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Guitar Ensemble Method - Level One
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the Guitar
Lesson Plan 1
1. Parts of the Guitar (3:40)
2. Technique Focus - Sitting Position (3:57)
3. Individual Practice
4. Technique Focus - Right Hand (2:47)
5. Technique Focus - Rest Strokes (7:37)
6. Individual Practice
7. Change of Pace/Brain Break
8. Preview Song
9. Review
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 2: Left Hand and Reading Music
Lesson Plan 2
1. Review
2. Technique Focus - Left Hand (4:52)
3. Individual Practice
4. Change of Pace/Brain Break
5. Technique Focus - Putting It All Together (6:45)
6. Theory Focus (3:46)
7. Preview Song
8. Summary and Closing
Lesson 3: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Lesson Plan 3
1. Warm-up (10:49)
2. Note Identification - D and B
3. Listening: Melody with Score (0:28)
4. Get Ready to Play (1:42)
5. Component Practice (3:34)
6. Individual Practice
7. Change of Pace/Brain Break
8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:29)
9. Preview Song
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 4: Duerme Mi Tesoro
Learning Strategies
Solo Score: Duerme Mi Tesoro
Ensemble Score: Duerme Mi Tesoro
1. Technique Focus (4:44)
2. Note Identification - D, B, and E
3. Sightreading - B, D, and E
4. Review Song
5. Listening: Melody with Score (0:21)
6. Get Ready to Play (3:12)
7. Component Practice (5:36)
8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:20)
9. Get Inspired: A Look Ahead
10. Supplemental Songs
Lesson 5: Fire Dance
Lesson Plan 5
1. Warm-up (10:49)
2. Note Identification - D, B, and E
3. Sightreading - B, D, and E
4. Review Songs
5. Listening - Melody with Score (0:33)
6. Get Ready to Play 1 (2:05)
7. Get Ready to Play 2 (4:19)
8. Component Practice 1 (3:15)
9. Component Practice 2 (3:53)
10. Individual Practice
11. Change of Pace/Brain Break
12. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:37)
13. Preview Song
14. Summary and Closing
Lesson 6 - Ring Around the Rosy
Lesson Plan 6
1. Technique Focus (6:01)
2. Note Identification - D, B, E, and G
3. Sightreading - B, D, E, and G
4. Review Song
5. Listening: Melody with Score (0:21)
6. Get Ready to Play (1:55)
7. Component Practice (3:04)
8. Individual Practice
9. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:23)
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 7: Rube Golberg Machine
Lesson Plan 7
1. Warm-up (12:05)
2. Note Identification - D, B, E, and G
3. Sightreading - B, D, E, and G
4. Review Songs
5. Listening - Melody with Score (0:25)
6. Get Ready to Play (2:49)
7. Component Practice (6:17)
8. Individual Practice
9. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:45)
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 8: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Lesson Plan 8
1. Warm-up (11:50)
2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
3. Sightreading - C and A
4. Review Songs
5. Theory Focus (4:27)
6. Listening - Melody with Score (0:50)
7. Get Ready to Play (1:48)
8. Component Practice 1 - Measures 1-2 (2:37)
9. Component Practice 2 - Measures 3-4 (2:19)
10. Component Practice 3 - Measures 5-8 (3:12)
11. Individual Practice
12. Change of Pace/Brain Break
13. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:51)
14. Preview Song (0:58)
15. Summary and Closing
Lesson 9: Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
Lesson Plan 9
1. Warm-up (11:50)
2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
3. Sightreading - C and A
4. Review Songs
5. Listening - Melody with Score (0:27)
6. Get Ready to Play (1:29)
7. Component Practice - Measures 3-4 (3:59)
8. Component Practice - Measures 7-8 (4:11)
9. Individual Practice
10. Change of Pace/Brain Break
11. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:27)
12. Preview Song (1:14)
13. Summary and Closing
Lesson 10: Chant
Lesson Plan 10
1. Warm-up (11:50)
2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
3. Sightreading - C and A
4. Review Songs
5. Listening: Melody with Score (0:43)
6. Get Ready to Play (1:42)
7. Component Practice 1 - Measures 1-7 (5:10)
8. Component Practice 2 - Measures 8 and 13-17 (6:05)
9. Individual Practice
10. Change of Pace/Brain Break
11. Play-along - Full Ensemble (0:44)
12. Summary and Closing
4. Review Song
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (page 14)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.pdf
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