RGT teachers share tips & advice

Articles submitted by teachers offering advice and opinion on guitar teaching.

Here you can read other teachers views on a wide range of guitar teaching issues.
If you are an RGT teacher you are invited to submit your own articles. All articles submitted will be reviewed on a monthly basis by the RGT editorial team and the most appropriate ones will be published in this archive the following month.

The views expressed in these publications are the personal opinions of the contributors and do not necessarily represent RGT policy.

8 articles in this section...

GCSE and A-level Performance Pieces

Some teachers are taking the GCSE / A'level boards description too literally as students don't have to play only pieces that've been 'graded' as Grade 5 (or 6) ... (RGT members only)

Getting A Job Teaching Guitar in Schools

I suggest writing individually to private schools. You can also try this for state schools... (RGT members only)

Lesson Ending

I normally start winding down about 5 minutes before the end of each lesson, that gives time to pack away... (RGT members only)

Musical Games For Children

Here are some ideas that have proved fun and intuitively educational ... (RGT members only)

Soundproofing Your Guitar Teaching Room

There are acoustic treatment solutions for absorbing reflection. For a studio these do calm a room down well but offer little sound-proofing... (RGT members only)

Top Three Teaching Tips

Here are my top three teaching tips... (RGT members only)

Top Tip For Summer Break

Over recent years I have used a policy of requesting a deposit from existing private students at the start of the summer break... (RGT members only)

Useful Book For Teachers During The Recession

I know RGT have been stocking it for a few years but I'll only just got round to getting hold of a copy of 'Making Money Teaching Music'... (RGT members only)