New business resource: Expense Trackers

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Quite often guitar teachers will neglect the business side of things and forget about keeping track of income and expenses. To make it as easy as possible for you to keep track of your teaching business we have created a very simple expense tracker. This tracker is simply a way to record any money you spend as part of your teaching business. It's important to keep detailed records not only for tax reasons, but so you can see where your money is going. If you look through your records and you notice a lot of money is going towards a certain type of advertising and you're not getting any new students out of it, then you can save a lot of money by cutting that expense.

Detailed information is included to help you use the tracker effectively.

Access the tracker here: BAC-03 Expense Trackers

Check out the Business Guides Section for more business related resources.

BAC-03 Expense Trackers

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About this resource

A crucial part of the business side to teaching guitar is keeping records of any expenses. Keeping records using these simple trackers not only make it easier to prepare tax returns, but they can provide you with important insights into how you're spending your money and whether you're getting any value out of it. You may discover that the newspaper advertising you have been paying for every month isn't bringing in any new students or that the Google Adwords expenses are bringing in three new students a month. A simple observation like that can save you a lot of money over time.

There are two expense trackers available - one for weekly expenses and one for monthly expenses. Use whichever one suits your situation better. Be sure to use these trackers in combination with an income tracker.

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New lesson material: Reggae style chords

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A new guitar lesson plan is available to teach your student the basics behind reggae style rhythm playing. This lesson plan uses a few different examples of rhythm patterns used in reggae and various chords across the neck. Your student will learn to develop their rhythm abilities as well as learn new chord positions. If your student is looking for a challenge then this lesson plan will do the job. It's challenging enough for beginners and intermediate players but not impossible. The included lesson instructions will suggest ways you can teach the materials for the best results.

Access the lesson plan here: REG-01 Reggae Style Chords

There will be more lessons created in the future for reggae as well as other styles. Check out the Lesson Materials Section here for more lesson plans.

REG-01 Reggae Style Chords

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About this lesson

This guitar lesson plan will teach your student the basics of reggae style rhythm playing. Even if your student isn't interested in learning reggae, the examples are great exercises to help your student develop their rhythm abilities. The examples use various chord positions all over the neck so your student will get to learn new positions they can use in their playing. The included instructions explains each example and how to think about the rhythm.

This lesson is great for intermediate guitarists as the rhythms used will be challenging. Once your student manages to master these exercises they will find that their rhythm abilities take a massive leap forward. As reggae often uses effects such as wah, phaser, delay, flanger etc. this lesson could be used to show how different effects change the feel of a piece. After your student learns the examples, you can repeat the lesson using various effects. Your student will love using a wah with these examples.

This guitar lesson plan will help your student:

  • Learn new chord positions all over the neck
  • Understand how chord voicing changes the overall sound of a chord
  • Practice 16th note rhythm patterns
  • Develop a percussive style rhythm technique
  • Learn a new playing style

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New worksheet available: Learning Notes in Drop D

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A new worksheet is available to help your student learn and memorize the notes in Drop D tuning. The worksheet contains a few simple exercises designed to force your student to think about the layout of the fretboard as well as reading music. The exercises cover both Standard Notation and Guitar TAB so by the end your student will feel confident in reading music using either form.

It's recommended you use this worksheet in combination with TUN-02 Drop D which is a guitar lesson plan on Drop D tuning. The guitar lesson plan will explain Drop D tuning while this worksheet will test your student's understanding of the tuning.

Access the worksheet here: WNR-05 Learning Notes in Drop D Tuning

More worksheets and guitar lesson plans are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

WNR-05 Learning Notes in Drop D

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About this worksheet

This worksheet will help your student learn the notes in Drop D tuning. Your student will learn to recognize the notes in both standard notation and Guitar TAB. The worksheet focuses on the sixth string because it's the only string that changes in Drop D tuning. It's a good idea to use WNR-01 first to cover all the notes in Standard Tuning. The answer key provides you with quick answers in case you're not familiar with the tuning.

The best way to use this resource is in combination with the guitar lesson plan TUN-02 Drop D, which provides your student with essential information on Drop D tuning including explanations. Use the lesson plan to explain the tuning then use this worksheet to test your student's understanding.

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WNR-01 Random notes in C Major

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New worksheet: Learning Sharps and Flats

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This new worksheet will help your student feel confident in identifying both sharps and flats in the same piece. Although music usually uses either sharps or flats and not both, it's a good idea to combine the two as an exercise to remind the student that the same note can be either sharp or flat (eg: Db or C#). Make sure your student has completed WNR-02 and WNR-03 before attempting this worksheet.

Access the worksheet here: WNR-04 Learning Sharps and Flats

More worksheets are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

WNR-04 Learning Sharps and Flats

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About this worksheet

Once your student feels confident in identifying sharps and flats separately, it's a good idea to test their understanding by mixing them all together. Although in normal situations the written music will contain either sharps or flats (for simplicity), having both will encourage the student to think of each note as either sharp or flat (eg: Db or C#). Just like the previous worksheets, this one will require the student to correctly identify the notes as well as fill in the blanks on the staff and Guitar TAB. It's recommended the previous two worksheets are completed before giving this one (see related worksheets below).

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WNR-02 Learning Sharps

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New worksheet: Learning Flats

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A new worksheet is available for members to test your student's understanding of flats. This worksheet will help them identify flats in written music and be able to recognize the correct notes in both standard notation and Guitar TAB. The exercises are simple enough for beginners but will cover all situations (eg: both flats and natural symbols in the same measure).

Access the worksheet here: WNR-03 Learning Flats

More worksheets and lesson plans are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

WNR-03 Learning Flats

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About this worksheet

This worksheet will help your student learn to identify flats in both standard notation and Guitar TAB. Flats are easy to learn once the student learns to understand the basic rules of music notation. The worksheet will cover a few different ways of reading music and will ensure your student is familiar with all uses of flats. They will also be required to not only read the music but to fill in blanks and write music on the staff. This is a great way for the student to feel confident in what they are learning.

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WNR-02 Learning Sharps