Notes: Lesson 2 plan

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Lesson 2 Plan for Student

• Review Lesson 1
• Finger Numbers - TAG correct finger answer
  
• String Numbers - Low E is string 6, high E is string 1 - TAG correct answer
  
• Fret Numbers - TAG correct answer
• Fret Placement - TAG correct finger placement
  

• Review Chords
• Em Chord (E minor)
  
• Have student place fingers for chord - TAG correct finger placement
  
• Play each string - TAG each correctly played string
• Play entire chord - TAG correctly
  
• Gmaj Chord (G major)
  
• Have student place fingers for chord - TAG correct finger placement
  
• Play each string - TAG each correctly played string
• Play entire chord - TAG correctly played chord
  

Practice With Flashcards

• Show Em and Gmaj flashcards intermittently 6 times
• Have student play corresponding chord shown on card - TAG correct chord played
  

Learn Cmaj (C major)

• Have student place fingers for chord - TAG correct finger placement
  
• Play each string - TAG each correctly played string
• Play entire chord - TAG correctly

Strumming Excercise

• Ask student what chord feel easiest to play and in what order they prefer to play them
• Have student call out chord and strum each chord 4 times.
• TAG each correct strum
• Double tag the last strum of each chord to signal a chord change for student

*Note on strumming exercise - Student is playing their chosen chord progression. The theory is that this stimulates basic creative thought and begins the ability decide and decipher chord progressions.