Lesson 1Objective:

Students will learn to identify various types of guitars, parts of the guitar, correct holding position, a warm-up exercise, and how to play two simple tunes using numbers only.

Topics:

• Who you are• Who they are• What we’ll be learning• What will be expected of them• Overview •• Types of guitars •• Parts of the guitar• Get them playing •• Holding position •• Right hand only •• Left hand only •• Right hand warm up •• Left hand warm up •• Walking the boards •• Simple tunes by numbers • I’m On the First String • I’m On the Second String

Lesson 2Objective:

SWL the simple G and G7 chords, how to read strum bars, how to change chords smoothly, and how to play two songs using simple G and G7.

Topics:

• Tune •• By Instructor• Review warm up• Review Simple Tunes by Numbers• Simple Chords •• G, G7• Down strum •• A Bit of Blues •• Raining Outside• Chord Change Exercise

Lesson 3Objective:

SWL the C chord and how to read rhythm sheets. They will be able to play three songs written as rhythm sheets.

Topics:

• Tune• Warm up• Review• New chord C• Chord Exercises •• Two Bits of Blues• Rhythm Sheets •• Marianne •• Down in the Valley •• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

Lesson 4Objective:

SWL the Em and D7 chords, how to play songs using those chords, what a measure is, how to strum measured music in 4/4 and 3/4, and how to play four songs written with measures.

Topics:

• Review• New Chords •• Exercise •• Em, D7 •• Will the Circle Be Unbroken• Measured Music •• 4/4 and 3/4 •• Exercises 1 and 2 •• She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain •• This Little Light of Mine •• Amazing Grace •• Silent Night• Writing assignment

Lesson 5Objective:

SWL how to read tablature, play melodies written is tablature on two strings, and how to read a quarter rest.

Topics:

• Reading tab •• Two Strings •• Quarter Notes •• Exercises 1 and 2• Quarter note rest •• Wait A Second• Writing Assignment

Lesson 6Objective:

SWL how to read half notes and whole notes, songs using combinations of rhythms, and how to play a round.

Topics:

• Half Note/Whole Note in tab •• Half Tab •• Song of Joy •• Half A Tab •• Hold It• Round •• The Chase

Lesson 7Objective:

SWL how to hold the pick, how to read and play tunes written in tablature on three strings, how to read the half and whole rests, how to play a dotted half note and how to play in a guitar ensemble by play their first ensemble piece (Spanish Trio).

Topics:

• Review •• First Time Around• Holding the Pick• Tab on three strings •• Three to Get Ready •• Rest Stop• Half (two-beat) Rest •• Twice as Much• Whole (four-beat) Rest •• The Whole Truth •• Waiting a Long Time• Dotted Half Note •• Short and Long •• Me Too• Ensemble •• Spanish Trio

Lesson 8Objective:

SWL how to play their part in the ensemble piece, A Minor Thing

Topics:

• New Ensemble •• A Minor Thing• Review

Lesson 9Objective:

SWL how to read repeat signs, how to do a D.S.al coda, learn their parts in a new ensemble, the full chords G, G7, and C, and how to play the half-note and whole-note strums.

Topics:

• Repeat Signs •• Scarborough Fair• D.S. al Coda• Tab on four strings• Ensemble •• A New Day• New chords •• Full G, G7, C• Exercises 1 and 2 •• Silent Night •• Will the Circle Be Unbroken?• Half-Note Strum• Whole-Note Strum• Exercises 3 and 4

Lesson 10Objective:

SWL how to read and play a tie, how to play a song written in tab and using all six strings, and how to play their part in a new ensemble piece.

Topics:

• How to tune• Tie •• Tied Phoon• Tab on six strings •• Going For It• Ensemble •• Greensleeves

Lesson 11Objective:

SWL how to read play an up strum, a strum pattern for 4/4, and how to use that pattern to accompany songs.

Topics:

• Up Strum• First strum pattern for 4/4• Exercise 1 •• This Train •• Midnight Special

Lesson 12Objective:

SWL the D chord, how to read and play eighth notes in tablature, and how to play pieces using eighth notes.

Topics:

• Review• D Chord• Exercise 1• Eighth notes tab• Exercises 2 and 3 •• Really? •• G Shuffle •• Low Rocker

Lesson 13Objective:

SWL to play their part in a new ensemble, and how to read and play the D.C. al coda. There will be a review of previous material by playing new pieces containing early concepts.

