Learn to Play Guitar for Beginners

This class will be very fun and exciting. Your young learner will learn the beginner basics of guitar playing. Here is a breakdown of the course week by week:

Week 1

Introduction to the different guitar parts. 
Learn how to properly hold the guitar.
Learn how to tune with or without a guitar tuner. 
Learn how to play your first two guitar chords.


Week 2

Learn some tips on how to easily switch from one chord to the next.
Learn about finger positioning and balancing so that we can avoid common mistakes.
Learn how to be creative and create your own song using a few simple guitar chords.
Learn how to play three more guitar chords that are very famous and used in many songs.


Week 3
Learn two different playing styles: strumming and picking.
We'll listen to different songs so that the student can identify the difference between these two playing styles. 
We introduce the idea of the final project for our final class. Students listen to the song and learn how to play. They will present this song in the final class.


Week 4

The song is age appropriate and easy to play with the guitar chords that they've already learned.
Final project: Each student plays the song for their classmates and teacher.