Recommended Age: 6 - 12.
Length: 45 minutes per week
Learn guitar in a fun, engaging group setting! This beginner-friendly class is designed for students ages 6–12 and introduces the essentials of guitar playing step by step. Through hands-on activities, rhythm games, and well-known songs, students will build a strong foundation while having fun making music together.
What Students Will Learn (and Keep Building On):
● Guitar basics: tuning, strumming, and first chords
● Playing popular riffs and songs (Seven Nation Army, Smoke on the Water, Ode to Joy, and more)
● Reading music and chord charts
● Rhythm and ensemble playing through clapping games and group jams
● The pentatonic scale, power chords, and the 12-Bar Blues
● Creating music: writing chord progressions, riffs, and simple solos
Ongoing Learning This class does not have a set “end point.” Students continue to grow at their own pace, with new skills, songs, and projects added regularly to match their progress. Over time, students will expand their chord vocabulary, improve reading skills, explore different styles (rock, blues, folk, jazz, etc.), and develop the confidence to perform both solo and in a group.
By participating week after week, students will steadily move from absolute beginners to well-rounded guitarists who can play songs they love and create music of their own.
Module 0: Intro Week
● Guitar parts & string names.
● How to hold a pick & guitar.
● How to tune the guitar.
● First chord: E minor.
● Rhythm game: clapping simple patterns and strumming E minor together.
Handout: Guitar strings names and tuning guide
Module 1: Getting Started
● First chord: E minor.
● Add G major, practice switching.
● Practice both chords with a basic strumming pattern (down on each beat, then down-up).
● Song: “Two-Chord Song” (Em–G).
● Song/Riff Add-ons: “Seven Nation Army” (single-note riff), “Smoke on the Water.”
PROJECT: Master the notes on the guitar
1. Fill out the blank fretboard handout up to 12th fret with note names.
2. Start string-by-string challenges
3. In class: play up one string saying natural note names aloud.
Each week we will add a new string
● Add C, D, A minor chords.
● Song: “Chord Medley” (Em–G–C–D–Am-G).
● How to read music notation part 1 (note reading handout)
● Song Add-on: “Ode to Joy” (single-note melody on 1 string).
PROJECT: Create your own chord chart
● Make a short chord progression using chords learned so far (Em, Am, C, D, G).
● Perform your progression in class.
Module 2: Pentatonic Scale & Blues
● Learn the E minor pentatonic scale Position 1 and 2
● Play simple riffs using the scale.
● Add bends and vibrato gradually.
● Play with each other classmates strumming Em and G. while one plays with the scale
● Song: Simple riff-based songs “Sunshine of Your Love”
● Introduce Power chords (6th & 5th string roots).
● Song: power chord song “Iron Man”
● Introduce 12-Bar Blues in A (A7, D7, E7).
● Learn shuffle rhythm.
● Group jam: some students strum chords, others solo with the pentatonic scale.
PROJECT: 12-Bar Blues
● Learn the full chord progression in E.
● Practice smooth chord switches with rhythm.
● Add a simple solo using pentatonic scale.
● Perform progression + solo in class.
Module 3: Reading & Chord Charts
● Intro to standard notation (open string exercises, one string melodies).
● Reading simple riffs: “Ode to Joy,” “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
● How to read chord charts (symbols, diagrams).
PROJECT: Melody & Accompaniment Duet
● Pick a simple tune Ode to Joy
● Partner activity: one plays chords, one plays melody, then switches.
2025-2026 Class Schedule
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