Topics:

• Review •• Low Rocker •• Blues in E •• Early Spring •• Hidden Castle• Ensemble •• D.C. al coda •• Moonset

Lesson 14Objective:

SWL how to read a play the eighth rest.

Topics:

• Eighth Rest •• Something’s Out There •• Island Fever

Lesson 15Objective:

SWL two new strum patterns for 4/4 time and how to accompany songs using those patterns.

Topics:

• 2 New Strum Patterns for 4/4• Exercises 1 and 2 •• Simple Gifts •• Worried Man Blues

Lesson 16Objective:

SWL the Am and E7 chords and how to play songs using those chords.

Topics:

• New Chords Am and E7• Exercises 1 and 2 •• Oh, Sinner Man

Lesson 17Objective:

SWL two new ensemble pieces, the A7 chord, and how to play songs using the A7 chord.

Topics:

• Tablature ensembles •• In the Mirror •• Six SpanishStrings• New chord A7• Exercises 1 and 2 •• Worried Man Blues

Lesson 18Objective:

SWL how to read standard notation, the notes on the first string, the quarter note, and half notes. They will play pieces using those notes.

Topics:

• Reading Standard Notation• Notes on the first string • Quarter Note• Exercises 1 and 2• Half Note• Exercise 3

Lesson 19Objective:

SWL the notes on the second string, how to read and play whole notes, how to play pieces using the notes on two strings and simple rhythms.

Topics:

• Notes on the Second String• Exercises 1 and 2• Whole Note• Exercises 3 and 4

Lesson 20Objective:

SWL two strum patterns for 3/4, how to accompany songs using those patterns, and a new ensemble piece.

Topics:

• Review• Two Strum Patterns for 3/4• Exercises 1 and 2• Ensemble •• Puerto Escondido

Lesson 21Objective:

SWL the 12-bar blues progression, how to strum and accompany blues songs, and how to write their own blues lyrics.

Topics:

• The Blues Progression• Strumming the Blues •• Blues in A •• Nothin’s Goin’ Right• Writing Blues Lyrics

Lesson 22Objective:

Students will learn how to read and play first and second endings, and how to play the blues ensemble piece, Blues for Four.

Topics:

• First and second endings• Blues Ensemble •• Blues for Four

Lesson 23Objective:

SWL how to play two chords per measure, and play the chords to songs containing two chords per measure.

Topics:

• Review• How to play two chords per measure• Exercises 1-4 •• America the Beautiful •• America •• Scarborough Fair •• Cripple Creek

Lesson 24Objective:

SWL the notes on the third string, the dotted half note, and four pieces using those concepts.

Topics:

• Notes on the third string• Exercise 1 •• Waltz of the Dinosaurs •• Flight of the Eagle• Dotted Half Note •• Add One •• Gypsy Waltz

Lesson 25Objective:

SWL a syncopated strum pattern for 4/4, the Dm and Bm chords, and how to play the blues in a minor key.

Topics:

• New Strum Pattern for 4/4• Exercises 1 and 2• New Chord •• Dm• Exercises 3 and 4• Strumming the Blues in Am •• Third Degree Blues• New Chord Bm• Exercises 5 and 6

Lesson 26Objective:

SWL the E and A chords and how to accompany songs containing those chords.

Topics:

• New chord E• Exercises 1 and 2• New Chord A• Exercises 3 and 4 •• John Henry

Lesson 27Objective:

SWL the B7 chord, how to accompany a song containing B7, and they will learn their parts for the ensemble, Up All Night, which contains single note playing and also the B7 chord.

Topics:

• Review• New Ensemble• Dynamic markings •• Hang Loose

Lesson 28Objective:

SWL the F, how to accompany a song containingg the F chord, notes on the fourth string, solo pieces and the ensemble, Late Winter, containing notes on four strings. Students will be required to listen to selected artists and become familiar with various styles of music and artist’s individual styles. Students will also learn about the history of the guitar through listening and lecture. Required listening can be inserted in to many of the lesson plans.

Topics:

• F Chord• Exercise 1 •• Shenandoah• Notes on the fourth string• Exercise 2 •• Four-String Tune• Ensemble •• Late Winter• Artists to listen to

Lesson 29Objective:

SWL how to play power chords commonly used in popular, rock, and blues styles. A5, D5, and E5 chords in first position will be presented along with variations of those power chords. SWL to accompany several pieces using power chords.

