Syllabus Supplement: Teaching Guide
by Mary Jo Disler

M.Mus., The University of Michigan
Adjunct Faculty, Oakland Community College, Retired
Farmington Hills, Michigan

This Teaching Guide Supplement augments the Class Guitar I: Course Syllabus. Together they outline a highly successful course developed and taught over 25 years at several southeastern Michigan colleges: The University of Michigan–Dearborn, Mercy College of Detroit, and Oakland Community College. Ideas for classroom teaching of each topic in the Syllabus are listed week by week for the school term.

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Extra projects with Guitar QuickStart™
by Mary Jo Disler, M. Mus.

Elective classes frequently have students who want to do more sophisticated work. There are projects “hiding” in Guitar QuickStart™ that can stimulate more depth of understanding the guitar.They can be assigned for extra credit or testing. Far more than "busy work," these expanded projects encourage flexible thinking on the fretboard, and can be done with virtually any age student, any level background. Challenge your students to advance and "think fretboard!"

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