Developing Skills

Week 1: Advanced chords and strumming

Goals: Learn barre chords and more complex strumming patterns.

Content: Introduction to barre chords (F, Bm), advanced strumming.

Exercises: Practice barre chords and varied strumming patterns.

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Week 2: Fingerpicking basics

Goals: Introduce fingerpicking technique.

Content: Basic fingerpicking patterns, simple fingerpicking songs.

Exercises: Practice fingerpicking patterns on open chords.

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Week 3: Scales and improvisation

Goals: Learn basic scales and start improvising.

Content: Major and minor pentatonic scales, improvisation basics.

Exercises: Practice scales, simple improvisation over backing tracks.

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Week 4: Playing with others

Goals: Develop skills for playing in a group setting.

Content: Playing along with recordings, simple duets.

Exercises: Practice playing along with recorded tracks and other students.

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Week 5: Songwriting basics

Goals: Introduce the basics of songwriting.

Content: Song structure, writing simple chord progressions.

Exercises: Write a simple song using learned chords and strumming patterns.

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Week 6: Review and performance

Goals: Review all material and prepare for an intermediate-level performance.

Content: Review advanced chords, fingerpicking, scales, and songwriting.

Exercises: Perform a more complex song or original composition.

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