Lesson 2 Video Notes:
· I mumble
· Slouching posture in beginning
o Fix this
· Posture corrected when lesson starts
· Student posture comfortable
· Asked student to put Guitar on
· Had student turn volume up and pluck strings to check for sound
· Called out date for video reference
· Grabbed Notebook
o Posture changes to crossing legs - student still comfortable
· Review finger numbers
o student is correct each time (small success)
· Explained changing string numbers
o Posture still relaxed with legs crossed
· Reviewed string numbers
· Reviewed fret and finger placement
· Had student show me Em chord
o Tagged correct Em finger placement
· Had student play each string of the chord
o Tagged each correct string played
· Had student finger Gmaj chord
· Student was having trouble with the chord due to incorrect finger placement
o I moved in and physically changed student's fingers
§ believe this is case by case but in the future I should instead tell the student the correct fingering and have them figure it out. Physically moving in should only be done for non-finger position correction or finger position correction as a last resort.
· Returned to chair position
o Posture changed - no longer crossing legs
· Had student play each string
o Tag each correctly played string
· Student has trouble correctly placing fingers on strings
o I intervene and explain correction
· "use the tips of the fingers to push down on the strings like pushing the keys of a keyboard"
· Have student play all strings
o Note - In future use clicker with different click sounds to signal playing next step instead of verbally instructing (i.e. once student successfully plays all individual strings a second click sound would signal to play the whole chord.)
§ Posture changes to crossing legs
· Explain flash card exercise
· Show flash cards 5 times
o At end posture changes. I move in towards student and say "That was great". This is additional praise to mark a large success.
· Asked student how they felt about the chords
o Student responded - YES
· Discussed playing Cmaj chord
· Had student first learn to start on the EM chord then called out the finger position of the Cmaj chord
o Tag each correct finger position
· Engage student to correct hand placement to make chord feel more comfortable.
· While still engaged with student, explain that we don't play all the strings for the Cmaj. Only the bottom five.
· Had student play each string of the Cmaj chord
o Tag each correctly played string
· Have student play chord
o Tag correctly played chord
· Give student time to rest hand
o Note - I am showing flash cards each time I call out a chord
· Have student hold chord again
o Tag correct finger placement
· Have student play each string again
o Note - Student technique has improved.
· Have student play whole chord
o Tag correctly played chord
oPosture change - Move in after this ti signal Large Success with "That was great"
· Flash card exercise again
o Tag rach correctly played chord
· Student has trouble with Gmaj finger shape
o Has two incorrect attempts
· I engage to correct
o Note - this correction should of been done verbally
· Return to chair
· Return to game (flashcard)
· Student has issue with Cmaj finger shape
o No tag given due to incorrect playing of the Cmaj
oStudent reassess and successfully corrects it.
oTag correct performance
· At end of flashcard game posture change - Move toward student and signal Large Success with "That was Great" with click for additional praise.
· Discuss student's guitar skills with them
o Use this time to verbally praise student for successes
§ Note - Student responds VERy well to the praise at this point
· Go over strumming exercise
· Practice strumming exercise
· Lesson finished
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