Guitar Course 1 - Lesson 7

Music Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan # 000		Author: Dan Lefler	Level: Beginner	Type: Course Lesson
Lesson Title: 5 songs that use the chords C-F-G			Instrument: Guitar
Content:
Objective:	To be able to play La Bamba, Hang on Sloopy, Louie, Louie, Twinkle Star, and Small World using the chords: C-F-G.
Instructions:	1. View the Video - low / high / MPEG 2. Practice the chords in this order for La Bamba, Hang on Sloopy, and Louie, Louie... II: C - F - G - F - C - F - G.......:II 3. Practice the chords in this order for Twinkle Star... II: C - F - C - F - C - G - C II 4. Practice the chords in this order for Small World... II: C - G - G - C - C- F - C - G - C :II 5. Log these songs into your Song List 6. Practice 20 minutes each day. Log this time into your practice log. 7. Go to the next lesson
Practice:	Watch the videos a few times. Use the correct fingerings as shown in the images below. Practice strumming up and down with your pic. Attempt to get clear, full sounds from each string. Make sure your fingers only touch the strings that they are supposed to. If your strings are "muffled sounding" then you are not pressing down hard enough or your fingers are touching the strings next to them. Practice picking each string separately, up and down, slowly at first, then gradually building speed.
Follow-up:	Strumming, common time, Go to the next lesson
Materials:
Here are the chord progressions for each song: For La Bamba, Hang on Sloopy, and Louie, Louie...use this progression: II: C - F - G - F - C - F - G.......:II for Twinkle Star... II: C - F - C - F - C - G - C II for Small World... II: C - G - G - C - C- F - C - G - C :II Main Menu Last Lesson I Guitar Course 1 Home I Next Lesson