Topics:

• Power Chords A5, D5, and E5• Exercises 1 and 2• Power Chord Variation •• Power Chord Blues• Another Power Chord Variation •• Overdrive

Lesson 30Objective:

SWL the B7 chord, how to accompany a blues containing B7, and the ensemble, Up All Night.

Topics:

• B7 Chord• Exercise 1 •• Monday Mornin’ Blues• Ensemble •• Up All Night

Lesson 31Objective:

SWL the E minor pentatonic scale, two written solos using the scale, and how to improvise (through call and response) using the E minor pentatonic scale.

Topics:

• E Minor Pentatonic Scale• Exercise 1 •• Times Five •• Pentacillon

Lesson 32Objective:

SWL how to read and apply sharp and natural signs, play two pieces containing sharps, and the G major scale.

Topics:

• Sharp and Natural Signs •• Scarborough Fair •• Greensleeves• G Major Scale

Lesson 33Objective:

SWL how to use the chord clock to establish chords in major and minor keys, how to write original chord progression using chords from the key, how to play by ear, and how to transpose.

Topics:

• Chord Clock

Lesson 34Objective:

SWL how to read and apply key signatures, how to play the parts in the ensembe, Hidden Passage, in the key of E minor.

Topics:

• Key Signatures• Exercises 1 and 2• Ensemble •• Hidden Passage (in key of E minor)

Lesson 35Objective:

SWL notes on the fifth string, solo pieces using the notes on five strings, the C major scale, and skill development exercises using the C major scale.

Topics:

• Notes on fifth string• Exercise 1• C major scale •• In the Basement• C major scale exercises 1-5

Lesson 36Objective:

SWL notes on the sixth string, solo pieces containing notes on six strings, the two-octave G major scale, and skill development exercises using the G major scale.

Topics:

• Notes on sixth string• Exercise 1 •• House of the Rising Sun• Two-octave G Major Scale• Exercises 2-5

Lesson 37Objective:

SWL their parts in the ensemble, Greensleeves, using the notes on six strings, and how to care for the guitar (polish, humidification, changing strings, and minor repairs).

Topics:

• Ensemble •• Greensleeves• Care of the Guitar

Lesson 38Objective:

SWL how to read, count, and play eighth notes in standard notation, play four pieces containing eighth notes.

Topics:

• Eighth notes in standard notation •• Time Machine •• Making Time •• G Shuffle •• Bluegrass Blues

Lesson 39Objective:

SWL how to play swing rhythm and how to play their parts in the ensemble, Swing Time, containing eighth notes.

Topics:

• Swing rhythm• Ensemble •• Swing It

Lesson 40Objective:

SWL the C7 chord, the eighth rest, exercises and two songs containing those skills.

Topics:

• New Chord C7• Exercises 1 and 2• The Eighth Rest• Exercise 3 •• The Lonely Cay •• Tango

Lesson 41Objective:

SWL how to read and play flats, how to play exercises and pieces containing flats.

Topics:

• Flats• Exercises 1 and 2 •• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Lesson 42Objective:

SWL how to read and play the dotted quarter note, three pieces containing dotted quarter notes.

Topics:

• Dotted Quarter Note •• Molly Malone •• America •• Don Gato

Lesson 43Objective:

SWL the Am7 and Dm7 chords, exercises and pieces containing those chords.

Topics:

• Chords •• Am7 Dm7• Exercises 1 and 2 •• Can’t Get To Sleep

Lesson 44Objective:

SWL how to read and play the hammer-on slur, exercises and two pieces containing hammer ons.

Topics:

• Slurs• Hammer On• Exercises 1-4 •• Heavy Hammer •• Hammer Head

Lesson 45Objective:

SWL how to read and play the pull-off slur, exercises and two pieces containing slurs.

Topics:

• Pull Off• Exercises 1-4 •• Caught Up •• Secret Passage

Lesson 46Objective:

SWL how to read and play a slide, exercises and one solo piece containing the slide. The students will also learn their parts in the ensembles, Groovin’ and Klezmer, which contain the skills they have acquired to this point.

Topics:

• The Slide •• Two Frets •• From note to note• Exercises 1-4 •• Slidin’ Home• Ensembles •• Groovin’ Insert a soloist in section C Form is A, B, soloist(s) in C, then B •• Klezmer