The Musician’s Toolbox has been working on an iBook via iBooks Author for the Learn Guitar Chords DVD content as well as an all new curriculum that we hope to test in a local school district soon for grades K-12.

Learn to play guitar on an iPad! What could be cooler? The Learn Guitar Chords iBook will feature more in depth instruction and additional resources for students including interactive images, 3D models of guitars, review questions, and more. The iBook will also include references to CA State Standards for music (as we’re based and testing in California) geared toward band teachers who have guitar programs.

One nice feature of iBooks Author is that it allows us to export the text and image content in an epub format, so we anticipate being able to offer a traditional ebook as well.

We’ve been hard at work shooting new material for the Learn To Play Guitar curriculum. The Learn To Play Guitar curriculum will be roughly 40 weeks or units taking an absolute beginner all the way through to intermediate playing skills. It is designed for band teachers who either have existing band programs or want to start one on their campus. It will feature video, interactive images, 3D models, links to TABS, assignments, exercises, and more. We are very excited about this new product and will make an announcement about the release date when it becomes available.

Much Respect,
Andrew
The Musician’s Toolbox

Yes, if you have been following us here at The Musician’s Toolbox, you know that we frequently update this blog. However, March 15th my daughter was born! Since March, the blog has taken a back seat to fatherhood, but now that things have settled down a bit, we’re back.

Stay tuned for fresh posts and some updates about new products on the way.

Thanks for reading,

Andrew Wonacott, President
The Musician’s Toolbox

The Musician’s Toolbox, LLC is looking forward to working with The Musician Network, www.tmntv.com an up-and-coming internet TV network that appeals to musicians. The Musician’s Toolbox will most likely provide content like, “The Riff Of The Day” or something to that effect. This is great for us because it will allow The Musician’s Toolbox to become exposed to a wider audience, and it will allow us to create new content that will be useful to the watching public.

The Musician Network is somewhat “under construction” but is getting ready to officially launch this summer. Now you can say YOU heard about it first.

I’ll keep everyone posted as the details materialize.

Much Respect,
Andrew Wonacott, President

We’ve struck up a partnership with StringsAndBeyond.com, The world’s largest online store for Guitar Strings and Accessories with fast, friendly service and FREE shipping on all orders over $35! 1-877-830-0722.

Take a minute and soak that domain name into your brain. Tell your peeps about it.

Andrew Wonacott, President
The Musician’s Toolbox, LLC

I’m very happy to say that the NAMM show was a great success for our little company. We landed a small distribution deal and generated a lot of interest with guitar manufacturers that have starter packs and entry-level guitars.

It was a great learning experience for me personally, as I don’t really consider myself a “salesman” type of a person, I was really stretched.

Now back to work! We’ll keep posting lessons and tips, and keep you updated on the progress of our translations and new DVDs.

Thanks everyone for your support,

Andrew Wonacott, President
The Musician’s Toolbox, LLC