www.andrewwasson.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers questions from off of his Guitar Blog website… Q #1). I’ve recently started teaching guitar. Do you have any advice for new teachers on how to give a good learning curve to students, and any tips because I’m new at this. Greetings from Argentina. A: Definitely establish a curriculum and have hand-outs that you can supply. This will establish the best learning experience. And, a good tip is to advertise your services. Q #2). I am trying to practice improvising over chords in jazz standards and trying to keep an awareness of the chord tones of each chord as they rapidly pass by. Do you think am better off thinking of the degrees of the arpeggio or the actual notes? There seems to be benefits to visualizing all the notes at a finger position on the neck. However sometimes it seems easier to just find the F and then visualize where the 5, b3, and b7 are in relation.The note letter approach seems to make it easier to change positions on the neck. The arpeggio degree approach is easier because the same pattern can be used for 12 different chords.Which approach do you think would benefit me more? Mike Aliso Viejo, Ca. A: When I solo over changes I tend to mostly use intervals and I see the degrees of thirds or sevenths primarily. Notes play a role, however it is to a lesser extent than the intervals and geometrical shapes off of the chords. Q #3). I know my neck, but I don’t know how to name what I’m doing. I …