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Sample Level 1 Syllabus (actual course details will be fleshed out by the you the participants, your interests, and your tastes)
Week 1
- introduction (frets, fingers, positions, shapes)
- basic technique/finger exercise (coordination, holding pick)
- chords vs. single notes
- guitar tablature (how to read ; numbers/fingers)
- chord diagrams (how to read)
- open chords!!!** (handout )
- begin learning chords/song
Week 2
- finger exercise
- review song
- moving fingers/chord progressions…putting it together*
- basic strumming technique* (one on one/groups)
- new chord(s)
Week 3
- finger exercise
- review song
- strumming (more options)
- new chord(s)/new song(if ready, some students)
Week 4
- finger exercise
- review song(s)
- strumming practice
- diatonic chord theory (understanding why certain chords sound good together and form keys)
Week 5
- finger exercise
- review songs
- strumming practice
- more chord theory (putting what our fingers know together with what our minds can understand)
Week 6
- finger exercise
- performances (solo/group/with teacher accompany)
- assignments for using these skills and concepts in songs
