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Youth Beginning Guitar

Jump into this class and talk about the best guitar techniques, how to's, and latest shreds that get you going to play. Have a guitar player guide you through the lastest technique, allow you to ask questions, and truly master it yourself.
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What's included

4 live meetings
1 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Assignments
1 hour per week. Each lesson includes an optional self-directed practice sample. Learners can bring their improved skills back to the next class and we will continue to build lesson to lesson.
Certificate of Completion
The certificate of completion will include a checklist of skills introduced and learner response to knowledge and performance.

Class Experience

Beginner Level
Designed for an overview of the guitar and to get young, aspiring players up and running. This class will deliver the basics through song performance and guide the learner through set up to performing.

The courses is just the right length - 2 weeks -  for young learners to pick up a few skills, and if they enjoy it, there are more byte-sized classes that will help them with specific skills as they choose their pathway in guitar playing.

Classes are short and frequent to meet the needs of young learner preferences and allow the teacher to maintain and guide performance habits. Learners in this class are not out there alone! In between meetings and guided sessions, learners can complete the optional assignments that include taking a video of their practice and song creation, send it to the teacher, and she will send a video or written response back!

As your learner decides the guitar is great for them, check out the rest of the series for more ways to learn and enjoy playing the guitar.

As this is an introductory and exploratory approach, expected learner growth levels are Novice to Novice

Essential Questions:
How do performers select repertoire? 
How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?
Learning Goals
MU:Pr4.1.H.5a  Demonstrate how a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments is selected, music reading skills, and technical skill, as well as the context of the context of the performances.
MU:Pr5.1.H.5a  Apply teacher criteria to individual performances and apply practice strategies to address performance challenges and refine the performances.
learning goal

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Start shredding
 This is day 1 of your guitar player profile. Let's go! Learn to hold and strum basic patterns. Begin your understanding of how the guitar is organized so you can find at least 3 notes, and then later start to identify notes independently. Walk away with 1 standard accompaniment, 1 song, and the start of writing your own song. 
20 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Right hand patterns
 Focus on getting a confident sound out of the guitar. Discover ways to strum, pick, palm mute, and how to identify those in music. We will bring forward our 3 samples from Lesson 1 and learn how to develop the music into a performance to play for friends and family. 
20 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Left hand patterns
 Let's bring our 3 notes and play more notes and chords! 
20 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Shredding x10
 Apply what we have learned with our 3 songs to build our repertoire and play more songs. You are shredding 6 songs in 4 lessons. Keep up the great work with one of the 2 add on classes, Shredding 2x's More or Repertoire Builder. 
20 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Learners will be playing an instrument, and thus, the sound levels in the environment will increase. Please prepare for your learner or other activities in the environment to accommodate.
Supply List
Guitar
Something to prop the foot on
Pick (optional)
Teacher will provide self-created instructional guide in class recap posts, through the classroom main page, and through lesson posts.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in Chemistry from The University of Tennessee
Mike Blanchard, Ph.D. Chemistry
Master's Degree in Music from University of Tennessee
Blanchard Teacher
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Ohio University
Blanchard Teacher
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Ohio University
Mike Blanchard, Ph.D. Chemistry
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$10

weekly or $39 for 4 classes
1x per week, 4 weeks
20 min

Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
1-2 learners per class

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