Guitar 2 - Syllabus
| Topic |
Page |
| Tuning the Guitar |
1 |
| Review of GTR I chords, half quarter note warmup |
2 |
| Half quarter note strum, G7 chord, “Rock A My Soul” |
3 |
| Melody on 4 strings, “Down in the Valley” |
4 |
| 8th notes and new warmup exercise |
5 |
| Am chord "Jingle Bells" |
6 |
| A & D chord bass notes |
7 |
| Country rhythm warmup & strum pattern |
8 |
| Melody with 8th notes “Frere Jacques,” Em chord, “Jolly Old St. Nick” |
9 |
| Fingerstyle guitar, G chord bass note |
10 |
| A chord, “Buffalo Gals,” country strum with bass notes |
11 |
| Rock rhythm warmup & strum pattern, partial F chord |
12 |
| E chord & bass note, “12 Bar Blues” |
13 |
| 8th note rhythm warmup & strum, full F chord, “Twinkle, Twinkle” |
14 |
| Bass notes for C & F chord, melody with 8th notes, “Jolly Old St. Nick” |
15 |
1 DVD
- 105 Minutes
15 page booklet
68 Exercises
Teachers and Students:
Before you begin, here are some suggestions on how to use the DVD and book.
Set up a consistent day and time each week to watch the DVD, practice 5 times or days (10-15 minutes) before proceeding to the next lesson.
| Week |
Lesson |
Content |
| 1 |
1** |
Introduction
Review of 5 full chords from Guitar I
Melody on 4 strings, G7 chord and new
strum pattern / warm-up exercise
|
| 2 |
2 |
8th notes, A minor chord and song, bass notes on D and A chords
|
| 3 |
3 |
New 8th note rhythm, melody with 8th notes, Em chord and song |
| 4 |
4 |
Intro to fingerstyle guitar, bass note for the G chord, A chord and song |
| 5 |
5 |
New 8th note rhythm, partial F chord, E chord bass note for the E chord |
| 6 |
6 |
New 8th note, F chord and song,bass notes for the C and F chords, 8th note melody |
** A brief section on tuning without an electronic tuner appears before lesson one on
the menu. You will need to tune before each lesson, either with a tuner or by ear.
Click here for the tablature for a melody with with 8th notes you’ll play.
[Tablature]
Don't forget to use the rewind button
If you are having difficulty with a certain lesson, take an extra week if you need to and time permits.
This may not be possible if you are studying with a group.
The course is set up so you will be continually using previously learned lessons, i.e.,
you won’t learn something and then never see it again in a future lesson.