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January 19th, 2010

Being a Good Guitar Teacher and the Two Common Styles of Teaching

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To me there are two main styles of teaching the guitar,

Notation, via a tuitional book By method of favourite song

Learning By Notation:
This is a common way a lot of classical teachers teach. This method involves teaching the fundamentals of music and notation first. Here is a shortlist,

guitar parts sitting or standing pick holding finger numbering music staff note naming bars note values time signatures sight reading notation for all six strings playing sight read notation on all six strings playing notation songs to a fluent stage

This method in the end is a great way of learning the guitar…