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Jun 10
2 min

Tunes for Guitar Kids

You can make good money as a guitar teacher. This is how I went from very low student numbers to having more than I could cope with.

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Kids imitate teacher. Students learn! Lesson + tutorial 27

Bryce Leader

Jun 3
2 min

Kids imitate teacher. Students learn! Lesson + tutorial 27

Kids imitate teacher. Students learn. Whether learning to walk or talk kids learn naturally by imitating the actions of a parent or teacher.

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Kids love Copy, Play and Learn Guitar. Lesson + Tutorial number 26. Designed just for them.

Bryce Leader

May 27
2 min

Kids love Copy, Play and Learn Guitar. Lesson + Tutorial number 26. Designed just for them.

Learning guitar has never been easier. The music is fun, age appropriate and the teaching process is in line with the way young kids learn.

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Mums, kids, teachers happy. Everybody wins. Guitar lesson and tutorial No.25

Bryce Leader

May 20
2 min

Mums, kids, teachers happy. Everybody wins. Guitar lesson and tutorial No.25

For effective learning to take place, kids must see their lessons as important, pleasurable and interesting. That's the goal of this method.

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Play Guitar Now! Small steps to reading music

Bryce Leader

May 12
2 min

Play Guitar Now! Small steps to reading music

Kids can play guitar now and take small, manageable steps to reading music in a way that naturally resonates with them.

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Teaching guitar so it makes sense to kids.

Bryce Leader

May 7
2 min

Teaching guitar so it makes sense to kids.

Secrets to teaching kids guitar? No, Just teach them the way they learn!

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Bringing guitar tuition for young beginners into the 21st Century.

Bryce Leader

Apr 30
2 min

Bringing guitar tuition for young beginners into the 21st Century.

Kids educational pedagogy has evolved. But, why is it that we teach them to play guitar and read music the same way Mel Bay did in 1948?

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Teaching kids the way they naturally learn.

Bryce Leader

Apr 22
1 min

Teaching kids the way they naturally learn.

Teaching kids to read music and play guitar can be easy if you tap into their natural learning characteristics!

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Lesson 20, Using all four fingers. Easy!

Bryce Leader

Apr 15
2 min

Lesson 20, Using all four fingers. Easy!

In today's tutorial we revisit the sharp, some finger patterns and rhythms. Students get to use all four fingers.

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Playing guitar needn’t be hard. This lesson uses two techniques that make it easy!

Bryce Leader

Apr 8
2 min

Playing guitar needn’t be hard. This lesson uses two techniques that make it easy!

These lessons use a child's natural learning instincts. Children are visual learners and will naturally imitate the actions of a teacher.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 18 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

Bryce Leader

Apr 1
2 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 18 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

Looking for kids activities during isolation? Copy, Play and Learn Guitar offers free, online beginner guitar tutorials.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 17 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Mar 25
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 17 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Learn what a sharp is and how to play one. This is a rock song and all about surfing and uses an easy fingering for kids to play.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 16 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

Bryce Leader

Mar 18
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 16 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

Play a song with two really easy chords and read a simple chord chart. Join Music Maestro, The Judge as he works with Simon and Dorothy.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 15 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

Bryce Leader

Mar 11
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 15 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar.

The kids are challenged making the connection between the written music and the guitar. Once they've found it, their memory is triggered.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 14 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Mar 5
2 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 14 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Memory is triggered by association. Simon and Dorothy may baulk at the notes but will recognise the sound and the contour of the melody.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 13 | Copy Play and learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Feb 26
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 13 | Copy Play and learn Guitar

Maestro The Judge challenges the coordination and dexterity of Simon and Dorothy's first and third fingers and introduces counting.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 12 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Feb 19
2 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 12 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Join Music Maestro the Judge, Simon and Dorothy as they learn a new note, discover a finger pattern and play a cool blues tune.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 11 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Feb 12
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 11 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Join Simon and Dorothy as they develop dexterity of their third finger and tackle harder rhythms.

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 10 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Feb 5
1 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 10 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Till they're told differently, most children haven't put any thought into how notes are named. Most think that they are arranged chaotically

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Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 9 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

Bryce Leader

Jan 30
2 min

Free Guitar Lessons for Kids | Lesson 9 | Copy Play and Learn Guitar

What’s learning guitar got to do with filling a bottle of water? Don’t notes appear in a random order?Join Simon and Dorothy discoveries.

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