Steve GiddingsNov 11, 20202 min read13 Things You were Led to Believe are True in Music School that are Actually FalseBach is the epitome of composing. His methods are the only way. Sure, he’s good, but there lots of other ways to sound good, and his was...
Steve GiddingsAug 26, 201912 min read75+ School-Appropriate Rock Songs for Your Rock Group Ranked from Very Easy to Difficult (2023)This list includes the song name, artist name, chords, and skills learned from each song. It is mostly catered to guitar players, but...
Steve GiddingsApr 11, 20183 min readHow to Set Up and Run Your First Sound System: Music Teacher EditionIf you’ve taught any music in public school, you know that running a sound board is expected of you even if you have no idea how to run...
Steve GiddingsMar 18, 20188 min readHow to Include and Engage Horn Players in Your School Rock/Popular EnsembleSo you have a small class with mostly horns but a couple of kids play guitar and drums, or a group with lots of rhythm players and a...
Steve GiddingsOct 22, 20178 min readSelf-publishing a Music Teacher Education Book from the Editing Stage to the Proofing StageThis is the second in a 3-part series about self-publishing. Here is Part 1 and 3. Back in July of this year, I posted about my...