Zach Lesson Plan
A – Scales/Arpeggios, Classical and progressions
1) Chord progression – https://www.hooktheory.com/trends
sing/play
Sing/Sign Root movement (bass notes) (play in a few keys starting on A string and E string)
2) Arpeggios and Major Scales: Eythor Thorlaksson book
3) Classical Studies
Methods and studies:
Eythor Thorlaksson Material https://www.classical-guitar-school.com/en/Methods
https://www.classical-guitar-school.com/en/Studies
B – Rhythm
1) Major Chord Types and Extensions (C A G E D)
adding different top notes (1, 3, 9, 7, etc)
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/index.php
2) Rhythm Patterns – tap/sing/play
3) Compose musical idea using part of the rhythm patterns or similar patterns
C
1) Minor Chord Types and Extensions (C A G E D)
adding different top notes (1, 3, 9, 7, etc)
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/index.php
2) Look at more songs That share the chord progression from A Week
3) Blues and Pentatonic scales
Material to cover:
1)Student Choice, maybe a list from A week progression as suggestions,
https://www.hooktheory.com/trends
2)from song
3)Major, Minor, Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant, Sus, 9, Diminished, Augmented. Maybe a chord website
D – compose and improvise (recording)
1) Compose 2 short pieces using the chord progression from A, C
2) Use melodic patterns and/or scales to
write a melody or improvise over chords
Recommended software:
-Reaper – DAW – recording program
-Garage Band
-Audacity – common and free (also get the lame mp3 encoder from their download page)
-MuseScore – Music notation program
-Hydrogen drum machine http://www.hydrogen-music.org/hcms/node/21