On Mar 27, 3:00 pm, Tashi <michaeltha...@starband.net> wrote:
On Mar 27, 1:50 pm, "edspyhil...@yahoo.com" <edspyhil...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Man what a cut. I played in bands for many years and people always assumed I was on drugs. In high school when I met the parents of the girls that I wanted to date when I said I played in a band and did not like sports they looked at me as if I was crazy.I've been talking to several people with kids in grade school and they were telling me there are classroom lessons for most wind instruments except piano and guitar.
I can see why piano is excluded - schools would need too many
expensive painos and keep them tuned.
But guitar is another matter. I'm thinking it's because all the other instruments have one basic teaching method, "classical". Guitar has multiple methods for steal string and classical guitars, methods for folk, popular, rock, jazz and classical, pick style, finger style folk and classical, etc, but not one basic (accepted) way of learning the guitar.
Since there are people here who have direct experience with teaching children, individually and in school environments, can you comment on
the reasons guitar is considered a one on one teacher/student taught instrument?
Ed S.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the republicans do away with theDid you teach him where to buy his pot?
arts in public schools? My son has gone to school here in New Mexico
form 1 through 12 and I don't recall ever hearing about any musical instrument being taught in public schools here.
I did happen to find him a good guitar teacher, as well as a cello
teacher, but it had nothing to do with the public school system.
MT
David
Lare wrote:
More problematical for us is that domestic introductory grade guitar sales are way, way down. I've heard whispers that sales are off as much as 40% in 3 years. These figures include not only traditional guitar shops, but the big box sellers like Sam's Club and Costco as well. This could mean that many fewer kids are starting guitar and/or that the U.S. guitar market is saturated.
Larry McDonaldThat's interesting. How do you know this about the decline in guitar
sales? NAMM data?
Have you checked with Strunal Inc? I can usually get the worldwide
scoop from them.
Our teachers had a banner year last year. Generated about 900 new
students and over $1,000,000 in tutiions. I still think there are
about twelve million potential guitar students in the US.
If its saturated, I'm in big trouble.
Kevin T.
Lare wrote:
More problematical for us is that domestic introductory grade guitar sales are way, way down. I've heard whispers that sales are off as much as 40% in 3 years. These figures include not only traditional guitar shops, but the big box sellers like Sam's Club and Costco as well. This could mean that many fewer kids are starting guitar and/or that the U.S. guitar market is saturated.
Larry McDonaldThat's interesting. How do you know this about the decline in guitar
sales? NAMM data?
Have you checked with Strunal Inc? I can usually get the worldwide
scoop from them.
Our teachers had a banner year last year. Generated about 900 new
students and over $1,000,000 in tutiions. I still think there are
about twelve million potential guitar students in the US.
If its saturated, I'm in big trouble.
Kevin T.
On Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:05:02 PM UTC-5, ktaylor wrote:My guess is there are about 3 boatloads of Chinese guitars off the coast of California right now. I tried to order a baritone guitar in september, they told me it wouldn't show up until January
Lare wrote:
More problematical for us is that domestic introductory grade guitar sales
are way, way down. I've heard whispers that sales are off as much as 40% in
3 years. These figures include not only traditional guitar shops, but the big box sellers like Sam's Club and Costco as well. This could mean that many fewer kids are starting guitar and/or that the U.S. guitar market is saturated.
The guitar band in pop music is pretty much disappearing. Performing pop bands these days have more variety in their instrumentation, but they almost always have at least one guitar. The cost of all kinds of guitars has held up pretty well it seems.Larry McDonaldThat's interesting. How do you know this about the decline in guitar
sales? NAMM data?
Have you checked with Strunal Inc? I can usually get the worldwide
scoop from them.
Our teachers had a banner year last year. Generated about 900 new
students and over $1,000,000 in tutiions. I still think there are
about twelve million potential guitar students in the US.
If its saturated, I'm in big trouble.
Kevin T.
On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 10:42:55 AM UTC-6, Murdick wrote:
On Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:05:02 PM UTC-5, ktaylor wrote:
Lare wrote:
More problematical for us is that domestic introductory grade guitar sales
are way, way down. I've heard whispers that sales are off as much as 40% in
3 years. These figures include not only traditional guitar shops, but the
big box sellers like Sam's Club and Costco as well. This could mean that
many fewer kids are starting guitar and/or that the U.S. guitar market is
saturated.
My guess is there are about 3 boatloads of Chinese guitars off the coast of California right now. I tried to order a baritone guitar in september, they told me it wouldn't show up until JanuaryThe guitar band in pop music is pretty much disappearing. Performing pop bands these days have more variety in their instrumentation, but they almost always have at least one guitar. The cost of all kinds of guitars has held up pretty well it seems.Larry McDonaldThat's interesting. How do you know this about the decline in guitar sales? NAMM data?
Have you checked with Strunal Inc? I can usually get the worldwide
scoop from them.
Our teachers had a banner year last year. Generated about 900 new students and over $1,000,000 in tutiions. I still think there are
about twelve million potential guitar students in the US.
If its saturated, I'm in big trouble.
Kevin T.
On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 2:59:35 PM UTC-6, Wollybird wrote:
On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 10:42:55 AM UTC-6, Murdick wrote:
On Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:05:02 PM UTC-5, ktaylor wrote:My guess is there are about 3 boatloads of Chinese guitars off the coast of California right now. I tried to order a baritone guitar in september, they told me it wouldn't show up until January
Lare wrote:The guitar band in pop music is pretty much disappearing. Performing pop bands these days have more variety in their instrumentation, but they almost always have at least one guitar. The cost of all kinds of guitars has held up pretty well it seems.
That's interesting. How do you know this about the decline in guitar
More problematical for us is that domestic introductory grade guitar sales
are way, way down. I've heard whispers that sales are off as much as 40% in
3 years. These figures include not only traditional guitar shops, but the >>>>> big box sellers like Sam's Club and Costco as well. This could mean that >>>>> many fewer kids are starting guitar and/or that the U.S. guitar market is >>>>> saturated.
Larry McDonald
sales? NAMM data?
Have you checked with Strunal Inc? I can usually get the worldwide
scoop from them.
Our teachers had a banner year last year. Generated about 900 new
students and over $1,000,000 in tutiions. I still think there are
about twelve million potential guitar students in the US.
If its saturated, I'm in big trouble.
Kevin T.
There are more than 4,000 students in Austin Classical Guitar's curriculum in Austin alone. There are many more in programs around the USA, and in countries as remote as Nepal.
https://www.austinclassicalguitar.org/spring-2022-education-report/
RNJ
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