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Class Assessment: What Do They Think?

April 15, 2015 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

Classroom Guitar Assesment Ideas

I recently observed a middle school guitar class using one of the best forms of assessment possible, and to top it off, it also implemented one of the best student attention getters possible. The teacher had the classroom equipped with microphones mounted high on the wall above the guitar class. They were plugged into a Read the Rest…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Teacher Training

Engage Your Students with Layered Learning

March 18, 2015 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

One of the unique features contained in the Consonus Music classroom guitar curriculum is the availability of layered learning materials. I have demonstrated the use of layered learning at many workshops and have done webinars on the subject, but I think that it is so valuable I would like to briefly mention it here and Read the Rest…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Teacher Training

Getting Started With Improvisation On Guitar

February 11, 2014 by Mike Christiansen

There are many ways that improvisation can be approached. Here is a sequential format that has been used successfully with many guitar students and provides a solid foundation for further study of improvisation. It seems as though guitarists come out of the womb playing the minor pentatonic scale. The E minor pentatonic scale is easy Read the Rest…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Teacher Training

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