Guitar for the Classroom: Instructor's Edition - Teach Basic Chords, Rhythms and Strumming

Teaching Guitar in a Classroom Setting Has Never Been Simpler. Chords, Rhythms, Guitar Basics and Music Principles to Get Your Students Strumming Their First Songs

Guitar for the Classroom - Instructor's Edition lets you lead classroom learning of guitar skills and music fundamentals to get students started the right way.

The goal of Guitar for the Classroom is to develop students' basic guitar technique while learning music fundamentals of pitch, time and rhythm. As they progress from learning individual notes to chords and then applying various rhythms to those chords, they will be ready to perform their first songs. A variety of classic holiday and popular songs and forms are included to get students inspired. Your class will learn to play:

Jingle BellsHappy BirthdayAmazing GraceSilent NightA Blues SongA Rock and Roll SongRock and Roll with Minor ChordsHigh school, college and homeschool instructors will love this course.

If you have some knowledge of the guitar and music principles, you'll be ready to lead your class. This Instructor's Edition contains an entire course, prepared for the classroom. Chapter quizzes test student's knowledge with questions including true/false, multiple choice, fill-in the blanks and performance.

Great for absolute music beginners or those with some knowledge, your students will gain confidence as they hear their first notes, strum their first chords and complete their first songs. And, with the Seeing Music method, students gain a foundation in music knowledge that lets them later easily progress to their next level. This course focuses on forming basic chords and applying strumming rhythms to them. It does not require knowledge of sight-reading staff paper melodies. Includes a large chord reference section for future song learning.

Learn the proper way to strum, form chords and find different and interesting rhythms.

Any time or age is a great time to begin guitar. This method has been tested with child and adult learners and proven to work. It focuses less on reading from musical staffs and more from traditional chord charts used by so many guitar songbooks.

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Learn the fundamentals of music: chords, scales, note names and basic songs.

In Guitar for the Classroom, students will learn:

How to Read Chord DiagramsNote Names Through the First 5 FretsTime SignaturesNote Values (eighth, quarter, half)Major and Minor ChordsGuitar Anatomy and CareBarre ChordsMany Commonly Used Strumming RhythmsC Major and G Major ScalesTraditional, Blues, and Rock and Roll SongsComplete Chapter Listing: Get Ready, Get SetHow to Use This BookPlaying Single NotesThe C Major ScalePlaying Your First ChordsGuitar Features and CarePlaying Barre ChordsG and C MajorLearn the Fretboard (Part I)The D Major ChordNew Strumming PatternsLearn the Fretboard (Part Ii)Minor ChordsPlay Your First SongsChord and Note ReferenceThis is the course Instructor's Edition. The Student Edition is also available.

Save time preparing coursework and build your student's skills with this fun, thorough beginner's course for guitar.

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120 pages, 8 1/2" by 11" paperback. SeeingMusicBooks.com