Lesson 1

Introduction to the guitar

• Play a tune
• Demonstrate different ways to play the guitar (finger style, bass, chord melody, solo melody,
slap guitar).

Guitar anatomy
• Different parts of the guitar
• Name the notes of the string

Posture
• Different ways to hold the guitar ( classical, contemporary).
Lesson 2

Tuning
• Learn to tune the guitar ( standard tuning. EADGBE)

Non guitar and finger stretches for playing guitar

• Touch your toes
• Arm stretches
• Make a fist and open

Guitar warm up exercise

• Chromatic etudes ( warm up exercise)
• 15 minutes practice
Lesson 3

Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Strumming patterns
• 3 strumming patterns while muting the strings ( calypso)

Fretboard knowledge
• Learning the notes first 4 frets
1. Tones and semi- tones
2. Fretboard patterns
3. Locating noted using patterns
Lesson 4
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh

First chords
• G Em C D
1. Analyze notes that make up each chord
2. Quarter notes down strokes
Lesson 5
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords

Applying First chords

• Using the chords in a song
• Have a jam
Lesson 6
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords
• Applying First chords

Learning your first scale

• Diatonic scale
1. Scale formula
2. Scale shape using
3. Playing the scale one note a time
4. Practicing the scale
Lesson 7
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords
• Applying First chords
• Learning your first scale

Variation of the scale

• Playing it in thirds up and down
1. Learning the pattern
2. Practicing the pattern
Lesson 8
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords
• Applying First chords
• Learning your first scale
• Variation of the scale
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Revising chords
• Playing the 4 chord progression
1. Playing the progression in different variation
2. Jam with chords in different variations.
Lesson 9
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords
• Applying First chords
• Learning your first scale
• Variation of the scale
• Revising chords

Strengthening old habits

• Spending times working on everything thought
Lesson 10
Warm up
• stretches chromatic etude

Last Class Recap

• Strumming patterns refresh

• Fretboard knowledge refresh
• First chords
• Applying First chords
• Learning your first scale
• Variation of the scale
• Revising chords
• Strengthening old habits

Fret board theory

• Connecting the treble clef to the guitar
1. Revising the first four frets
2. Going through the treble clef
3. connecting notes on the staff to the guitar