Beginner training plan
Your first lessonAs a first lesson with my students I like to ask a lot of questions about what type of music they like and what are their initial goals when learning the instrument. I will also work on determining initial knowledge of instrument. I will have the student hold the guitar and get familiar with the anatomy and help the student memorize what each part of the guitar is functionally for.
Lesson 2-3The next couple of lessons I will get the student familiar with actually playing the guitar. I will discuss how the guitar is conceptualized in music and its function. We will go over songs student wants to learn and some basic chords to practice. I will then have the student learn strumming patterns and chord changes.
Lesson 4-10These lessons will be having the students dip their toes into theory and how musical language is discuss and expressed. We will go over the major scale and the function of each note in the scale we will address any technical problems the student is having and any concerns the student has about their progress and skill level. We will focus more and more on the building blocks of modern guitar playing such as: improvisation, jazz, and blues
Lesson 11+After teaching the basics of guitar playing and improvising and introducing the student to the various worlds of guitar playing and musical genres the student can have the freedom to choose the direction they want to focus more on and specialize themselves to a specific style of music. Deeper knowledge of theory and musical intuition is gained past these lessons
