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How To Read a Chord Diagram A companion curriculum for In collaboration with Frets Strings X = Don’t Play 0 = Play “open” Fingers X X X 0 0 3 Where to put your fingers G Name of Chord

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Strings

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FingersXXX003

Wheretoputyourfingers

G NameofChord

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TechniqueTips1. Fingersarecurvedandthetips

pressstraightintothestring.

2. Fingersareclosetothefretwire,sothatyoudon’thavetopressashard.

3. Fingersarepressinghardenoughtomakeasound.

4. Fingersareonlytouchingonestringeach,sothattheydon’tmutetheotherstrings.

5. Thumbisrelaxedandrestingstraightupanddownonthebackoftheneck.

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DrawYourOwnThreeStringChordDiagramsName_________

Draw3StringEminor

Draw3StringC

Draw3StringG

Draw3StringD

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LeftHand Fingers arenotpressingstraightintonote.Notusingthecorrectfingering.Stringsarenotringingout

Usingcorrectfingers.Somenotesringout,fingers arepressingstraightintonote,buttowardbackoffret,ornothardenoughtomakeasound.

Usingallcorrectfingers,fingers pressstraightintonote,presshardenoughtomakesound,closetofretanddonottouchadjacentstrings.

RightHand Is strummingmorethanjustthetop3stringsandnotstrummingonthebeat.Holdingpicktootightforanevensound.

Mostly strummingcorrectstrings.Pickislooseenoughtostrikeallnotessmoothly.Mostlystayswithbeat.

Playsimplerhythmsintimewithloosebutcontrolledpick,wristisloose.Playsallcorrectstrings.

Switching Is notswitchingchordsintimeataslowtomoderatetempo,playingonlyonthefirstbeat.

Isabletoswitchintime,onlyonthefirstbeat.

Isable toswitchintimeplayingsimplerhythmsthroughoutchordchanges.

Beginner3StringChordsEvaluationRubric

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NameThatNoteName_________

Theoptionsare:E,D,G,A,CandB.Someofthesenotesareintwodifferentplaces.

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LeftHand Fingers arenotpressingstraightintonote.Notpressinghardenoughorcloseenoughtofretfornotetoringclearly.Notusingthecorrectfingering.

Usingcorrectfingers.Somenotesringout,fingers arepressingstraightintonote,buttowardbackoffret,ornothardenoughtomakeasound.

Usingallcorrectfingers,fingers pressstraightintonote,presshardenoughtomakesound,closetofretandarecurvedsothatthetippointsstraightintothenote.

RightHand Is notpickingthecorrectstringconsistentlyandwithouthittingotherstrings.Rhythmisoutoftime.Isnotabletousepick.Havingtroublecontrollingdynamics.

Mostly pickingcorrectstrings.Abletokeepaconsistentgroove.Sometimeshittingotherstrings.Hassomedynamiccontrol.

Playingallcorrectstringswithouthittingotherstrings.Pickingwithgreateconomyofmotion,gooddynamiccontrolandabletokeepaconsistentgroove.

Switching Is notswitchingnotesintimeataslowtomoderatetempo,playingonlyonthefirstbeat.

Isabletoswitchintime,onlyonthefirstbeat.

Isable toswitchintimeplayingsimplegroovesorkeepingbeatthroughoutthechanges.

BeginnerRootNotesEvaluationRubric

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DrawYourOwnChordDiagramsName_________

DrawtheChordsEm,Am,Dm,A,D,E,GC

Name______ Name______ Name______ Name______

Name______ Name______ Name______ Name______

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NameThatChordName_________Optionsare:A,C,D,E,G,Am,Em,Dm

Name______ Name______ Name______ Name______

Name______ Name______ Name______ Name______

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LeftHand Fingers arenotpressingstraightintonoteandtouchingadjacentstrings.Notusingthecorrectfingering.Notesarenotringingout.Fingersaretowardbackoffretandnotpressedhardenoughtomakeasound.Thumbisnotrelaxedandstraight.

Usingcorrectfingers.Mostnotesringout,fingersarecurvedand arepressingstraightintonote,mostlyclosetofret.Mostlypressinghardenoughtomakeasound.Sometimestouchingadjacentstrings.

Usingallcorrectfingers,fingersarecurvedand pressstraightintonote,pressinghardenoughtomakesound,areclosetofretanddonottouchadjacentstrings.Allowsallnotestoringoutclearly.

RightHand Is strummingincorrectstringsandnotstrummingonthebeat.Holdingpicktootightforanevensound.

Mostly strummingcorrectstrings.Pickislooseenoughtostrikeallnotessmoothly.Mostlystayswithbeatusingsimplerhythms.

Plays simpleandsyncopated rhythmsintimewithloosebutcontrolledpick,wristisloose.Playsallcorrectstrings.

Switching Is notabletoswitchchordsintimeataslowtomoderatetempo,playingonlyonthefirstbeat.

Isabletoswitchintime,onlyonthefirstbeat.

Isable toswitchintimeplayingvariousrhythmsthroughoutchordchanges.

BasicChordsEvaluationRubric

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Rhythm Studentisnot abletostrumsimpleorsyncopatedrhythmsIntimewithaslowtomoderatetempo.

Student isabletostrumsimplenonsyncopatedrhythmsintimetoaslowtomoderatetempo.

Student isabletostrumbothsimpleandsyncopatedrhythmsintimeatamoderatetempo.

RightHandTechnique

Student isonlyabletostrumwithdownstrums.Studentishavingtroubleholdingpicklooselyandkeepinghandandwristloosewithaconstant1/8th noteupanddownmotion.

Studentcanstrumsimplerhythmsbothupanddownusingaconstantupdown1/8th notemotion.Studentshandsandwristhavesometension.

Studentcanstrumbothsimpleandsyncopatedrhythmswithaconstantupanddownmotion,witharelaxedhandandwrist.

StrummingEvaluationRubric

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MovableMajorandMinorBarreChordsName_________

DrawBMajor

DrawBMinor

DrawFMinor

DrawFMajor

Directions:DrawafivestringBMajor,BMinorbarrechord,andasixstringFMajorandFminorbarrechord.

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