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18 Oct 15 - 05:05 PM (#3744983) Subject: Help with lesson plan From: Margo Hi all, I teach once a week at a drug rehab for teen boys. They only had one guitar, and I previously could only teach one at a time. Now they have five guitars. I am looking for your suggestions for teaching five at once. Most of them have never picked up a guitar before. My goal is to teach something really simple that we can all play together at the end of the hour. (I could sing) So... perhaps a song? What would you choose? Thanks everyone, for any suggestions. |
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18 Oct 15 - 06:13 PM (#3744994) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: GUEST,alex s no cookie Google "one chord songs for guitar" for some ideas. Best of luck :) |
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18 Oct 15 - 08:21 PM (#3745019) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: GUEST,Stim Iko,Iko is a familiar two chord song you can teach it to a group of beginners for their first lesson-I've done it many times. |
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18 Oct 15 - 11:42 PM (#3745064) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: Margo Cool, thanks. I like the Iko Iko suggestion! |
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19 Oct 15 - 12:24 PM (#3745195) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: The Sandman pastures of plenty woody guthrie two chords, tom dooley two hords |
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20 Oct 15 - 03:05 AM (#3745373) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: GUEST,FloraG Drunken sailor - easy to make up words. FloraG |
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20 Oct 15 - 04:42 AM (#3745389) Subject: RE: Help with lesson plan-group guitar lesson From: banjoman Not done much group work for a while, but I found a good trick was to find the one who was having the most difficulty and let them play my guitar, which in those days was a Taylor. It was amazing the reaction to holding and playing a good instrument. I varied this among the group and most went on to become proficient players. That aside, it was a matter of slow and steady. |