K Jake

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 – done! Good Job!
  7. Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests
  8. Rhythm Practice 2 – done
  9. Rhythm Practice 2b – Done!
  10. 8th Notes and 8th Rests 4/10/18 done.
  11. Rhythm Practice 3 – 5/1/18 – practice last line. know how to count it!
  12. Rhythm Practice 4 – 5/22/18 – write #’s in and practice hand out. 1st 2 lines.
  13.  Work on 1st 2 lines of handout – 6-18-18

Reading:

  1. The 1st String for Done!
  2. Practice: E, F, & G – 5/1/18 #3. Practice finding E F and G with out looking. Use it as a warm up before you read the song.
  3. The 2nd String – 6/18/18 Practice #2.   Practice note identification. Practice scale, E,F,G B,C and D
  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 – Done! make sure to use fingers 2 & 3 always!
  3. Easy Chords 1: E & Am – done
  4. Strumming Basics
  5. Basic Beginner Chords – Em , E, Am, G5 and C2 (Cadd9) for 6/18/18 – last 2 need more work! Also chords for Free Fallin – D , Dsus4 and Asus4.

Songs:

  1. Easy TABS – Happy Birthday – 4/3/18 – done
  2. Easy TABS – Hot Cross Buns
  3. Easy TABS – Iron Man
  4. Easy TABS – Jingle Bells
  5. Easy TABS – Ode to Joy (Joyful)
  6. Easy TABS – Smoke on the Water – Good Job! Done!
  7. Easy TABS – Spy Riff (Mission Impossible)– start for 5/15/18
  8. A Horse With No Name – good job!
  9. Believer – 5/22/18  count, press harder, try to go a little faster.
  10. Mission Impossible handout – 5/22/18 memorize the 1st line before you try 2nd line. Lots of repetition!
  11. Easy Song: Free Falling

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