Tag: Lesson

Since I lead music for children with voice and guitar at our church, I am sometimes asked to teach children how to play the guitar. The topics that we cover during each lesson are below. We use a variation of the Progressive Beginner Guitar book.

Lesson 1

1. Parts of the guitar
2. Types of guitar
3. Styles of guitar
4. How to hold the guitar
5. How to strum (up and down)
6. Strings – E-A-D-G-B-E
7. Right hand techniques (playing one string, two strings together, three strings together and in sequence)
8. How to tune the guitar

Lesson 2

1. Review
2. What is a chord? (Major, minor, seventh)
3. The G major chord
4. The D major chord
5. Open strings and fretted notes
6. The quarter note

Lesson 3

1. Review
2. The second string
3. The half note
4. The C major chord
5. Song – Silent Night
6. The quarter and half rests

Lesson 4

1. Review
2. The first string
3. E, F and G notes
4. The whole note and whole rest
5. The eighth note

Lesson 5

1. Review
2. Eighth note rhythm pattern

Lesson 6

1. Review
2. The fourth string
3. D, E and F notes
4. Minor chords (Dm, Em, Am)