Beginner Guitar - 8 Week Semester Class - (FLEX Class - Ages 10-14)

Join me for an 8 week semester-long FLEX Guitar Class for the absolute beginner, where I will take students through fun and simple exercises, chords, TAB songs, reading chord charts, and more.  Your learner will have a blast developing their new guitar skills! 

N O T E :  This is a Flexible Schedule class, so there are no scheduled live meetings. Students work on their own schedule from videos and resources that I post every Monday.  

Each week I will post a video lesson, walking students through new skills and techniques on guitar, just as if they were attending a class live.  Learners will also receive play along videos for songs and exercises to help them with their practice throughout the week. 


What will they learn? 


  🌟  Parts of the guitar + how to hold it

  🌟  Chords: G, C, Am, F (1 finger and 2 finger versions) 

  🌟  Fun songs, using beginner friendly chords   

  🌟  How to read and play basic TAB songs 

  🌟  Strumming on basic rhythms  

  🌟  Fun simple exercises to strengthen finger independence 

  🌟  Beginner version of a Minor Pentatonic Scale 



What will a lesson video include? 

   ❣️  Review from last class 
   ❣️  Warm up Exercise 
   ❣️  New TAB Song 
   ❣️  Chord Review 
   ❣️  New Chord Song 
   ❣️  Review of days class 

What else is posted each week? 

   🌼  Play along videos for every song 
   🌼  Play along videos for every exercise 
   🌼  Slides from class to help students practice 


All lesson videos will include engaging slides, to help students understand what they are learning on the guitar, as well as opportunities to film themselves performing songs for me and other students in the classroom if they are interested.  This is completely optional but is a fun way for students to show off what they have been learning in class! 



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L E S S O N   P L A N : 

Week 1:  The basics: Guitar anatomy, string names, finger numbers
               Fretting exercise, basic strumming, 
               1 Finger chords: G, C 
               Songs: Row Row Row Your Boat, Marry Had A Little Lamb 

Week 2:  Review + new exercises
                How to read TAB, TAB exercises, 
                TAB Song: 7 Nation Army 
                Chord Song: Skip to my Lou 

Week 3:  Review + new exercises 
                TAB Song: Smoke on the Water 
                New Chord: Am (2 fingers) 
                Chord Song: Lips Are Movin' 

Week 4:  Review + new exercises 
                TAB Song:  Iron Man 
                8th Note Strumming 
                Chord Song:  Shake It Off  
                PERMORMANCE VIDEOS 

Week 5:  Review + new exercises 
                TAB Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 
                New Chord: F (2 fingers)
                Chord Song: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain, You Are My Sunshine 

Week 6:  Review + new exercises 
                TAB Song: Marry Had a Little Lamb 
                Chord Song: Someone to Lava  
                New Chord: G (2 fingers), C (2 fingers) 
                Chord Song: Let It Be 

Week 7:  Review + new exercises
                TAB Song:  London Bridge  
                Chord Song: Ho Hey 

Week 8:  Review + new exercises
                Island Strum: D DU UDU 
                Chord Song: Riptide 
                PERFORMANCE VIDEOS