guitar in general music classes
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Guitar in General Music Classes Deborah Barber, PhD
Arkansas Tech University
NAfME Learning Network Webinar August 15, 2013
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Guitar in General Music Classes
Incorpora7ng the guitar in general music instruc7on
along with recorders and keyboards
can be easier than you think.
And SO COOL!
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• Teaching students to play short tunes on recorder is one of the things we music teachers do very well. • We are also very good at teaching os7na7, bordun, and melodies on barred and keyboard instruments. • Once these pieces are learned on other instruments transference to guitar is fun and not as hard as you might think. • And don’t forget the cool factor of the guitar.
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OVERVIEW
• What to play
– single string ( G, A, B, etc.) – chords (EZ chords, strumming paNerns)
– bass (open strings to I, IV, V, etc.) • Playing posi7on • Managing the classroom • Caring for the instruments
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PARTS OF THE
GUITAR
Head Tuning Pegs
Nut
Frets
Neck
Sound Hole
RoseNe
Bridge
Body
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B A G 1
2
3
Fret/Finger D E E
Bass Treble
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WHERE TO START
• Sound before sign • Imitation/Echoing rhythm patterns • Students sing note names as they play • Teach AmSLan signs for note names
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• Anything students play on recorder can be played on guitar
WHAT TO PLAY: SINGLE STRINGS
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WHAT TO PLAY: SINGLE STRINGS
• Treble strings first • Students play quarter notes on open string as you walk around the room
• Echo rhythm paNerns on open string
• You can use a keyboard or GarageBand to loop an E minor chord for accompaniment
Treble Strings
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WHAT TO PLAY: SINGLE STRINGS
• B A G songs learned on recorder. “Hot Cross Buns” • B and G are open strings. • Yellow dot helps students locate second fret A
• I bought a roll of dots. • Available at office supply stores and online.
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B A G C “Indian Chant” from Ed Sueta
First finger is responsible
for the 1st fret.
Second finger is used
for the 2nd fret.
C _ A _ C A A_
A _ G _ A G A _
WHAT TO PLAY: SINGLE STRINGS
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REMEMBER…
• Students first learned the song on the recorder.
• Students now transfer knowledge of the tune, note names, and rhythm to a new system of making music – the guitar.
• “I know the first note is C , so where is it on the guitar?”
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WHAT TO PLAY: CHORDS
• Favorite chords for many beginning
guitarists are Em and G.
• Good chance to show emo7ons implied by
minor and major tonali7es.
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• hNp://faculty.atu.edu/dbarber/guitar/GEmPrac7ce.htm
• Leave first finger down for whole song. • LiNle fingers can leave off red 3. Try to avoid that string.
• Four beats for G. • Four beats for Em.
• Strum simple paNern
• Add more complex.
• Drum during a cappella
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• Write songs with these chords
• Picks? A lot of trouble. • Students may bring them.
WHAT TO PLAY: CHORDS
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• Roots of chords (Names of chords) – For rounds – Simple songs – Sol (G) Mi (E) – Ostinati
• Improvise patterns for stories or poems • “Smooth” by Santana A D E open strings • “Justice’s Groove” by Stanley Clarke D A G • “Next to Me” by Emeli Sandé A B C • “Promenade” from Last of the Mohicans D C F
WHAT TO PLAY: BASS
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WHAT TO PLAY: CREATE • Encourage students to write a story with you. Outline the ac7on on the board as it is composed.
• Give each character or plot point a group to compose for it.
• Write character or ac7on on a tented paper and place by the group to remind you and them what their part is.
• An op7on is to already have the cards ready with mul7ple characters, ac7ons, moods, places, etc.
• The class can choose which cards to use in their story. Take pictures of groups as they prac7ce to add importance.
Pony Eagle Storm Running
Happy
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WHAT TO PLAY: CREATE • Groups will need to prac7ce. How will their part start? What volume? Will volume remain the same? Etc.
• You or a student can read or tell the story. (mic)
• Point to each sec7on as their music is needed. • Record the final version before class ends. • EXTRA: Students can illustrate the story at home and bring artwork to be added to the music.
• EXTRA: Use illustra7ons in a PPT with music and narra7on in the background.
Pony Eagle Storm Running
Happy
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GUITARS • Acoustic • Classical: Nylon strings preferred • Smaller guitars, OK • One bass guitar (more is OK, too) • PTA/PTO, TriM could facilitate donation campaign of money or used guitars
• Steel strings for a timbre change and, in a pinch, for class
• Do not put nylon strings on a steel string-‐type guitar
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STUDENTS AS TEACHERS
Students help partners. If they do no help they do not get a turn until they do.
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TEACHER’S GUITAR
• Acoustic Classical • Use strap so you can move about the room • Always care for your instrument. Students will emulate.
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WHEN TO BEGIN GUITAR
• We began in February or March • Songs had been played on keyboards, mallets, and recorder. Classroom routines have been established
• In a 9 week rotation, play keyboards, then recorder, then play same songs on guitar.
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TUNING
• I tune every guitar. This is a skill developed over time.
• Warm up exercises on open strings help you listen for intonation troubles.
• We do not tune keyboards, so why guitar in early lessons?
• Middle school students learn to use a digital tuner.
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DIGITAL TUNERS
This is my current tuner. I like that it is blue. Easy to find Less than $9 on Amazon.
Snark
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HOW TO SIT • Grades 1-‐3. Sit on the floor. Crisscross. Guitar rests on the floor, curve of body on the right knee. This puts the neck closer to the student and their little, short arms.
• Choral Risers – guitar • on left knee • Chairs – sit forward, • guitar on left knee • Desks – no!
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THREE TYPES
• Single string • Chords • Bass
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RIGHT HAND
• For single string work: Little ones rest their thumb on the side of the neck where the rosette intersects the neck.
• As students develop technique thumb rests on D or G string.
• Fingers make a bright sound • Thumb makes a softer sound
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FINGERS
Lej Right
Note: p I m a wriNen on music refers to the right hand fingers and thumb.
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Management • Name guitars after famous guitarists (Andrés, Bonnie, Chuck, Django, Eddie, etc.) • First lesson: students are assigned a guitar • Grades 1-‐3: one guitar for two players • Students are trained to carry the guitar vertically and not horizontally. Both hands.
• Putting guitars away: the teacher (later students) calls the guitar name and one student brings the guitar to the cabinet or stand. Then next guitar. Put guitar name on stand or cabinet space.
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STORAGE
• Cabinet • Stands • Hanging • Cases
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LEFTIES
• The left hand is the most difficult to master for beginning guitarists.
• If you are already good with your left hand why swap?
• There are no left-‐handed pianos.
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MAINTENANCE
• Strings • Tuning • Humidity • Dust • Over the summer • Develop a relationship with local guitar shops
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Curricula If you want to teach more… • hNp://guitarcurriculum.com Aus7n Classical Guitar Society Fun ensemble playing from day one. Proper technique and sequenced curriculum. Photo copy or project PDFs. New elementary lessons.
• Guitar Expressions from Alfred hNp://www.alfred.com/expressions/methods_guitar.asp
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ONLINE MATERIALS & INFO
• hNp://www.guitaredunet.org/ NewsleNer and teaching 7ps
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Guitar in General Music Classes
Deborah Barber, PhD Arkansas Tech University
NAfME Learning Network Webinar August 15, 2013