Guitar 1-2 2021 Pre-Week Day 1

Guitar 1-2 2021-2022 Pre-Week Day 1

by Sandra Bolton

​Objectives for Today:

​Learn about each other

​Learn about me

​Learn some procedures for class

​Learn some technology used in class

​Most import--Start learning about your guitar and playing!!

​In this class you will:

​Learn how to play guitar--How well you learn is up to you

​By the end of the year you will

• ​ know most of the chords you need to play along with most of the songs you listen to

• ​ know how to find and teach yourself how to play any chord you haven't learned

• ​ be able to play simple melodies as solos

• ​ be able to play with at least two other people each playing a different part and staying together

​Depending on how the year goes you may be able to make up melodies to play (both composed and improvised)

​About Me

​So, who am I and what am I like?

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​Show Power point About Me

​Forms link for Avenger question

​Put link to forms in the Teams general channel.

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​Go to the general channel in our Team and click on the link to the form to answer the question.

​Procedures--the necessary evil!

​Coming into the Room:

• ​ Get your Guitar--(you'll be assigned one later today), a wooden block, and a music stand--these may already be in your spot

• ​Turn Your iPad on and open up our TEAM

• ​Be ready to start class when the bell rings

  • ​Don't be that person--You know the one--comes in late and isn't ready and holds everyone up or disrupts learning because he/she doesn't know what is going on or is late getting to where he/she needs to be

​Procedures cont'd

​We'll talk about what to do with your guitars after you get them

​Restroom:

• ​We'll have a break in the middle of class--If you have to go before or after the break you can go during your personal practice time. (FYI I don't think this is the best use of your time ;)!

• ​There are bathrooms right outside the class on this floor. Don't go up the stairs

• ​Take no more than 5 minutes

• ​There are QR codes to scan when you go and when you get back.

​Procedures cont'd

​Phone:

• ​We will have a 5 minute break in the middle of class that you can check your phone--any other time it

• ​Goes in your backpack--not on your chair, in your pocket or on your stand

• ​First time you have it out you'll bring it up to me for the rest of the class and during the 5 minute break you'll have a worksheet. If you have it out after the break you will also get worksheet and it will be due by the beginning of the next class.

• ​Second offense--parent phone call during class,

• ​Third offense--lunch detention

• ​Four offense--counselor referral

• ​Fifth offense--Dean referral

​Procedures cont'd

​iPad

• ​Make sure you have it fully charged

• ​You may not use your phone in place of your iPad

• ​If you choose to not have your iPad or it needs to be charged you will have to sit up front and follow along on the screen

​Technology we will use

​Teams will be our home base for information and assignments

​Let's look at some things in Teams

• ​Each semester is broken up into 7 modules and each module is 5 class days

• ​Class Notebook

  • ​There will be a section in your notebook content library for each module

  • ​There is also a section for information and things you will use all year long

  • ​In your personal notebook you will get some material you will need for your assignments

​TEAMS cont'd

​Assignments

​Look in your assignments for one called Getting started in Flipgrid

​How many of you have used Flipgrid before?

​We are going to go through this together and then I'm going to give you a few mintutes to make your video

• ​Make sure you flip your image

• ​Make sure you DOWNLOAD your video before you go onto finish

• ​Make sure you attach your video to the assignment

​5 Minute Phone Break

​And Go:

​Grades--How you earn them!

​Practice grades for each module--do what you are supposed to do when you are supposed to do it!

​Tone Savvy--there will be tone savvy assignments for each module. You will get a tone savvy summative grade for the quarter and one for the semester

​Flipgrid--there will be several flipgrid assignments through the year. Some of these assignments will be formative and some summative

• ​Technique Demonstrations--some formative, some summative

• ​Performance--some formative, some summative

​There will be some "written" quizzes and tests--these will all be done on Quizizz.

​Listening--again some formative and some summative

​Assign Guitars

​Hand out guitars and have them record the number of their guitar

​Procedure for Guitars

• Case goes on the floor on your right side. Any time we are not playing the guitars they will lay on the case at your side on the floor

  • NOT leaning up against anything

  • ​NOT on your lap

​Go over parts of the guitar

​Go over string numbers and fret numbers

​Go over left hand finger numbers

​Class Notebook

​Find your class notebook in TEAMS

​Find the ______Tab

​Find the Page with the guitar parts

​Find the page with the string numbers

• ​Remember--string 1 is closest to the floor

​Find the fret numbers

• ​Remember fret 1 is closest to the nut

​Remember if you push the string down in the first fret you use your first finger, etc.

​Mock Tab songs

​Find the page in your notebook that has the songs on it

• ​The first number in front of each slash is the string number

• ​The number after each slash is the fret number

• ​Remember if you are playing in the first fret--first finger, second fret--second finger, third fret--third finger, fourth fret--fourth finger

​Procedure for practicing

​Play the entire time I give you to practice

• ​play through the whole piece, section, etc. that you are supposed to be working on

• ​Find the part that you play the worst

• ​Work on that part by itself at least 5 times

• ​play the whole piece, selection, etc. again

• ​Find another part you are struggling with

• ​Work on that part by itself at least 5 times

• ​Continue like this until your practice time is over

​Using these procedures work on one of these songs and figure out how to play it. If you finish one and play it well move to another song.

​End of Class

​I will tell you when you can put your guitars away

• ​Put your guitar in your case, zip the case and put it on the correct rack, in the correct slot with the number on the side of the case facing out

• ​Put your block in the tub and your stand on the rack the correct way

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​PROCEDURE IF YOU ARE TURNING ANYTHING IN TO ME:

• ​DO NOT hand me anything

• ​Place whatever you have to turn in in the tray with your Day, Block and Class name

​ENDING Activitiy--find out which middle school the people on either side of you went to