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