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5 year olds vs 9 year olds – the differences in guitar teaching strategies.
Lesson Content and strategies designed for five year old children can have a huge impact on their learning.
Bryce Leader
Nov 28, 20208 min read
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The Suzuki Method for Guitar; the benefits, shortcomings and how they might be overcome
The Suzuki method guitar books are made from a series of brilliantly graded and sequential pieces, each building on the last. Once the...
Bryce Leader
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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Do your young students practice their guitar?  
A student’s lack of practice is a constant source of frustration for guitar teachers. As musicians and guitar teachers, we generally find...
Bryce Leader
Oct 21, 20204 min read
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Is Music a Language?
Music evokes memories and emotions and can soothe the savage beast. The signs and symbols that written music use are universally...
Bryce Leader
Oct 14, 20203 min read
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Should 5 year olds be taught to play guitar? Absolutely!
I recently posted an infographic on Facebook about the reasons five-year olds should learn to play guitar. It started quite a...
Bryce Leader
Sep 30, 20204 min read
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The End of Year Concert – Celebration or Chaos?
Our students have been working hard all year, so we are putting on a concert to showcase their abilities. There are always mixed feelings...
Bryce Leader
Sep 23, 20203 min read
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If children are better visual learners, then why the importance of learning to read music?
Reading music is difficult. Reading music requires analysis, thought and concentration. Playing a piece of music requires children to...
Bryce Leader
Sep 16, 20203 min read
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Visual or Auditory? What is the best method to teach your students?
Guitar and music teachers reading this are probably already aware of the benefits of musical education on a young growing brain and that...
Bryce Leader
Sep 9, 20204 min read
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