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Professional Development and Curriculum for Classroom Guitar

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BLOG

Welcome to the Professional Development Blog

Below you’ll find a wealth of information on teacher training, playing tips, student tips and more.  We’ve also included an archive of our past webinars.  This blog is ever expanding so make sure you check back often!

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Guitar Pedagogy for the Non-Guitarist Music Educator
Building a District Guitar Program
What Classroom Guitar Teachers Need to Know about the Core Music Standards
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Student Tips

This section is coming soon. Stay tuned!

Warm-up exercises should be on the agenda for the beginning of every class. In this post classroom guitar expert Mike Christiansen give you numerious options to expand your library of warm-ups...Read More.
CAPO is not an acronym for “can always play open.” But, a capo can make it possible to transpose (to change the key) of music that contains open chords, without making the fingering of the chords more difficult...Read More.
beginning guitar - finger placement
Beginning Composition for Guitar and Ukulele
Finding Private Teachers for Guitar by Mike Christiansen
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…
In this video blog Classroom Guitar expert Mike Christiansen gives you tips and tricks for memorizing music. Watch the Video…
Teaching Classroom Guitar: Use of the capo by Mike Christiansen
Classroom Guitar Classroom Guitar Rhythm Studies by Mike Christiansen Studies
Teaching Classroom Guitar Tip: Blues Licks by Mike Christiansen
Teaching Classroom Guitar Tip: Practice While You Teach by Mike Christiansen
Teaching Classroom Guitar Tips: Advanced Warmups for Guitar by Mike Christiansen
Teaching Classroom Guitar Tips: How to Practice by Mike Christiansen
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Mike Christiansen – Curriculum Author

Mike Christiansen classroom guitar and ukulele curriculum authorMike Christiansen, classroom guitar & ukulele curriculum author, is Professor Emeritus in the Music Department at Utah State University. Mike founded the guitar program at USU and was Director of Guitar Studies at USU for 39 years. Read More...

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