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Guitar Classical – 10 weeks – 6pm – 7.30pm Learn to play classical guitar with confidence. The class will introduce the fundamentals of classical guitar technique while emphasizing its application to practical musical situations. No previous experience needed. You should have a nylon-strung guitar Lessons Plan Week 1 - 3 Introducing the instrument and its sounds Establishing a correct posture (maintaining posture while playing) Basic right hand techniques and open string exercise Elementary notation Use of open strings in short pieces Introducing the left hand Discovering the fingerboard Theory work Week 3 - 5 Initial exercises and musical material for beginners Methods of practising – learning how to learn Theory work Guitar playing techniques including: - melody playing - free stroke and rest stroke in the right hand - chord playing as a harmonic accompaniment - special effects including tambora, harmonics, pizzicato playing a simple melody to harmonic accompaniment Week 5 -10 Technical exercises Pieces and studies Identifying common faults in technique and /or musical approach
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Guitar Classical – 10 weeks – 6pm – 7.30pm
Learn to play classical guitar with confidence. The class will introduce the fundamentals of classical guitar technique while emphasizing its application to practical musical situations. No previous experience needed. You should have a nylon-strung guitar
Lessons Plan
Week 1 - 3
Introducing the instrument and its sounds Establishing a correct posture (maintaining posture while playing) Basic right hand techniques and open string exercise Elementary notation Use of open strings in short pieces Introducing the left hand Discovering the fingerboard Theory work
Week 3 - 5
Initial exercises and musical material for beginners Methods of practising – learning how to learn Theory work Guitar playing techniques including:
- melody playing- free stroke and rest stroke in the right hand- chord playing as a harmonic accompaniment- special effects including tambora, harmonics, pizzicato
playing a simple melody to harmonic accompaniment
Week 5 -10
Technical exercises Pieces and studies Identifying common faults in technique and /or musical approach Understanding the causes of such difficulties and prescribing suitable remedies Tuning the guitar 1 octave scales Memorising and revising repertoire
Guitar Classic Orchestra – 10 weeks – 7.45pm – 9.15pm
As a player in the orchestra, you will learn classical techniques as an addition to your repertoire, including free stroke, easy scales, elementary solo pieces and group playing from a diverse musical repertoire. You will have successfully completed beginner’s guitar course or at an equivalent intermediate level
Sightreading Rhythm Interpretation Training for performance Different styles of music Playing in duos, trios and quartets
Schemes of Work
In every lesson, I will be ..
Reviewing how the student has been getting on, answer his questions and correct anything that's not quite right
Teaching new topics in detail, often supported by handouts to take away Explaining what to practise at home and how it ties in with what we have been
learning
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