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Guitar Ensemble Method - Level One
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the Guitar
Lesson Plan 1
1. Introduction
2. Get Ready to Play (3:40)
3. Technique Focus - Sitting Position (3:57)
4. Individual Practice
5. Technique Focus - Right Hand (2:47)
6. Technique Focus - Rest Strokes (7:37)
7. Individual Practice
8. Change of Pace/Brain Break
9. Preview Song
10. Review
11. Summary and Closing
Lesson 2: Left Hand and Reading Music
Lesson Plan 2
1. Review
2. Technique Focus (7:37)
3. Technique Focus (4:52)
4. Individual or Group Practice
5. Change of Pace/Brain Break
6. Technique Focus (6:45)
7. Theory Focus (3:46)
8. Preview Song
9. Summary and Closing
Lesson 3: One, Two, Buckle my Shoe
Lesson Plan 3
1. Warm-up (10:49)
2. Listening: Melody with Score (0:28)
3. Get Ready to Play (1:42)
4. Component Practice (3:34)
5. Individual Practice
6. Change of Pace/Brain Break
7. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:29)
8. Preview Song
9. Summary and Closing
Lesson 4: Duerme Mi Tesoro
Lesson Plan 4
1. Technique Focus (4:44)
2. Review Song
3. Listening: Melody with Score (0:21)
4. Get Ready to Play (3:12)
5. Component Practice (5:36)
6. Individual Practice
7. Change of Pace/Brain Break
8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:20)
9. Preview Song
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 5: Fire Dance
Lesson Plan 5
1. Warm-up (10:49)
2. Review Songs
3. Listening - Melody with Score (0:33)
4. Get Ready to Play 1 (2:05)
5. Get Ready to Play 2 (4:19)
6. Component Practice 1 (3:15)
7. Component Practice 2 (3:53)
8. Individual Practice
9. Change of Pace/Brain Break
10. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:37)
11. Preview Song
12. Summary and Closing
Lesson 6 - Ring Around the Rosy
Lesson Plan 6
1. Technique Focus (6:01)
2. Review Song
3. Sight Reading
4. Listening: Melody with Score (0:21)
5. Get Ready to Play (1:55)
6. Component Practice (3:04)
7. Individual Practice
8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:23)
9. Improvisation
10. Summary and Closing
Lesson 7: Rube Golberg Machine
Lesson Plan 7
1. Warm-up (12:05)
2. Review Songs
3. Sight Reading
4. Listening - Melody with Score (0:25)
5. Get Ready to Play (2:49)
6. Component Practice (6:17)
7. Individual Practice
8. Improvisation
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. Review Songs
3. Theory Focus (4:27)
4. Listening - Melody with Score (0:50)
5. Get Ready to Play (1:48)
6. Component Practice 1 (2:37)
7. Component Practice 2 (2:19)
8. Component Practice 3 (3:12)
9. Individual Practice
10. Change of Pace/Brain Break
11. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:51)
12. Preview Song (0:58)
13. Summary and Closing
Lesson 9: Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
Lesson Plan 9
1. Warm-up (11:50)
2. Sight Reading
3. Review Songs
4. Listening - Melody with Score (0:27)
5. Get Ready to Play (1:29)
6. Component Practice - Measures 3-4 (3:59)
7. Component Practice - Measures 7-8 (4:11)
8. Individual Practice
9. Change of Pace/Brain Break
10. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:27)
11. Preview Song (1:14)
12. Summary and Closing
Lesson 10: Chant
Lesson Plan 10
1. Warm-up (11:50)
2. Sight Reading
3. Review Songs
4. Listening: Melody with Score (0:43)
5. Get Ready to Play (1:42)
6. Component Practice 1 (5:10)
7. Component Practice 2 (6:05)
8. Individual Practice
9. Change of Pace/Brain Break
10. Play-along - Full Ensemble (0:44)
11. Summary and Closing
1. Technique Focus
String Crossing (page 15)
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