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u/seis_cuerdas · 8 pointsr/classicalguitar

As music education major, here are a few tips that I have found useful.

  • Modeling - Ask your students to repeat after you. Show, don't tell.
  • Feels like, Sounds like, Looks like (sound before sight) - Start with the rhythm (clap the rhythm if necessary), next add the notes with the rhythm, then go to the notation on the page. (If you're interested in learning more about this method/concept it is called the Gordon/Froseth method)
  • You do not need to reinvent the wheel - Find a good beginning method book (or more advanced method depending on what level your student is at). Personally I use this one for beginning classical guitar. For the most part any method book will be fine in the beginning since they will mostly be learning notes and chords.
  • Sight read in every lesson - Start off with very simple and short phrases that use quarter notes and simple rhythms and note combinations. Doing this in every lesson will aide in the development of their music reading skills.
  • Have fun with it! - create little games based on notes on the fretboard, chord shapes, rhythm patterns, etc. if you don't have fun with it neither will they.

    Well that's about all I can think of at the moment, feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions, or if you need some music I have plenty of music/etudes/warm-ups for beginners that I can send you if your are interested.

    Edit: grammar
u/cjrenziguitar · 1 pointr/classicalguitar

http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Approach-Classical-Guitar-HL00695114/dp/0793570654/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411670652&sr=1-1&keywords=duncan+guitar

The link above is to Charles Duncan's A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar: Book 1. The rep is very accessible to beginners without any sissy tunes. On the other hand, you will not be so frustrated with tunes such as Romanza or advanced studies of Sor's or Giuliani's.