It’s Saturday, September 30, 2017, and time for Music at ClickSchooling!
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Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12, with parental supervision)
Kids can learn the basics of playing a guitar with these free lessons from Andrew Keppie. Lessons are presented through short video presentations that focus on one concept at a time.
Lessons start with the basics and single string songs and progress through more complex chords. Lessons include:
- Lesson 1 – the parts of a guitar, how to hold a guitar, tuning a guitar and reading a tablature
- Lesson 2 – Learn to play some songs on one string including “Smoke on the Water”, “The Peter Gunn Theme”, “Summer Lovin'”, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, and “Seven Nation Army.”
- Lesson 3 – Play two string songs such as “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”, “Blister in the Sun”, and “Jingle Bells” chorus.
- Lesson 4 – Three string songs include “Happy Birthday”, “Beat It”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”, “The Wheels on the Bus”, “The Skye Boat Song”, “1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught A Fish Alive”, “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, “The James Bond Theme”, and “Jingle Bells” the verse.
- Lesson 5 – Songs on 4 strings are “La Bamba”, “Jack and Jill”, “Yankee Doodle”, “The Farmer in the Dell”, and “The Pink Panther Theme.”
- Lesson 6 – how to play chords and read chord windows
- Lesson 7 – Play “Wild Thing” with three chords.
- Lesson 8 – Using three chords, learn to play “Yellow Submarine” and “Shake It Off.”
- Lesson 9 – Learn to use power chords to play “Beat It.”
- Lesson 10 – Learn to play a simple version of “Gangnam Style.”
Most lessons include multiple videos and accompanying downloadable PDFs. Select the “Kids Guitars” link in the menu for some information on selecting a guitar for your student.
If you have a child interested in playing the guitar, this website will provide a good starting point.
