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Guitar Lesson: “We Will Rock You” by Queen

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Few rock & roll songs are as iconic and universally known as “We Will Rock You” by Queen. Every school kid knows how to stomp-stomp-clap on the gym bleachers as the masses chant along. This song works splendidly for a newbie guitar player to learn to transition between three chords in a changing chord progression. […]

3 Things for Every New Student

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 Getting some new students who have taken lessons with another instructor? Eric shares his strategy for preparing transition students for success. “There are three things that I start every new student with. I would really suggest that you have these in some form for your lessons. Those three things are: Commitment sheet ‘Why?’ statement Goal […]

Transitioning New Students

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As soon as you begin teaching music, you will gain students who once took lessons from another instructor. Helping those students transition well is very important to their success with you. Clarifying expectations, defining the student’s “Why?” statement and helping the student set some goals will create an environment that will cause the student to […]

Don’t Be Intimidated by a Self-Teaching Student!

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Eric shares sixty seconds of encouragement for the instructor who is intimidated by self-teaching students. “I had a student come in this week and say, Mr. Eric! I’ve learned four new songs by myself over the course of the week!’ That’s exciting this is what I refer to as a self-teaching student. However, some instructors are […]

How to Set Up Skype for Lessons

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When using Skype for live video lessons, you need to complete the following steps to make sure you are ready to rock: Download Skype for your computer. Go to Skype.com and download the appropriate version of Skype for your computer. You can also use Skype on a variety of mobile devices with the same account […]

10 Tips for Your First Class

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This is a precursory lesson that should be consulted when launching any music class. Congratulations, instructor! You have worked hard to plan and promote a guitar class… and it worked! You will soon have as many as twelve aspiring guitarist sitting before you, eager to learn all you have to teach about this super-cool instrument. […]

Chord Voicing and Layering

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Sometimes the same old chords get… well, boring. Every guitar player can pick up an axe and hammer away at G, C and D in first position. When you sit around the campfire with your pickin’ and grinnin’ friends, spice up your strumming by layering the chords with different voicings. What is voicing? Have you […]