New Student Song Suggestions
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:42 pm
Recently began teaching youngsters guitar and looking for modern song suggestions to replace old folk songs for initial lessons.
Current Curriculum:
First Lesson – Down in the Valley with D & A7. Students leave able to play a song after first lesson. Happy youngsters often ask if I wrote the song!
Second Lesson – Michael Row the Boat Ashore with D, & A7 and the addition of G. The G chord played with just the third finger on the first string.
Third Lesson – This Land is Your Land with G, C and D. Student still using the cheater version of G.
Fourth Lesson – Where Have All the Flowers Gone with G, Em, C and D Taught full G taught at this time.
Fifth Lesson – Blowing in the Wind – Key of C – new chords F and Am. It’s surprising that after just a few weeks kids can almost play F. By 6th to 7th week they’ve got it.
I’ve got modern songs from here – i.e. Let It Be, Hey There Delilah, Love Story (Taylor Swift) although welcome any fun beginner’s songs.
Students first taught basic thumb strum, next an index finger strum, and then thumb pluck (bass) followed with index finger up – down – up. Begin Alfred Basic #1 with third Lesson (how to read sheet music). These are the same songs I taught 30+ years ago - the last time I did this.
I’ve created a YouTube channel just for students to practice along with me at home singing these old folk songs.
Does anyone here have song suggestion to replace my old fold songs?
Thanks,
Dan
Current Curriculum:
First Lesson – Down in the Valley with D & A7. Students leave able to play a song after first lesson. Happy youngsters often ask if I wrote the song!
Second Lesson – Michael Row the Boat Ashore with D, & A7 and the addition of G. The G chord played with just the third finger on the first string.
Third Lesson – This Land is Your Land with G, C and D. Student still using the cheater version of G.
Fourth Lesson – Where Have All the Flowers Gone with G, Em, C and D Taught full G taught at this time.
Fifth Lesson – Blowing in the Wind – Key of C – new chords F and Am. It’s surprising that after just a few weeks kids can almost play F. By 6th to 7th week they’ve got it.
I’ve got modern songs from here – i.e. Let It Be, Hey There Delilah, Love Story (Taylor Swift) although welcome any fun beginner’s songs.
Students first taught basic thumb strum, next an index finger strum, and then thumb pluck (bass) followed with index finger up – down – up. Begin Alfred Basic #1 with third Lesson (how to read sheet music). These are the same songs I taught 30+ years ago - the last time I did this.
I’ve created a YouTube channel just for students to practice along with me at home singing these old folk songs.
Does anyone here have song suggestion to replace my old fold songs?
Thanks,
Dan
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