Here are some excerpts from the introduction to the book, and material from Lesson Plan #1 in the teacher's manual Teaching the Folk Guitar.
We begin with suggestions on giving your class a brief overview of the course.
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Now it is time to refer to the class materials and give a brief overview of the course. After you have completed your overview ask if there are any questions. Be prepared to be brief in your answers as some questions might not be appropriate. Use the following dissertation as
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This class is designed not only to teach you to play the guitar but, also, to train your "ear" to hear the basic elements of music. Everyone here, including me, either suspects or believes that he or she has some musical talent, right?, otherwise you wouldn't attempt to learn a musical instrument. You may be surprised at how much talent you really have. Let me state right off that we will be covering a tremendous amount of material in the next few weeks. No one is expected to be able to master each lesson each week. However, it will be to your advantage to keep up a good consistent practice schedule.
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Only you will be able to know how much practice you will require. If you have made the commitment to learn the guitar, give yourself the opportunity to do it right by practicing often. Our main focus will be on learning to play chord accompaniments to a variety of songs in a variety of styles. We will learn the basic chords in first position and, also, explore movable chord theory (chords up the neck). We will hone our skills by playing specific chord exercises and many, many songs. Also, through critical listening "ear training" sessions you will learn how to train your "ear" to hear music in a new way, as a musician. |
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