Welcome to the "main page" for info & advice regarding guitar instruction.

Brief Disclaimer: This website is a companion to Sensible Guitar, an instructional method book for guitar students. All of the material is provided by the book's author, Chris Cass, a long-time music educator who teaches guitar in Southern Connecticut. Any subjective viewpoints or recommendations are the author's own. Your questions, responses, or differences of opinion are welcome via email: ccmp@optonline.net.

This page compiles information for two groups of people:
1) Guitar students (or, more typically, parents of younger students) who are new to the instrument.

2) Teachers; especially those who are new to teaching, although there's lots of valuable insight which should be universally beneficial.

Stuff for students/parents of students:
1. "Help, I'm new to this"

2. Selecting a guitar

3. Selecting an amplifier

4. About lessons/teaching guitar

5. Practice requirements

6. Reading music as it applies to the guitar

7. Tuning the guitar

8. Accessories (general info: tools vs. toys)

About guitar tuners
About metronomes
About guitar stands
About music stands
About amplifiers
About capos
About picks
About books/print music
About effects

9. How old do you have to be to play the guitar?

10. On students who already play another instrument.

Stuff for teachers:
1. Preface/Disclaimer: An introductory note from Chris Cass

2. 10 bits of advice

3. A list of recommended books

4. Assigning practice material

5. Tips on the use of books

6. On the teaching of technique; avoiding formation of bad habits

 

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