젊은 초보자를 위한 심플리 기타 - 1부

💙💜💛 Welcome to Sing Create Play!!

~ Please note that you will need to have a tuned guitar for this class. Please check the message in the classroom (after you enrol) to learn how to tune your guitar. Younger children will require parental assistance.

~ It would be useful if students joined my NewBie Guitar Class + Student 10-Page Workbook class before enrolling for this course, but it is not compulsory. Link in here: https://outschool.com/classes/newbie-guitar-class-+-student-10-page-workbook-qyYyVr7f#usuu5xarZy

~ This is a multi-day course for absolute beginners who want to learn the basics of how to play the guitar. Children will have the opportunity to practise picking each string with their thumb. They can also use a pick (plectrum), if they wish.

~ During this course, young learners will experience music making (with and without the guitar), practise musical fun and silly games, imitation, identifying right and left hands through games, counting the guitar strings and counting their fingers that go on the fret of the guitar or on the guitar strings. Skills like: turn-taking and waiting for one's turn will be reinforced along with performing in front of others and working as a team, collaborating and showing appreciation for other players in the group.

~ I recommend a grown-up to be in the room and assist the young learner. Outschool policy is that only the enrolled students should be on camera, but the grown-ups should be off-camera and assist when needed, please.

~ This guitar beginners class is enjoyable, interactive and learning is happening combined with lots of fun and giggles. I look forward to meeting you in class, singing and playing with you! 

~ Please send us a message before the course starts if we need to adapt our class to any specific needs of your learner and their learning style. This way, we make sure we provide the best experience for our families!

♪  𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮 𝓞𝓾𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮 ♪ 

-> Week 1: Intro to guitar; guitar anatomy, basic strumming
               ♪ practise 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 first check if the guitar is in tune by singing a funny acronym; 
               ♪ the names and numbers of the strings with the help of another game and colour 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 the help of nursery rhymes;
               ♪ The class will end by learning to strum for 4 beats and then play 'rests' for 4 beats. 

-> Week 2: Exploring rhythm, low E string, Rests
              ♪ hands and fingers warm up;
              ♪ recap how to hold the guitar, parts of the guitar, Down strumming, rests;
              ♪ fret numbers and finger numbers on our left hand (or the hand holding the neck of the guitar);
              ♪ Students will strum their guitar keeping a steady beat, having fun with playing 'slow' and 'fast';
              ♪ We will also play a fun song 'What's For Dinner?' where children will interact with each other, come up with ideas for dinner and pudding and also strumming/clapping different rhythms. Rhythm is the basis of music;
              ♪ We will also learn about percussion by muting the guitar's strings and playing 'Humpty Dumpty';
              ♪ Low E string exercise, E and rests.

-> Week 3: C Chord (simplified version), Low E and A strings exercise
             ♪ hands and fingers warm up;
             ♪ Fun games playing 'piano' (quietly) and 'forte' (loudly);
             ♪ Children will pick one of the songs we did in previous sessions and choose how they want to play it (piano or forte);
             ♪ New strumming pattern: DU  DU  DU  DU  (Down-Up);
             ♪ We will learn our first chord. C Major (red circle sticker) - position on the fret and finger number;
             ♪ Strumming strings 1, 2, and 3 while holding the C chord; D, D, D, D (Down) and rest, rest, rest, rest;
             ♪ We will also learn 'Are You Sleeping?' 
             ♪ Low E and A strings exercise + rests;
             
-> Week 4: G chord (simplified version), High E (string 1) and B (string 2) strings + rests
            ♪ hands and fingers warm up;
            ♪ Strumming pattern: DU  DU  DU  DU  (Down-Up);
            ♪ We will learn the 1 finger simplified G Major Chord: position on the fret, strumming strings, finger number;
            ♪ Learn the song 'Baby Shark'. Children will be encouraged to vary their playing speed along with the song and also learn about 'crescendo'. 
            ♪ Keep a steady beat with tick-tock strumming "Five Little Monkeys";
            ♪ High E and B strings + rests;

-> Week 5: D and G strings; performing a song skills
             ♪ hands and fingers warm up;
             ♪ New strumming pattern: D  DU  D  DU  (Down, Down-Up);
             ♪ Recap of all the skills we learned; 
             ♪ D and G strings exercise + rests;
             ♪ Learn how to switch chord: switch between C and G chords;
             ♪ Learn "Old MacDonald Had a Farm";
             ♪ children can choose if they want to perform a song at the end of the class


Students will improve their musical abilities, in general, and will also learn: 
~  how to play the guitar, sing and strum at the same time;
~  how to hold a guitar;
~  correct playing position;
~  proper hand position;
~  how to count and play chords (simplified versions of C and G major);
~  how to strum.

Other skills children will learn in this class:
- strum at different tempos (fast and slow)
- strum with different dynamics: loud, quiet, from quiet to loud building momentum (crescendo);
- how to follow chord patterns (colours for children who can't read yet);
- how to play multiple children's songs including: 'Spring is Here', 'Five Little Monkeys',  'Humpty Dumpty', 'Row Your Boat', 'Are You Sleeping', 'Ring A Ring Of Roses', '', 'Baby Shark', 'Old Mc Donald Had a Farm'  - using 1 or 2 chords (C and G Major, simplified versions).

♪ BONUS ♪
Students will receive digital copies of a variety of resources. These digital resources are created by me, and they shouldn't be distributed without my consent, outside class.
     - colour coded chord diagrams;
     - colour coded chord sheets for all the songs we learn;
     - a student workbook.

* Please note that you will need to have a tuned guitar for this class. Younger children will require parental assistance. Please check the welcome message after you enrol and see how you can tune your child's guitar.