 

10 Things Every Studio Should Have by Bill Swick

 

10 Things that will Make Your Life Easier by Bill Swick

 

30 Things Directors May do to Bring Recognition to Their Program by Bill Swick

 

Alternative Music Classes: Why Not Guitar? by Bill Swick

 

Backward Assessment Model for Four Years by Bill Swick

 

Being Prepared Prior to the Start of the School Year by Bill Swick

 

Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program-by Bill Swick

 

Curriculum Engine for Year One-Beginning Guitar by Bill Swick

 

Deeper Learning-Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

Distance vs. In-Person Learning by Darin Au

 

Dividing Music into Parts by Allen Mathews

 

Does What You Don't Know Hurt? -Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

Don't Think that Beautiful Apples Taste Better-Allen Mathews 

 

Evaluating Guitar Performance: Using a Comprehensive Assessment by Christopher Perez

 

Guitar Ensemble Graded Repertoire Criteria-Virginia Music Education Association

 

Guitar for the Non-Guitarist Music Educator-Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

History of Guitar Education in the U.S. Timeline

 

How to Evaluate a Method Book Excerpt from Bill Swick’s Teaching Beginning Guitar Class: A Practical Guide

 

Minimizing Left-Hand Tension-Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

National Opportunity to Learn Standards-National Association for Music Education

 

Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States by Bill Swick

 

Positioned for Success by Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

Qualities of an Effective Music Educator Self-Reflection Quiz by Bill Swick

 

Reading and Playing Guitar Out of Open Position by Christopher Perez

 

Responding to COVID-19 in the Guitar Classroom - Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

Rewards and Accomplishments by Bill Swick

 

Right-Hand Basics: Tone or Twang? -Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

School Guitar Teachers Annual Survey Results-2021 by Bill Swick

 

Seize Your Moment-Ernesto de la Cruz -Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

Six Considerations for Teaching Note-Reading First by Bill Swick

 

The ELL Student in the Guitar Classroom by Dr. Ricardo Paz and Eduardo Trujillo

 

The Guitar: Symbol of Change - Dr. Kevin Vigil

 

The State of Public-School Classroom Guitar in the United States by Bill Swick

 

Top 6 1/2 Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know Part 1 by Christopher Perez

Top 6 1/2 Things Beginner Guitarists Should Know Part 2 by Christopher Perez

 

Tuning and Changing Strings by Bill Swick

 

Tuning and Changing Strings by Darin Au

 

Using Moveable Major Scales for Improvisation by Jayson Martinez