"Teaching Classroom Guitar" Text & Desk Reference Contents

Teaching Classroom Guitar

A Handbook for Classroom Teachers

By Steve Eckels

Table of Contents

4 - Preface

7 - About the Author

Part One: Introduction

8 – Effective Planning, 1

14 - Assessment Techniques, 2

23 - Applying the National Standards for Music Education, 3

29 - Use Your Strengths, 4

Part Two: Preliminaries

30 - Preparations, 5

35 - Quick Start: The First Week, 6

48 - Hand and Body Positions: Learning How To Learn, 7

54 - The Right Hand: Using the Thumb and Pick, 8

61 - The Left Hand, 9

68 - Strength and Motion, 10

78 - Teaching Individual Tuning, 11

83 - Group Tuning Techniques, 12

Part Three: Music Reading

85 - The Natural Note Scale, 13

89 - Music Reading, 14

102 – Ensembles, 15

Part Four: Chords and Accompaniments

109 - How and Why to Teach Power Chords, 16

114 - Playing Bass, 17

117 - Teaching Chords, 18

124 - Strumming, 19

131 - Chord Progressions, 20

139 - Fingerpicking, 21

148 - Teaching Songs, 22

155 - Teaching Singing and Playing, 23

160 - Barre Forms and Transposition, 24

Part Five: Intermediate Skills

169 - Improvisation, 25

176 - Student Combos, 26

179 - Teaching Music Theory, 27

185 - Teaching Jazz-Chords, 28

189 - Teaching Solo Guitar, 29

196 - Tablature, 30

198 – Hammering-on, Pulling-off, and Two-Handed Tapping Techniques, 31

203 - Using Reference Frets to Understanding the Entire Neck, 32

Part Six: Remedial Techniques

206 - The Capo for Transposition and Ease of Play, 33

209 - Benefits of Teaching Melodies on One String, 34

212 - Using Riffs for Educational Purposes, 35

Part Seven: The Guitar Room, Guitars and Independent Study

216 - Setting up the Guitar Room and Equipment, 36

220 - Guitars and Accessories, 37

225 – Independent Study, 38

227 Glossary of Guitar Teaching Terms

Appendix #1 - Assessment Forms

238 – Student Assessment Checklist

239 - Class Participation Self - Assessment

240 - Sample Essay and Questions

243 – Instructor Feedback Form

244 - Skill Self-Assessment

245 – Self Reflection Form

246 - Proficiency Scoring Worksheet

247 – Practice Portfolio Requirements (final assessment)

Appendix #2 - Curriculum

248 – Guitar Essentials - Skill List for Four Semesters

252 - Lesson Plan Worksheet

253 - Curriculum Overview for Four Semesters

254 - Sample Syllabus

256 – Lesson and Practice Record

Appendix #3  - Blank Grid Diagrams

257 – Small Chord Grids

258 – Medium Chord Grids

259 - Lyric Sheet with 6 small grids

260 - Lyric Sheet with 12 small grids

261 – Building Jazz Chords by Scale Degrees/Grid and Staff

262 - 12 Fret Chord Grids

Appendix #4 – Blank Staff

263 - Six Stave (Large)

264 - Eight Stave

265 - Jumbo staff (transparency)

266 - Large tab

267 - Medium tab

268 - Tab-Staff-Grid Conversion Paper

Appendix #5 – Worksheets

269 - Blues Songwriting

270 – Blues Progression Practice Chart

271 – Blues Progression Worksheet (I, IV, V)

272 - Concert or Listening Interview  (questions)

273 – Parents Interview

274 – Student Interview

275 – Music Reading Practice Checklist

276 – Sing Along List and Chord Theory

277 – Singing Warm Up Checklist

278 - Songwriting Categories

279 - List of Popular Guitar Songs by Skill Level, Artists and Keys

Appendix #6

Publishers of Class Guitar Materials