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Very Beginner Guitar
Big Universe Music
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(892)
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In this Beginner Guitar Series, your learner will be introduced to the basics of the guitar all the way through how to strum and play their favorite pop, rock, and country songs.
Class Experience
Based on our popular live class for beginner guitarists, this Beginner Guitar Series moves through simple steps to help your learner become the best guitar player they can be! This is the perfect series for guitarists who have never held a guitar before and want simple instructions on what to practice to move forward on their guitar journey. Start at Part 1 and begin your journey through the levels. In Part 1 of the Beginner Guitar Series, we'll start from the VERY basics: WEEK 1: How...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Getting StartedParts of the Guitar, How to Hold Your Guitar, Types of GuitarsWeek 2Lesson 2Basics of Guitar PlayingHolding a Guitar Pick, Counting Strings, Counting Frets, Finger NumbersWeek 3Lesson 3Making Music on the GuitarFretting Notes, Playing Single String Songs, Musical AlphabetWeek 4Lesson 4Strumming ChordsHow to Tune Your Guitar, Strumming C and G7 Chords
- By the end of Week 4, dedicated students will be able to hold and tune their guitar, play a song on a single string, and strum the C and G7 chords.
All Big Universe Music teachers have Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs in music from accredited universities, or comparable experience in the music industry. For more information on each teacher, please visit our teacher biographies at www.biguniversemusic.com/teachers
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: available upon requestFeedback: available upon requestDetails: Each student should spend about an hour of practice time each week mastering the concepts in each lesson. Parents may need to assist their beginner guitar players with tuning the guitar.Assessment
Frequency: available upon requestDetails: Assessment can be provided at the end of class if requested by parent.
1 file available upon enrollmentStudents must have a guitar at home to participate and practice. I recommend that students also have guitar picks and a tuner to participate.
Students will be directed to participate in Kahoot! quizzes. Video lessons will be uploaded via YouTube. Parents may want to monitor students’ activity on Kahoot! and YouTube for the duration of this class.
Joined May, 2020
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892reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Berklee College of Music
Melissa Elizabeth WrightBachelor's Degree in Music from University of West Florida
Samantha StottBachelor's Degree in History from Lynchburg College
Annie StokesAt Big Universe Music, we deliver out of this world music lessons on voice, guitar, piano, ukulele, songwriting, and music production. Our teaching style uses contemporary music to teach the basics and fundamentals of technique and music theory....
Self-Paced Class
$8
weekly or $30 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher support
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 50 learners
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Ages: 8-12
