Beginner training plan
Your first lessonLesson 1ā2: Getting Started
ā¢ Book Reference:
ā¢ Hal Leonard: pp. 2ā5 (parts of guitar, how to hold, tuning, first notes on strings).
Lesson 11+Hal Leonard: End of Book 1 / transition into Book 2 (sharps, flats, full melodies).
ā¢ Alfredās: More songs, fun riffs, intro to scales.
ā¢ Your Add-On: Barre chords, power chords, fingerpicking or intro to soloing depending on interest. Build a 3ā5 song setlist.
ā¢ Goal: Student feels confident strumming songs, reading simple notation, and understanding chord progressions.
Lesson 4-10Hal Leonard: Review songs, rhythm reading, first duets.
ā¢ Alfredās: More complex songs, early ensemble work.
ā¢ Your Add-On: Introduce F chord (with options: partial, mini-barre). Explore strumming variations (syncopation, worship strums).
ā¢ Goal: Student can play a full song from book + strum along to a recording.
Lesson 2-3Hal Leonard: First melodies with notes on 1st and 2nd strings.
ā¢ Alfredās: Adding notes + āPlaying with othersā play-alongs.
ā¢ Your Add-On: Add C and D chords; strumming down/up.
ā¢ Songwork: First 2ā3 chord song (kid-friendly or worship tune).
ā¢ Goal: Play melody lines from the book and strum simple chords.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonPhase 1: Technique Mastery
ā¢ Scales & Modes
ā¢ 3-notes-per-string major & minor scales across the neck.
ā¢ Modes of the major scale (Ionian ā Locrian).
ā¢ Pentatonic scale extensions + connecting positions.
ā¢ Arpeggios
ā¢ Major, minor, dominant, diminished & augmented arpeggios.
ā¢ Sweep picking & economy picking studies.
ā¢ Chord Vocabulary
ā¢ Expand beyond CAGED: 7th chords, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, altered dominants.
ā¢ Drop-2 and drop-3 voicings.
ā¢ Right-Hand Mastery
ā¢ Alternate picking at high tempos.
ā¢ Hybrid picking & fingerstyle.
Lesson 11+Phase 4: Performance & Musicianship
ā¢ Repertoire Building
ā¢ Learn & memorize 20+ advanced-level songs (across genres).
ā¢ Apply advanced chords, fills, and solos.
ā¢ Gig-Readiness
ā¢ Playing with a click track.
ā¢ Playing to tracks & loops (for church, pop, etc.).
ā¢ Band dynamics (knowing when to support vs. shine).
ā¢ Recording Skills
ā¢ Building tones with pedals/modelers (Helix, ToneX, Kemper).
ā¢ Recording clean DI tracks + amp sims.
ā¢ Layering guitars in the studio.
Lesson 4-10Phase 3: Improvisation & Soloing
ā¢ Improvisation Strategies
ā¢ Target notes & chord tones.
ā¢ Motivic development (create āthemesā in solos).
ā¢ Phrasing & space (donāt just shred ā say something).
ā¢ Style Studies
ā¢ Blues phrasing (BB King box, Clapton licks).
ā¢ Jazz soloing (iiāVāI lines, bebop scales).
ā¢ Rock/fusion shred (legato, tapping, speed drills).
ā¢ Ear Training
ā¢ Transcribe 1 solo per month by ear.
ā¢ Practice call-and-response improvisation.
Lesson 2-3Phase 2: Applied Theory & Fretboard Fluency
ā¢ Nashville Number System (Advanced)
ā¢ Quickly transpose songs on the fly.
ā¢ Practice reharmonization (substitute chords).
ā¢ Functional Harmony
ā¢ Secondary dominants, borrowed chords, modal interchange.
ā¢ Chord-scale relationships (what scales fit over each chord).
ā¢ Fretboard Visualization
ā¢ Seeing all notes instantly, in every position.
ā¢ Playing chords/scales/arpeggios in any key, anywhere.
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