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Improvisation with the Major Pentatonic Scale

March 18, 2019 by Mike Christiansen 4 Comments

Guitar Improvisation with the Major Pentatonic Scale

To improvise over major chords, a very popular scale of choice is the major pentatonic. Read More.

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Playing Tips, Teacher Training, Uncategorized

How to Teach Composition to Guitar Students, Part 4 – How to Write A Melody

May 28, 2018 by Mike Christiansen 5 Comments

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There are probably dozens of approaches and techniques for writing a melody. The technique I would like to focus on works well with young students and offers a step-by-step approach to early endeavors in composition. Read More.

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Teacher Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: composition, guitar composition, writing melodies

How to Teach Composition to Guitar Students, Part 3 – Composition Form

April 9, 2018 by Michael Christiansen Leave a Comment

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In this installment of How to Teach Composition to Guitar Students, classroom guitar expert, Mike Christiansen, discusses composition form, the form of the song you are writing. Writing a song is like writing a story. Like writing words, the melody and the chords have to work together to make sense and have direction…Read More.

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Teacher Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: composition, guitar composition

Teaching Beginning Composition

October 2, 2017 by Mike Christiansen 2 Comments

Beginning Composition for Guitar and Ukulele

Classroom Guitar pedagogy expert Mike Christiansen gives tips for teaching beginning composition with guitar and ukulele. Read More…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Our Latest Blog Posts, Playing Tips, Student Tips, Teacher Training, Uncategorized

Private Guitar Teachers: What to Look For

May 15, 2017 by Mike Christiansen 1 Comment

Finding Private Teachers for Guitar by Mike Christiansen

In this video blog Guitar Pedagogy Expert Mike Christiansen gives you tips on what to look for in a private guitar teacher. You can also find a link to our self-study site where you can continue your guitar or ukulele studies with access to all the courses we offer. Read more…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Playing Tips, Student Tips, Teacher Training

Classroom Guitar: Tips for Tuning the Class

May 1, 2017 by Mike Christiansen 5 Comments

Classroom Guitar expert Mike Christiansen gives you tips and tricks for tuning your classroom guitar class. Quickly tune your class with the included video. Read more…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Playing Tips, Student Tips, Teacher Training

Memorizing Music

April 10, 2017 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

In this video blog Classroom Guitar expert Mike Christiansen gives you tips and tricks for memorizing music. Watch the Video…

Filed Under: Blog, Guitar, Playing Tips, Student Tips, Teacher Training

Classroom Guitar: How, When and Why to Use a Capo

March 20, 2017 by Mike Christiansen 1 Comment

Teaching Classroom Guitar: Use of the capo by Mike Christiansen

In this video blog, Consonus Classroom Guitar Curriculum author Mike Christiansen discusses how, when and why to use a capo. Probably the most common use of a capo is to change key but when teaching very young classroom guitar students… Watch the Video…

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Classroom Guitar: Silence is Golden

February 27, 2017 by Mike Christiansen Leave a Comment

Teaching Classroom Guitar Tips by Mike Christiansen

When teaching classroom guitar or classroom ukulele having some tools to get your class to quiet down can be essential. In this video-blog Mike Christiansen teaches the concept of “rest position” and gives you some tools to help calm the chaos. Watch the Video…

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Blues Licks for Classroom Guitar

January 31, 2016 by Jeremy Nivison

Teaching Classroom Guitar Tip: Blues Licks by Mike Christiansen

The blues song form, chord progression, and signature melodic motifs are elements that inform many  genre’s of music including jazz, rock & roll, country, and gospel music. The blues is of particular interest to guitar players as as it originated on the instrument. The tradition of guitar improvisation started with the blues and many of Read the Rest…

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