Kids/Teens Guitar with Your Guitar Sage/Erich Andreas

What will be taught?

The course covers foundational guitar skills for beginners, including:

Essential Guitar Handling: Preparing to play the guitar by learning proper posture and managing the guitar pick.
Chord Learning: Introduction to basic chords with techniques for smooth chord transitions.
Strumming and Rhythm: Basics of strumming, rhythm durations, shuffle rhythms, and advanced strumming techniques like "big strumming," "pushes," and "diamonds."
Reading Music: How to read guitar tablature chord charts and interpret different song rhythmic patterns.
Tuning and Maintenance: Using a tuner and basic guitar care practices.
Advanced Concepts: Chord inversions and using a capo for key changes.

What topics will you cover?

Introduction to guitar, the equipment we will be using, and basic techniques.
We will learn about the most used chords and strumming.
Later in the course, we will focus on more complex chord structures, rhythm, and reading charts, and we even learned advanced rhythmic techniques, chord variations, and practical applications in songs.

How is your class structured?

The course is a 20-week course with lessons, quizzes, and practice sessions. However, it can be taken at any pace the student desires. 

Each lesson includes:

Instruction: Teaching new concepts or techniques.
Quiz: Testing comprehension.
Practice: Applying learned skills, often with specific exercises or song examples.

How will you teach?

The course employs a methodical, step-by-step teaching approach:

Direct Instruction for foundational techniques.
Visual and Hands-On Learning through exercises and song charts.
Repetitive Practice to master techniques.
Feedback via Quizzes to ensure understanding.

What's your teaching style?

Interactive and Practical: Focused on doing rather than just listening, with plenty of practice opportunities.
Incremental Learning: Building skills progressively, from basic to more complex concepts.
Supportive, Fun, and Encouraging: Daily practice prescriptions and guidance on what to focus on daily.

How much will learners get to interact with you?

Lectures: Direct teaching of concepts.
Quizzes: Interactive to test and reinforce learning.
PDFs: These are used to show diagrams, chord charts, chord shapes, etc.
Video Clips: These might be used to demonstrate techniques or play examples.
Discussion: Although not explicitly mentioned, the structure implies opportunities for interaction through practice sessions where learners apply taught concepts.

This course is designed to be engaging. It focuses on practical application, ensuring learners understand and can perform what they've learned.