EXE-09 Three String Sweep Picking Exercises

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About this lesson

This lesson contains a few exercises you can use to teach your student sweep picking. Use this material along with TEC-06 Sweep Picking and you'll have everything you need to teach the basics of the technique. These exercises focus on simple arpeggios across three strings. Once your student can easily play these arpeggios they can then move on to learn arpeggios across four or more strings. The whole idea with these exercises is to get your student used to the picking motion. Most beginners have trouble adjusting how they use the pick when playing sweep picking. The included lesson instructions will help you explain the proper technique.

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New lesson material: DADGAD Tuning

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A new resource has been included in the Lesson Materials Section on DADGAD Tuning. DADGAD (pronounced dad-gad) is a popular tuning due to the Dsus4 chord it creates across the open strings. DADGAD can be found in a wide range of styles including Celtic music. It is also sometimes used in rock and can be found in quite a few Led Zeppelin songs. The tuning is similar to Drop D with the difference being the 1st and 2nd strings are also tuned down a whole tone.

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TUN-05 DADGAD Tuning

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About this lesson

DADGAD is an interesting tuning and used across a wide range of styles. It is very popular in Celtic music but can be found in rock such as a lot of Led Zeppelin's music. DADGAD tuning creates a Dsus4 chord across the open strings and because sus4 is neither major or minor, this type of tuning is called a 'modal' tuning. The included instructions will help you explain the tuning to your student and help them change to DADGAD from Standard using their ears.

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New lesson material: Sweep Picking

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Sweep picking can be an exciting technique when applied in the right way. Many guitarists use sweep picking with such perfect technique that it appears to be simple to learn when students see it. Many of your students will ask about sweep picking and will want to learn it. This lesson plan will help you introduce the technique to your student. It uses simple exercises and the student can clearly see how to develop the skills behind the technique.

The included instructions with the material will help you explain the technique in simple terms. The simple exercises are easy to explain and your student can learn the fundamentals in no time. If your student wants to be able to sweep pick like Yngwie Malmsteen (or any other guitar hero) that uses the technique, this lesson plan will help you teach it.

Access the lesson here: TEC-06 Sweep Picking

More lesson plans on various techniques are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

TEC-06 Sweep Picking

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About this lesson

Sweep picking is a difficult technique to learn but once your student can play it properly, they will really enjoy applying it in their playing. This lesson plan will give you a handful of simple exercises the student can use to learn the technique properly. The exercises start with arpeggios across three strings, then work all the way to six string arpeggios. The included lesson instructions will give you ideas how to teach sweep picking effectively. If your student wants to be able to shred then sweep picking is a technique you must show them. They will love it!

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New business guide: Income Trackers

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A new guide has been added to the Business Guides Section to help you keep track of your income. As a guitar teacher it's important you keep records of money you receive from students. If you have a student who keeps forgetting to pay you, an income tracker is essential to make sure you don't lose track of how much money they owe you! It can also help you discover which students are prompt with payment and earn you the most money.

The income trackers are simple to fill out and you don't need to know anything about accounting to use them. You simple write the date, student name, and amount paid. You can put comments in if you wish but it's as simple as that. If you're just starting out as a guitar teacher download the tracker and use it from the start and you'll avoid a lot of issues many tutors fall for.

Access the guide here: BAC-02 Income Trackers

More helpful business resources are available in the Business Guides Section here.

BAC-02 Income Trackers

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About this resource

As a teacher it's important you keep a good record of money you receive from your students. Not only will it makes things easier at tax time, but it can give you helpful insights into any issues you may be experiencing with payment. You may have some students who actually owe you money from previous lessons and without some way of keeping track you would never be able to figure it out.

The income trackers in this resource are extremely simple and you don't need any accounting experience to fill out. You simply enter the amount received, the student name and the date. You have a choice of three different trackers: daily, weekly, or monthly. Depending on how many students you have you can choose a different type of tracker. For example: if you teach 20 students a week, a daily tracker is essential. On the other hand if you only teach 3 students a week, then you could use the weekly or monthly tracker.

These income trackers are here to make things easier for you so print a copy off and simply add to it every time you receive money from your students. It's as simple as that.

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New lesson material: Four note legato exercises

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section on four note legato exercises. These exercises will help your student increase the strength in their fingers and help them apply legato in their playing. The exercises are very similar to the two and three note legato exercises so if your student can play those exercises they won't have trouble learning these. The included lesson instructions will help you explain the exercises to your student.

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EXE-08 Four Note Legato

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About this lesson

These exercises will help your student develop their legato abilities and increase the strength in their fingers. The exercises are very similar to the three note and two note legato exercises and follow the same basic ideas. Once your student can play these exercises they will have no trouble applying legato in their own improvisation. The included lesson instructions will give you ideas on how to explain the exercises properly.

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New lesson material: The Memphis Scale

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section on the 'Memphis Scale'. The 'Memphis Scale' is actually just a nickname for a certain way of improvising and it isn't a scale. This is a great way of learning to improvise and if your student has trouble coming up with musical sounding phrases and ideas when using the Pentatonic Scale, they will love playing using the Memphis Scale. The included lesson instructions will explain everything in detail so even if you have never heard of this before you can quickly learn it and teach it effectively.

Access the lesson here: INT-07 The Memphis Scale

More lesson plans on improvisation can be found in the Lesson Materials Section here.