Guitar Lessons - Suggestions for Lesson Plans?[views:6563][posts:25]___________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 6:00pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] My Landlord lives next door and asked me to teach his 15 year old son to play. Kid is in the primative stages of metal obsession so I feel obliged to point him in the right direction. I have a general idea of what to show him but I'm not sure what would make for a good structed lesson plan after a couple weeks. My idea is to teach fundamentals (chords, rhythm, and such) and then at the end of the lesson through in a some kind of metal-related technique or something. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance doodz :doublehorns: |
| ___________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 6:01pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] And yes I already pleaded with Rich Bova for assistance but he told me that kids should not learn guitar because they will only be dissapointed that they will never be able to shred like him. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 6:09pm - aril on the commuter rail ""] teach him that not everything good is about music theory. music needs to come from within first. FIRST LESSON DONE |
| _________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 6:15pm - Martins ""] Make sure you start with alternate picking for technique stuff. Get his fingers working and used to the fretboard and then move onto chords, chord structure. Do rhythm after all that because it will put rhythm in context. |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 9:39pm - Alexecutioner ""] teach him how to smash his guitar into his own amp head.... Lesson 27 completed |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 9:40pm - Alexecutioner ""] then teach him how to do a barrel roll |
| ______________________________ [Jun 15,2009 9:43pm - Blue ""] Alexecutioner said:then teach him how to do a barrel roll |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 9:58pm - PatMeebles ""] Give him scale patterns. Show him inversions of pentatonics and teach him about soloing in the same key all over the fretboard. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 10:11pm - GRAVESIDESERVICE ""] point him in our direction and he will learn much... |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 15,2009 11:28pm - Eli_hhcb ""] Teach him that the only way he'll ever make it is to play guitar EXACTLY like whitechappelsuicidesilenceimpendingdoom. No exceptions |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 10:27am - FuckIsMySignature ""] ha thanks ...i think |
| ______________________________ [Jun 16,2009 10:40am - cav ""] start with metallica and maiden. the ABCs. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 12:58pm - Eli_hhcb ""] I want to start taking lessons soon. I only took them for like 2 months when I started, learned some pantera...metal |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 12:59pm - PatMeebles ""] where do you live? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 1:15pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] me or eli? |
| __________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:13pm - Eli_hhcb ""] No clue, it's your thread? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:22pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] lol i'm a worcesterite |
| _________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:24pm - darkwor ""] PLEASE show him the magical world of METRONOMES and DRUM MACHINE software!! |
| _________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:25pm - darkwor ""] And I can't stress that enough for any budding musician. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:33pm - boblovesmusic ""] Make sure to have him call you Sir or Master. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:38pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] This is what i came up with for the first week Fundamentals - Tuning - String Recognition - Parts of the Guitar and their purposes Rhythm - Keeping time (Foot tapping, Metronome Use) - Picking Types (Down, Alternate , Finger) Chords - Major vs Minor Chord Examples Metal Clinic - Speed Picking - New bands to check out |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:46pm - arilliusbm ""] very good early lessons, minus one thing. if he wants to play metal, add "teeth" under picking types. |
| _________________________________ [Jun 16,2009 2:48pm - darkwor ""] no tounge? erect penis? rich bova would be ashamed |
| _______________________________ [Jun 20,2009 12:11am - Sean ""] Make sure you force him to use the right fingers. Use that pinky no matter how hard it seems at first! |
| __________________________________ [Jun 20,2009 2:20pm - rotivore ""] force him to learn Dissection's "Storm of the Light Bane" front to back during the early lessons |
| ___________________________________________ [Jun 20,2009 2:41pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Sean said:Make sure you force him to use the right fingers. Use that pinky no matter how hard it seems at first! ya i def stressed that. earlier you can build up muscle in that area the better. |