Getting the Gig… And Keeping it! Like many guitar teachers, my income is largely supplemented by performance. While 2020 was very much a write-off in that area, and 2021 isn’t looking especially promising at the moment, I’m confident that live Continue reading
Charlie Tottman outlines the impact that technology has had on the life of private music tutors and asks what the future might hold for the profession. Few could have predicted the pace at which technology has progressed in even the Continue reading
Charlie Tottman outlines how you can benefit from providing guitar lessons in schools and summarises a few of the main points to consider. Working within schools as a peripatetic tutor can have several benefits. Perhaps most appealing, is that you’re Continue reading
In the first part of our two-part series Merv Young provides some tips on how to teach barre chords… If you remember back to when you were learning guitar then, after progressing fairly rapidly through numerous open position chord shapes, the Continue reading
By: James Martin And so finally, the day has dawned. It may have taken weeks, months, even years – we guitar teachers are not known for having copious amounts of free time, contrary to what many might think. But now Continue reading
By: James Martin So by now your project is nearing completion. Content is all laid out and ready to go, audio files are recorded, it’s now just the formality of doing the cover, and how hard can that be? Well, Continue reading
By: David Millar In this article, David Millar provides some advice on how to stay motivated when working as a guitar teacher. Many people consider having a job as a guitar teacher to be a great way of earning a Continue reading
By: Josh Jewsbury In this article, Kent RGT guitar teacher Josh Jewsbury describes how he’s developed his guitar teaching studio over the years. I would like to share with you just how fortunate I have been with decisions I made Continue reading
By: David Millar In this article, David Millar provides some advice on how to manage the process of entering students for RGT grade exams. Given the increased popularity of RGT grade exams, especially in schools, it is increasingly common for Continue reading
By – James Martin It is a rare tuition book now that doesn’t come with it’s own audio component, and my Zero Point series are no exception. As these books are aimed at beginners, it’s imperative that they have a Continue reading