Lesson Plan : Learn to play Guitar
Teacher Name: | Yatin Chauhan |
Grade: | Grade 9-10 |
Subject: | Music |
Topic: | The art of playing guitar. |
Content: | Guitar, Strings, Notes, Pick, Chords, Fret, Tuner |
Goals: | 1.Learning to play 3 easy Chords, C major, G major, E minor and D major 2.Knowing a basic strum pattern |
Objectives: | 1.Explain what are chords and notes 2.Creating something simple using the basic chords and strum pattern |
Materials: | Guitar, Pick, Tuner |
Introduction: | 1. Chords are combination of notes played together 2. Different chords have different scales 3. It can be mixed with a variety of other techniques for making more complex and creative riffs |
Development: | 1. Spanish instruments 2. Developed from acoustic to Electric using various amps and pedal technologies |
Practice: | 1. Playing the guitar at least 2-3 hours everyday to create muscle memory 2. Once good with shifting the chords and strumming, practicing simple songs like The Beatles - Let it be |
Accommodations: | 1. Watching live concert videos and interviews from other legendary guitar players like Slash or bands like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC 2. More and more and more physical hands on practice |
Checking For Understanding: | 1. Comparing progress through muscle memory 2. Fluency in playing and shifting chords 3. Giving a personal touch to every song 4. Developing a key strum pattern |
Closure: | 1. What's the first song you learn to play? 2. How are your finger tips doing? (If they're not in a good shape, it means things are going in the right direction.) |
Evaluation: | Tracking progress through ability of playing more accurately and precisely with less stops. Developing a proper flow. |
Teacher Reflections: | Learning to play guitar is all about putting more and more practice and increasing the practice hours everyday. It takes a lot of time, patience and worn out fingers. |
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