https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:12:02 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340265 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:24:59 +0000
i dont mind though - its only work!]]> Opinions and Polls almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340265 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340263 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:13:43 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340263 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340120 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:11:29 +0000
But i do just want to replace the 3 science tutoring sessions i do a week with beginner guitar lessons for people who want to just pick up the basics as a personal hobby, as i did a not too long ago.

However, i dont mind saying, in the VERY VERY long term, i do hope that my experience working in schools with children, planning schemes of work and developing resources, may help me land a peripatetic job - i just need to get my skills to the "minimum required level" (which i am still a VERY long way off doing). :D]]> Opinions and Polls almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340119 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:19:10 +0000
I took over a couple of schools from a teacher who apparently "taught pop songs from tabs" and a couple more from a guy who said "use the book to get the note recognition, and then, well, I showed them Smoke On The Water" All those schools have asked me to teach standard notation and to drop the pop songs.

I'm beyond Grade 8 now, but none of my students are at Grade 1 performance level yet, their legato isn't strong enough. Nothing that can't be fixed but they're all aged 10 and under and getting short lessons so there's only so much I can do.

Strangely enough, the guy who plays guitar for a friend of mine's flamenco dance group gave up teaching science to teach guitar, and the guy I took some of my schools from went from teaching guitar to teaching physics this year. Must be something about science.

How good do you have to be? Difficult to say; you'll need to present (at least) two contrasting pieces at audition and then spend time talking about teaching styles if you want to go into schools. Teaching privately you really only need to be able to teach someone to do something they can't already do, but you need to have a lesson plan that extends for the next few weeks otherwise your students will feel they're not learning and vote with their feet.

Horse with no name - Brown eyed girl - Maggie May - Wonderwall - Take it easy - those are my five standard songs to start adult learners. Time of your life is good for teaching them to work songs out from CDs.


A :-)]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340119 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340094 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:37:32 +0000 it has been fun and the reward is I have reinforced things I know and learned a bit more too.]]> Opinions and Polls dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340094 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340064 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:35:02 +0000
i am also hoping that as somebody self taught, i can remember my own misconceptions i had early on (and i had many) and perhaps plan lessons with those in mind.

Anyway, all this is a long way off - i havent even penciled this lad in for his first lesson yet - and i might bore him so much he wont come back :lol:]]> Opinions and Polls almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340064 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340058 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:45 +0000
I think I big part of being a good teacher is being able to read your students. Some you need to push, some need to be coddled, some need new material to keep interested etc. Everyone is an individual and if you can read your students well you well help them reach their true potential.]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340058 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340056 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:14:22 +0000
I will probably do this until the child leaves school (another 3 years),and then decide if it is something i can take a bit more seriously after that. I am also hopefull it will widen my own knowledge as in order to help me achieve this i am going to subscribe to the rockschool grading syllabus and work my way through the grades - so there'll be lots to learn :D

thanks guys.
Al]]> Opinions and Polls almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340056 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340028 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:57:43 +0000 Opinions and Polls eyeplayguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340028 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340011 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:47:31 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/just-how-good-do-you-need-to-be/#post-340011