자기 주도 학습: 젊은 초보자를 위한 심플리 기타 - 1부

 Practice how to keep a steady beat while strumming Down, Down, Down, Down
- Hands and fingers warm up
- Correct position of holding the guitar
- We will check if the guitar is in tune by singing a funny acronym
- Names & numbers of the strings with another game & color coded notes/strings
- Guitar anatomy - the parts of a guitar and their role
- Keep a steady beat while picking the strings of our instrument, with nursery rhymes

1️⃣ 🧾A S S I G N M E N T 🧾 1️⃣ Draw a guitar and label its parts. 

 - Hands and fingers warm up;
- Recap how to hold the guitar, parts of the guitar, Down strumming, rests;
- Fret numbers & finger numbers on our hand holding the guitar's  neck
- Strum their guitar keeping a steady beat,  playing 'slow' & 'fast'
- Play a fun song 'What's For Dinner?' come up with ideas for dinner and pudding  
- Strumming/clapping different rhythms.
- Learn about percussion by playing "Humpty Dumpty"

2️⃣🧾A S S I G N M E N T 🧾 2️⃣ Can you make up your own rhythms? 

 Hands and fingers warm up
- We will talk about playing 'piano' (quietly) & 'forte' (loudly)
- Pick one of the songs & choose how to play it (piano or forte)
- New strumming pattern: DU  DU  DU  DU  (Down-Up)
- Learn our first chord - C Major, position on the fret & finger number
- Strumming strings 1, 2, & 3 while holding C;
- D, D, D, D (Down) & rest, rest, rest, rest
- Learn 'Are You Sleeping?' 
- Low E and A strings exercise + rests

3️⃣ 🧾A S S I G N M E N T 🧾3️⃣  Can you hold the C Chord 

 - hands and fingers warm up
- Strumming pattern: DU  DU  DU  DU  (Down-Up)
- 1 finger simplified G Major Chord: position on the fret, strumming strings, finger #
- Learn the song 'Baby Shark' & vary their playing speed & learn about 'crescendo'. 
- Keep a steady beat with tick-tock strumming "Five Little Monkeys"
- High E and B strings + rests

4️⃣🧾A S S I G N M E N T 🧾4️⃣ Can you keep a steady beat while strumming 'Five Little Monkeys'?