Level One contains twelve custom lesson plans that will take students through important fundamentals including set up, technique, reading music, and playing their first songs. Scroll down to access all learning content.
Course Curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the Guitar
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Lesson 2: Left Hand and Reading Music
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Lesson 3: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
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Lesson 4: Duerme Mi Tesoro
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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