Learn the fundamentals to teach improvisation
Most state music standards for guitar include improvisation as a compulsory skill, but do you know how to teach it? This webinar demonstrates a step by step method that will have students improvising over chord progressions while learning the building blocks of melodic improvisation.
Learn the 4 Basic Skills of Improvisation
1. Target chord tones
2. Adding interesting rhythms to the chord tones.
3. Connecting chord tones with the chord-scale.
4. Use call and response to add structure
To get the handout that goes with this webinar please register for the free Teacher Evaluation License. Login to the OLS, Go to the Teacher Development Tab and click on webinars & videos, open the webinar and download the .pdf .
Introduction to Classroom Guitar Pedagogy
Successfully teaching classroom guitar is all about having a plan and the tools. In this webinar Mike Christiansen lays out the key knowledge and skills that every guitar student needs to learn as the basis for a sound classroom curriculum. He then shows you how to teach it using innovative strategies such as layered learning for differentiated instruction. Blending learning is featured prominently in this webinar.
To get the handout that goes with this webinar please register for the free Teacher Evaluation License. Login to the OLS, Go to the Teacher Development Tab and click on webinars & videos, open the webinar and download the .pdf .
Build a Successful Guitar Studio
Guitar is easily the most popular instrument on the planet, and there’s no shortage of students who’d like to learn to play. Setting up your own guitar instruction business can be profitable and rewarding if you know how to go about it. In this webinar Mike Christiansen will give you priceless pointers on marketing, managing, and teaching in your own private lesson studio.
