Author: Brian Parham

  Welcome back to the Rock Dojo’s latest series of free online guitar lessons for kids: Your First Five Melodies on Guitar! Last month, you learned how to play Beethoven’s classic anthem of peace and brotherhood, Ode to Joy. This week, you’ll learn how to play Frére Jacques by Jean-Philippe Rameau.   Can you remind […]

  Welcome to our latest series of free online guitar lessons for kids. In the past, we covered your first five chords and your first five riffs. This time, we’re focusing on five classic melodies kids know and love. First up: Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven.   What’s a Melody, Anyway?  A melody is a […]

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a guitar teacher or a student guitarist, Band-in-a-Box (BIAB) is must-have software to take your teaching practice or your playing to the next level!  Since BIAB boasts a jaw-dropping number of features, we decided to put together our top five reasons why we love Band-in-a-Box and why we think you’ll […]

  If you want to play the guitar, then you have to learn how to strum. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting around the campfire or performing for your classmates, strumming is a must-know skill for every guitarist. For that reason, we put together three must-know strum patterns to help you master this essential skill. […]

Most parents are familiar with the benefits of music education. For example, they know that children who study a musical instrument have better language and reading skills, higher standardized test scores, and improved math skills. What they may not know, however, is how to integrate music lessons into their homeschooling routines. For that reason, we […]

    As millions of kids across the country and around the world are stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, parents are turning to online classes for their kids. So do how online guitar lessons for kids compare to in-person guitar lessons? We spent hours testing out Zoom’s features, scouring their support pages, […]

  High-Quality Online Guitar Lessons for Kids are Now Available in Group Classes Since public officials closed the public schools in Oregon due to the coronavirus pandemic, we set one simple goal: to make our award-winning, introductory-level rock guitar program for kids available to students across the country. For that reason, we pulled all of […]

  Nearly half of the nation’s school systems have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, parents across the country working from home will see themselves in a new role: homeschool teachers.  For that reason, we’ve put together five tips to help you homeschool your kids during the coronavirus pandemic.     Tip […]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on everyday lives, many public schools have closed across the country. On Monday, the White House recommended parents to work from their homes and to homeschool their children as much as possible. As parents scramble to provide educational activities for kids, it’s more critical than ever to […]

  As the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, public schools in twelve states including Oregon have shut down. As a result, all Portland Public School after-school activities have been canceled effective March 12th through April 13th.   Educational Activities for Kids As the public school systems are shutting down, it’s more critical than ever […]