Lead Cat Press: Music Education for Guitarists

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Identifying the Parts of the Guitar 

Should You Learn on Acoustic or Electric Guitar? 

How to Tune Your Guitar 

How to Hold a Pick and the Guitar 

The 1234 and 4321 Warm-Up Exercise

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YEAR ONE: FIRST QUARTER 

• Reading Concepts, Pages 6-29 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Notes on the 1st String, Whole, Half, Dotted Half and Quarter Notes, Rests, ¾ Time, Notes on the 2nd String, Combination Studies, Notes on the 3rd String, Beamed Eighth Notes, Single Eighth Notes, Combination Studies 
• Chord/Scale Concepts, Pages 127-136 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Em, A7, E7, D7, D, A, G, E, Am, C, Dm, G7, F, C7, B7, Bm using strum patterns for common chord progressions, Blues in “A”, Tablature, Blues Shuffle Riff, Blues Solo with Minor Pentatonic Scale and Blues Scale Patterns, Major Scale Pattern and soloing, Learning Melodies (“Amazing Grace” and “Happy Birthday”) by Ear, Basic Fingerstyle Patterns

YEAR ONE: SECOND QUARTER 

• Reading Concepts, Pages 30-50 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Notes on the 4th String, Ties, Sharps and Flats, Ties, Dotted quarter notes, Notes on the 5th String, Eighth Note Rests, Combination Studies 
• Chord/Scale Concepts, Pages 137-140, 149-157 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Chromatic Scale Theory, Note Name Memorization on the “E” and “A” Strings, ”E” and “A” String Root Power Chords and Combination Jam Studies, Scratch Rhythms, “E” and “A” String Root Barre Chords, and Combination Jam Studies, “E” Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns, “C” Major Scale Patterns, Major Scale Construction, Chord Construction, Harmonization of Major Scales, and Chord Progressions

YEAR ONE: THIRD QUARTER 

• Reading Concepts, Pages 51-60 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Notes on the 6th String, Combination Studies, 16th Notes and Rests; Quarter, Eighth, and Sixteenth Note Triplets 
• Chord/Scale Concepts, Pages 141-146 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume One: Dominant 7th Chord Shapes, “E” and “A” root Major 7th and Minor 7th Chord Shapes, Major 2-5-1 Chord Progressions, Diminished and Minor 7 b5 Chord Shapes, Dominant 7 b9 and Dominant 9 chord shapes, The Minor 2-5-1 chord progression, The CAGED System for Chords and Scales