Teaching

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37 articles in this section...

Are You A Specialist

Wiltshire based tutor Al Summers explains how to develop and market your specialist skills. (RGT members only)

Bass and Acoustic Teaching Diplomas

RGT has released a new range of professional teaching qualifications for bass and acoustic guitar teachers. Merv Young outlines their content.

Class Teaching

Chris Fowler explains his approach to teaching guitar in a classroom setting. (RGT members only)

Coaching Skills

Kent guitar teacher Josh Jewsbury shares his opinions about how coaching skills from other areas are transferable to guitar teaching.

CRB and ISA Legistlation

Jenny Kellber provides information on new legislation that may require guitar teachers by law to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority...

CRB Checks

Jenny Kellber outlines a new scheme that enables RGT members to obtain a CRB check.

Creating Solos

Roy Fulton explains how he finds using analogies helpful when teaching students to improvise

Ear Training

Al Summers shares his experience in teaching ear training and preparing students for aural tests.

Exploring Chords

Bristol-based RGT tutor Ben Watson shares his thoughts about teaching chordal playing.

Female Teachers

Unfortunately, female electric guitar teachers are still very much a minority. Carol Dale tells her side of the story. (RGT members only)

Fulfilling Dreams

RGT examiner, teacher and NLP researcher, Vic Hyland, explains how to help students fulfil their dreams and rise to challenges.

Get Composing

RGT classical guitar tutor Anne Sheehan describes how she encourages her students to take the first step towards composing music

Getting insured

Tony Skinner provides details of how RGT members can obtain exclusive discounts on public liability and musical instrument insurance. (RGT members only)

Gifted and Talented Students

RGT member Ben Watson offers views and opinions on teaching gifted and talented students

Group Teaching

RGT tutor Ben Watson shares his experiences of teaching guitar in primary schools. (RGT members only)

Guitar Preschool

RGT member Keith Evans, a specialist in early years music education, explains what's involved in working with the very young

inspiring Students

Lin Flanagan presents his personal approach to motivating pupils and making sure they're keen enough to keep coming for lessons.

Left Handed

Should left-handed students be encouraged to play 'the correct way' or be allowed to play 'naturally' ? (RGT members only)

Legistlation Updates

Jenny Kellber provides information about new legislation that requires most guitar teachers to register with various government organisations.

Lesson Pricing

Vyc Hyland presents his personal views on the thorny subjects of lesson pricing and marketing your teaching services. (RGT members only)

Linear Thoughts

Guitar teacher Lin Flanagan shares his stock answers to three of the most common questions students ask.

Motivating Students

Tony Skinner provides his top tips for trying to keep your students motivated and attending lessons... (RGT members only)

Playing Songs Song List

Playing Songs song list

Solo Teaching

How do you teach electric guitar improvisation? Sussex based teacher, Lin Flanagan explains his approach."

Special Needs

Graham Corbould explains how to identify pupils who may have learning difficulties and discusses ways of helping them. (RGT members only)

Student Excuses

A tall tale? Terry Armitage says 'this story is true - it happened to me'. (RGT members only)

Students With ADHD

This article is designed to provide useful information and practical advice about teaching guitar to students with ADHD.

Summer School Work

Northern Ireland teacher David Millar shares his experiences of setting up a successful guitar summer school.

Summertime Blues

If you've got spare time on your hands with schools closed and students away, Vic Hyland suggests a way to keep busy during the summer. (RGT members only)

Teachers Tips 1

A dotted dozen handy practical tips to pass onto your students from teacher and musician Bob Houlston. Blue Peter has nothing on this man

Teachers Tips 2

We can't advise on which horse to back in the 10.30 at Newmarket, but we're pleased to provide a forum for teachers to provide tips of another kind

Teaching Adults

Tony Skinner provides advice about the approach needed when teaching adult beginners classical guitar. (RGT members only)

Teaching Contract

It's essential to make the ground rules of how your teaching business operates very clear to students from the outset. Alan Brown describes his approach. (RGT members only)

Teaching Diploma Advice

Senior RGT Examiner, Merv Young, provides advice to help you prepare yourself or your students for the RGT's new electric guitar DipLCM(TD) exam.

Teaching Slide Guitar

RGT tutors, Al Summers and Ray Bradfield, authors of 'On The Slide', explain how to get your students sliding. (RGT members only)

Tuition Fees

Chaz Hart answers the perennial thorny question: 'How much should I be charging for lessons?'. (RGT members only)

Tutor Or Therapist

Sometimes there's more to being a guitar teacher than teaching guitar. Terry Armitage explains. (RGT members only)