The guitars and cases have arrived! On Tuesday, we will be opening them up for the first time and learning about basic care and maintenance of a stringed instrument.
This week in Guitar Class:
Tuesday: Help Mrs. Gomez unpack the guitars and then clean up the orchestra room. Learn the parts of the guitar and their functions.
Wednesday: Learn the string names and some basic strum patterns, and basic notation vocabulary.
Thursday: Learn the E minor chord shape and E Major shape, and how to play a chromatic scale from low e to high e. Review the parts of the guitar for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Quiz on the parts of the guitar and identification of string names. Begin Unit 2.
Essential Vocabulary:
Classical Guitar, Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, EADGBE string names. Neck, body, fretboard, frets, nut, saddle, bridge, pick-guard, sound hole, tuning pegs, head, tuner, chromatic scale, treble clef, note names, strum symbol.
This week in Guitar Class:
Tuesday: Help Mrs. Gomez unpack the guitars and then clean up the orchestra room. Learn the parts of the guitar and their functions.
Wednesday: Learn the string names and some basic strum patterns, and basic notation vocabulary.
Thursday: Learn the E minor chord shape and E Major shape, and how to play a chromatic scale from low e to high e. Review the parts of the guitar for the quiz on Friday.
Friday: Quiz on the parts of the guitar and identification of string names. Begin Unit 2.
Essential Vocabulary:
Classical Guitar, Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, EADGBE string names. Neck, body, fretboard, frets, nut, saddle, bridge, pick-guard, sound hole, tuning pegs, head, tuner, chromatic scale, treble clef, note names, strum symbol.
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