Acoustic Guitar for Beginners

In this 4-week course, students will learn basic guitar chords and how to play simple songs, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Old McDonald Had a Farm."

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40 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 4 weeks

7-10

year olds

3-5

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

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Description

Class Experience

In this 4 week course, students will learn the basic chords necessary to play a variety of beginner songs. We will learn a new song each week. In each class, we will learn two to three chords, practice the correct finger and hand positions for each chord, and learn a basic strum pattern. We will also practice switching from chord to chord while singing the song. The goal will be to play the song (slowly!) together at the end of each class. 

Week 1:  We will learn the D chord and the A chord,...

Students will learn basic guitar chords, hand positioning, finger positioning, and a basic strum pattern. Students will also learn beginner songs like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and "Old McDonald Had a Farm."

Students will be required to practice a minimum of 30-60 minutes per week over a 2-3 day period. Frequency over the length of practice time is preferred. For example, I prefer a student to practice 15-20 minutes per day, 3 days per week than to practice 60 minutes in one day and not touch the guitar again for the rest of the week. IMPORTANT: Please be sure to tune your learner's guitar prior to each practice session. Instruments get out of tune easily and quickly.

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Song sheets and resources will be provided upon enrollment.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

40 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Veronica Rojas

Lifelong Learner, Early Childhood & Elementary School, Homeschool Teacher, Special Ed. Teacher

150 total reviews

105 completed classes

About Me

Hello! My name is Veronica Rojas and I am excited to meet you! I have had the pleasure of working with children since my early teen years. I have taught gymnastics, music, ESL, Spanish, and elementary/middle/high school grades). I have...