Beginning Guitar (Level 2): Self-Paced Lessons for a Total Beginner!
What's included
25 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
✩ 𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙀 --- this is a flexible schedule class, so there are NO scheduled live meetings. There will be pre-recorded videos and discussion boards based on the project assigned that week ✩ 🎸Join us Level 2 of Beginning Guitar where we will continue to expand on your skills through new chords, strum patterns, tablature, and more! FREE workbook + play-along videos for practice included 🎸 🚨This course is designed for beginning guitar students who have taken our Level 1 course- if your student has never taken guitar with us, please message us before enrolling to ensure that this level is a good fit for your kiddo. Students should already know how to play simplified C major, G major, and A minor chords. They should understand how to read and play basic TAB. We will be building off of this knowledge and learning new chords, exercises, and reading more advanced notes. ♫ 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆𝙇𝙔 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏: ♫ Students will... ♪ Watch a series of pre-recorded play-along videos by one of our instructors, Ms. G ♪ Practice + submit a video recording of exercises + songs for the week to their instructor via private message ♪ Receive positive feedback + comments from their instructor on their weekly video submission ♫ 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝘿𝙊𝙒𝙉 ... ♫ 🎸WEEK 1: ♪ Guitar Level 1 review play-along lesson ♪ Finger exercise 1 ♪ D major chord ♪ Switching between D & G major ♪ G, C, & D Song: Happy Birthday 🎸WEEK 2: ♪ Review play-along lesson ♪ TAB Song 1: Mary Had A Little Lamb ♪ Strumming with G & D ♪ Lion Sleeps Tonight ♪ E minor chord ♪ Switching between Em & Am 🎸WEEK 3: ♪ Review play-along lesson ♪ TAB Song 2: London Bridge ♪ Somewhere Over the Rainbow ♪ Switching between G, Am, Em & C ♪ Strumming with G, Am, Em & C ♪ Intro to Firework 🎸WEEK 4: ♪ Review play-along lesson ♪ Intro to Strum Patterns ♪ Strumming Exercises 1-4 ♪ "Firework" with Strum Patterns 🎸WEEK 5: ♪ Song performances - students submit videos of them performing 1 TAB songs of their choosing, and one chord song of their choosing (Happy Birthday, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, or Firework) after receiving feedback from instructor ⭐️ On the last week of class, students will post a video performance in the classroom page of their favorite songs from class to show off their progress and awesome new guitar skills! Students will post encouraging comments on each other's performance videos to celebrate ⭐️ ~ 𝘽 𝙊 𝙉 𝙐 𝙎 : ~ Students will receive 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨 including: ♪ Play-along videos ♪ A 21-page student workbook **Please note that these resources are custom created by Mini Musicians Studio LLC and should NOT be shared with anyone except students enrolled in the course 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚? 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚: https://outschool.com/classes/0f16a187-ec14-47fc-ab3e-a678f985dec0?sectionUid=e64c002a-6e08-4894-82b6-0c7c29f66448#usUGQq4gbi
Syllabus
5 Units
25 Lessons
over 5 WeeksUnit 1: Unit 1
Lesson 1:
Welcome
Welcome to Level 2 + What We’ll Learn
Lesson 2:
Level 1 Review
Level 1 Review Lesson
Lesson 3:
Finger Exercise 1
Finger Exercise 1
Lesson 4:
D Major Chord
D Major Chord
Other Details
Supply List
Students must have an acoustic or classical guitar, or an electric guitar plugged into an amp. We also recommend having a tuner (a clip-on tuner or the Smart Phone app Guitar Tuna).
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘!
Here at Mini Musicians Studio we believe that music education isn't just about learning a new skill or hobby, but it's about a student building 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎, 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙑𝙄𝙏𝙔.
We've found that one of the best ways to reach children through music education is through modern instruments and technology-- this is why we focus our classes on guitar, ukulele, and music production with GarageBand.
We're so excited to welcome your kiddo into the Mini Musicians community!
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𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 . . .
♪ Certified K-12 music teachers
♪ Past or Current Elementary + Middle School Music Educators
♪ Have Bachelors of Music Education degrees
♪ Have a lifetime of experience studying + performing music
♪ Believe in an inclusive, encouraging, and rigorous classroom environment
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We love connecting with students on their interests & building programs that encourage them to LOVE music & feel PASSIONATE about what they're learning. Let's build your child's musical skills to empower their confidence & unleash their creativity!
We can't wait to get to know you & to make music together 🎵
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Self-Paced Class
$16
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5 weeks of teacher support
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1 year of access to the content
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Ages: 9-12