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TUN-03 Eb Tuning

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This simple resource is very hand when your student wants to learn songs tuned down to Eb. Eb tuning is when all strings are tuned down a semitone. The tuning is sometimes called 'Eb Standard' as it still uses the same intervals between the strings as Standard tuning. Many guitarists play in Eb such as Jimi Hendrix so it's worth teaching your student about the tuning in case they come across it in songs. The included instructions will help you explain the most important points about the tuning.

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TUN-01 Standard Tuning

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JAZ-03 Walking Bass Lines

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This guitar lesson plan will introduce your student to walking bass lines and how to create them. It demonstrates a step-by-step process the student can follow to come up with their own progression and walking bass line in any key. The example given clearly shows how the walking bass line is formed. Even if your student isn't interested in learning how to play Jazz, it's worth giving them this lesson as it will help them develop their coordination and fingerpicking skills.

This guitar lesson plan will help your student:

  • Understand the basic theory behind Jazz progressions
  • Create their own walking bass lines
  • Understand how to create a swing feel by modifying the progression
  • Apply scale theory

This is a very simple introduction to Jazz and most beginners will be able to play the example given. Intermediate players will have no problem with the theory or technical aspect.

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REG-01 Reggae Style Chords

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This guitar lesson plan will teach your student the basics of reggae style rhythm playing. Even if your student isn't interested in learning reggae, the examples are great exercises to help your student develop their rhythm abilities. The examples use various chord positions all over the neck so your student will get to learn new positions they can use in their playing. The included instructions explains each example and how to think about the rhythm.

This lesson is great for intermediate guitarists as the rhythms used will be challenging. Once your student manages to master these exercises they will find that their rhythm abilities take a massive leap forward. As reggae often uses effects such as wah, phaser, delay, flanger etc. this lesson could be used to show how different effects change the feel of a piece. After your student learns the examples, you can repeat the lesson using various effects. Your student will love using a wah with these examples.

This guitar lesson plan will help your student:

  • Learn new chord positions all over the neck
  • Understand how chord voicing changes the overall sound of a chord
  • Practice 16th note rhythm patterns
  • Develop a percussive style rhythm technique
  • Learn a new playing style

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INT-09 Guide Tones

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About this lesson

Guide tones will help your student transform their improvisation skills to a whole new level. Using guide tones can help the student target notes that will bring out the interesting qualities of the underlying chords. If your student is getting bored with basic Pentatonic Scales and doesn't feel like they're creating interesting sounding licks, this lesson will give them something new to work with. Most students will understand guide tones without much explanation but it's still a good idea to explain the theory in a lesson before looking at this content. This lesson plan contains a chord progression using guide tones and then gives an example on how the student could apply the guide tones in their music. The included lesson instructions clearly explains the concept in simple terms.

This lesson plan will help your student:

  • Build a stronger understanding of chords
  • Learn to choose notes that bring out the unique qualities of chords
  • Improve their improvisation skills
  • Create more interesting solos and licks

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MTH-07 Major Scales and Key Signatures

MTH-08 Seventh Chords

MTH-08 Seventh Chords

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About this lesson

This lesson plan will introduce your student to seventh chords. The three basic forms of seventh chords are explained in detail with diagrams. The included lesson instructions will help you explain the theory in the easiest way possible. Beginners often get confused when trying to understand the difference between Gmaj7, G7 and Gm7 so this lesson is focused on making the differences easy to understand. It's recommended you spend some time teaching your student some basic music theory before explaining seventh chords. You can use lessons MTH-01 and MTH-07 to cover the basic theory first.

This lesson plan will help teach your student:

  • How to identify the different types of seventh chords
  • Understand the theory behind each chord
  • Figure out seventh chord positions based on Major and minor chord shapes
  • Form arpeggios across the neck

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MTH-01 The Major Scale

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BLU-02 Common Scales Used in Blues

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This lesson plan will give your student three different scales they can use to improvise over a blues progression. Each scale has an in-depth explanations from the SCA series so this lesson plan focuses on how to apply the scales in different keys. Your student will learn the unique characteristics of each scale and when to apply them. This lesson should be used in combination with BLU-03 as it will show them exactly what to improvise over. If your student wants to learn the blues, this lesson plan will help them achieve a big part of playing blues.

This lesson plan will teach your student:

  • How to figure out which scales to use
  • How to improvise using multiple scales
  • How to change to different keys

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BLU-03 12 Bar Blues Shuffle

SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic

SCA-03 The Blues Scale

BLU-03 12 Bar Blues Shuffle

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Blues is a fun style for beginners to learn because it doesn't take long to learn the basics of the style. Behind many blues jams and songs is the 12 bar blues shuffle. This lesson plan will teach your student how to play the 12 bar blues shuffle in any key. Once your student learns the theory behind the progression and how to apply it, they will enjoy being able to jam with other musicians and create their own blues jams. The included instructions will help you explain the theory in the easiest way possible. The material clearly labels the important points and demonstrates how the theory is applied.

If your student wants to learn how to play the blues, this is an excellent starting point.

This guitar lesson plan will teach your student:

  • How to figure out the chord progression in any key
  • Theory behind chords and keys
  • Applying chord theory to create new progressions
  • How to play the basic 12 bar blues progression

When you use this lesson plan in combination with other lesson plans on blues or improvisation, it creates a very effective way to understand how blues works.

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MTH-07 Major Scales and Key Signatures

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This resource will help you explain the theory behind key signatures. Guitar teachers often use the circle of fifths to explain key signatures and major scales and this resource has been tested and found to be more effective and easier to teach. A simple grid is used to clearly show how each interval fits in to each key. The resource also includes information on harmonizing the scale as well as the major scale formula.

Once you give this resource to your students, they will use it again and again to figure out the notes in chords, scales, chord progressions and eventually write songs. The best part is you don't have to explain the theory, it's all mapped out clearly.

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MTH-01 The Major Scale

MTH-01 The Major Scale

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The Major Scale is a fundamental part of music theory that every guitarist should understand. Because the majority of music is written using the Major Scale, it's very important to learn. This lesson plan will help you teach the basics of the Major Scale without swamping your student with music theory they won't understand. The lesson touches on the important points and explains in a very clear way how your student can figure out the notes to any Major Scale using the guitar. The included lesson instructions will guide you through the lesson even if you don't feel confident with music theory.

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EXE-09 Three String Sweep Picking Exercises

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About this lesson

This lesson contains a few exercises you can use to teach your student sweep picking. Use this material along with TEC-06 Sweep Picking and you'll have everything you need to teach the basics of the technique. These exercises focus on simple arpeggios across three strings. Once your student can easily play these arpeggios they can then move on to learn arpeggios across four or more strings. The whole idea with these exercises is to get your student used to the picking motion. Most beginners have trouble adjusting how they use the pick when playing sweep picking. The included lesson instructions will help you explain the proper technique.

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