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Intro to Guitar:

1. Parts of the Guitar – Acoustic

2. Parts of the Guitar – Electric

3. How to Hold the Guitar

4. Left Hand Position

5. How to Hold a Pick

6. How to Learn and Practice a Song

Rhythm:

1. Intro to Rhythm

2. 4/4

3. Whole Notes and Whole Rests

4. Half Notes and Half Rests

5. Rhythm Practice 1

6. Rhythm Practice 1b

7. Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests

8. Rhythm Practice 2 – Done!

9. Rhythm Practice 2b – done!

10. 8th Notes and 8th Rests

11. Rhythm Practice 3 – 4/9/18 done

12. Rhythm Practice  5/7  write #’s in on print out and practice, count out loud.

13. 6/18 – work on the handout. write in the strum pattern.

Reading:

1. The 1st String – 6/18  Practice reading exercise #2  and continue to use Need work on note identification mostly!

2. Practice: E, F, & G

3. The 2nd String

4.  Practice : 2nd String – B, C and D

5. 1st and 2nd Strings Together

Chords:

1. How to Read Chord Diagrams

2. Your First Chord Eminor.  Grab, strum, let go and repeat 1ox’s 5/7

3. Easy Chords 1:

4. Strumming Basics

5. Basic Beginner Chords

Songs:

1. How to Read Tabs

2. Easy TABS – Happy Birthday – Good Job

3. Easy TABS – Iron Man – polish it up!

4. Easy TABS – Smoke on the Water

5. Easy TABS – Spy Riff (Mission Impossible) – 6/18 keep phrase 1 memorized. Learn phrase 2.

6. Twinkle Twinkle – Great Job!

7. Mary Had a Little Lamb – one phrase at a time for 5/7. pay attention to the fingerings!