John Smith

Lesson time: Mondays, 7PM

We will spend the first 10 or 15 minutes of a lesson reviewing the highlights of the previous one.

Week 1: Open strings. Basic chords. Basic strumming. C major scale.

Week 2: 6/8 Arpeggio. B7 chord. 12 bar blues in E.

Week 3: E Blues scale. Notation of C major scale. Reading Melody 1.

Week 4: 12 bar blues in E with 7th chords. Blues bassline. Tablature.

Week 5: 4/4 Arpeggio. Pop song 1. Reading Melody 2.

Week 6: Location of bass notes. Powerchords. Blues scale in A.

Half Term

Week 7: G major scale. Blues Turnaround 1. Blues bassline 2 (tab).

Week 8: Pop song 2. Notation of G major scale.

Week 9: Reggae song 1. Blues Turnaround 2.

Week 10: F chord (4 strings). Pop song 3.

Week 11: Bar chords - minor and major. Spanish progression.

Week 12: Rock n roll riff. Rock n Roll song 1.