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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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: One Two Buckle My Shoe
- Ensemble Score: One Two Buckle My Shoe
- 1. Warm-up (10:49)
- 2. Note Identification - D and B
- 3. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:28)
- 4. Get Ready to Play (1:42)
- 5. Component Practice (3:34)
- 6. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:29)
- 7. Be Inspired (1:08)
Lesson 4: Duerme Mi Tesoro
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Duerme Mi Tesoro
- Ensemble Score: Duerme Mi Tesoro
- 1. Technique Focus - String Crossing (4:44)
- 2. Note Identification - D, B, and E
- 3. Sightread - B, D, and E
- 4. Review Song
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:21)
- 6. Get Ready to Play (3:12)
- 7. Component Practice (5:36)
- 8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:20)
- 9. Supplemental Songs
- 10. Be Inspired (0:47)
Lesson 5: Fire Dance
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- Learning Strategies
- Ensemble Score: Fire Dance
- 1. Warm-up
- 2. Note Identification - D, B, and E
- 3. Sightread - B, D, and E
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:33)
- 6. Get Ready to Play 1 - Reading Ensemble Scores (2:05)
- 7. Get Ready to Play 2 - Extended Techniques (4:19)
- 8. Component Practice 1 - Measures 1-2 (3:15)
- 9. Component Practice 2 (3:53)
- 10. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:37)
- 11. Be Inspired (0:40)
Lesson 6 - Ring Around the Rosy
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Ring Around the Rosy
- Ensemble Score: Ring Around The Rosy
- 1. Technique Focus - Chromatic Scale (6:01)
- 2. Note Identification - D, B, E, and G
- 3. Sightread - B, D, E, and G
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:21)
- 6. Get Ready to Play (1:55)
- 7. Component Practice (3:04)
- 8. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:23)
- 9. Supplemental Song
- 10. Be Inspired (3:29)
Lesson 7: Rube Golberg Machine
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- Learning Strategies
- Ensemble Score: Rube Goldberg Machine
- 1. Warm-up (12:05)
- 2. Note Identification - D, B, E, and G
- 3. Sightread - B, D, E, and G
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:25)
- 6. Get Ready to Play (2:49)
- 7. Component Practice (6:17)
- 8. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:45)
- 9. Be Inspired (2:38)
Lesson 8: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Ensemble Score: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- 1. Warm-up (11:50)
- 2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
- 3. Sightread - C and A
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Theory Focus - Reading Music on the Staff (4:27)
- 6. Look & Listen: Solo 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. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:51)
- 12. Be Inspired (1:30)
Lesson 9: Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
- Ensemble Score: Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
- 1. Warm-up (11:50)
- 2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
- 3. Sightread - C and A
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo 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. Play-Along - Full Ensemble (0:27)
- 10. Be Inspired (0:44)
Lesson 10: Chant
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- Learning Strategies
- Ensemble Score: Chant
- 1. Warm-up (11:50)
- 2. Note Identification - G, A, B, C, D, and E
- 3. Sightread - C and A
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo 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. Play-along - Full Ensemble (0:44)
- 10. Supplemental Song
- 11. Be Inspired (6:21)