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Learning Guitar on the Open Road: Currently Wandering with the Jamstik+ | Part 3
Learning Guitar on the Open Road: Adding the jamstik+ to Homeschooling Lessons | Part 2
Jess and her 10-year-old daughter Rachel are learning guitar for the first time using the jamstik+ and jamTutor app series. Follow along with their progress as they travel full time around the United States in their Airstream travel trailer.
Learning Guitar on the Open Road: Currently Wandering with the jamstik+ | Part 1
Jess Curren and family have been traveling full time in their Airstream travel trailer around the United States for the last two years. Jess and her 10-year-old daughter Rachel are learning guitar for the first time using the jamstik+ and jamTutor app series. Follow along with their progress here and on their blog, Currently Wandering.
An Update from Music Educator Troy Strand - "The Jamstik MIDI guitar unit has since become a favorite at my school."
The Jamstik MIDI guitar unit has since become a favorite at my school (and has even garnered the attention of the Pioneer Press!). Kids can't wait to get their hands on the instruments and learn new skills created by real musicians and educators. Best of all, I get to support students when they need me and truly create a constructivist classroom environment where kids' experiences meet new ideas and create valuable, lasting learning.
Guitar lessons anywhere, anytime!
From a parent's and home educator's point of view, time is short and it is incredibly difficult to fit everything in for every member of the family. jamstik provides families with guitar lessons on the go, no matter where you are. My youngest even practices with the JamTutor app at the Karate Dojo while her older sister does her Karate lessons.
Guitar Instruction with the jamstik+ | Lynn Basinger, PhD
I’m not a rock musician. I’m not part of the Gen X or Y or Millennials. I’m an over 50 music educator, lifelong folk musician/guitar player, and classically trained singer/choral conductor who loves the Jamstik! The Jamstik is the guitar instruction tool I have been dreaming about and searching for.
Guest author Troy Strand, Music Instructor at MacPhail Center For Music
An awesome post from Guest author Troy Strand, Music instructor at MacPhail Center For Music in Minneapolis, MN. Troy shares his experience taking the jamstik into his classroom and reveals how every one of his beginning guitar students was able to play their first chord! We love his use of a projector connected to his iPad to display JamTutor on the whiteboard!
Guest Author Destiny Henn; on her experience with the Jamstik in Music Therapy
Guest Author Destiny Henn, an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Music Therapy, has spent the last few months researching the viability of the Jamstik as a device used to benefit the field and people involved. Here she shares the story of her journey in the field, and the beginnings of her experiences with the Jamstik.
Guest Author Anthony Di Masso from "Little Kids Rock" on the Jamstik
Today we have a guest post from a music educator that has been using the jamstik in his classroom, through the music education organization, "Little Kids Rock" He comes to us from across the country in New York City.
Tips on Learning Guitar: Goals vs Systems
I tripped into this piece today in such accidental fashion that I can’t tell you how it happened, but I’m glad it did. It’s entitled, “Learning Guitar as An Adult, the 5 Obstacles You’ll Face (And How to Beat Them" by Josh Frets. The whole piece is pretty good, but the first point really resonated with me.
The Jamstik at Digital Media Academy, Minneapolis
One of our product specialists, Jarod Hadaway, has been a music production teacher at a local music tech school for the past few years. He had a chance to bring the Jamstik into class on a few occasions and document the experience showing the kids the portable MIDI guitar.