Dan Houston Lesson Plans – High School Guitar
Monday August 15, 2011
Review
Guitar History
Core Content
AH-HS-4.1.3 Students will sing or perform on instruments, alone or with others, by reading basic music
notation (with practice).
National Standards
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Objectives
Students will understand the different methods used in tuning the guitar.
Students will demonstrate correct hand positions and understand a chord diagram.
Strategies & Activities
Introduce – Guitar tuning – Electronic Tuner, Keyboard & Relative tuning
Read and discuss the information found in P 92 Essential Elements for Guitar.
Activity – Demonstrate tuning the guitar using the keyboard and have students help determine if the individual
guitar strings are in tune.
Introduce – Playing Chords - Hand Positions & Chord Diagram P 4
Activity – Have students demonstrate correct hand positions on their guitars.
Materials
Dry erase board and makers, text book, guitar, electronic tuner, paper & pencil.
Assessments
Formative assessment – Class participation
Dan Houston Lesson Plans – High School Guitar
Tuesday August 16, 2011
Review
Guitar tuning P 92 & Playing Chords P 4
Core Content
AH-HS-4.1.3 Students will sing or perform on instruments, alone or with others, by reading basic music
notation (with practice)
National Standards
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
5. Reading and notating music.
Objectives
Students will demonstrate Simple guitar chords.
Strategies & Activities
Introduce – Playing Simple Chords
Read and discuss the information found in P 5 Essential Elements for Guitar.
Activity – Have students demonstrate the simple chords C & G7
Materials
Dry erase board and makers, text book, guitar, paper & pencil.
Assessments
Formative assessment – Class participation
Dan Houston Lesson Plans – High School Guitar
Wednesday August 17, 2011
Review
Playing Simple Chords
Core Content
AH-HS-4.1.3 Students will sing or perform on instruments, alone or with others, by reading basic music
notation (with practice)
National Standards
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
5. Reading and notating music.
Objectives
Students will demonstrate Simple guitar chords and strumming the guitar.
Students will identify basic musical terms.
Strategies & Activities
Introduce – Strumming the guitar P 6.
Read and discuss the information found in P 6 Essential Elements for Guitar.
Activity – While using simple chords have students demonstrate the correct method used in strumming the
guitar.
Introduce – Musical Terms P 6.
Read and discuss the musical terms found in P 6.
Materials
Dry erase board and makers, text book, guitar, paper & pencil.
Assessments
Formative assessment – Class participation
Dan Houston Lesson Plans – High School Guitar
Thursday August 18, 2011
Review
Strumming the guitar & Musical Terms
Core Content
AH-HS-4.1.3 Students will sing or perform on instruments, alone or with others, by reading basic music
notation (with practice)
National Standards
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
5. Reading and notating music.
Objectives
Students will demonstrate Simple guitar chords and strumming the guitar.
Students will identify basic musical terms.
Strategies & Activities
Review – For guitar playing quiz P5 & Musical terms quiz P 6
Activity – While using simple chords have students demonstrate the correct method used in strumming the
guitar. Have students complete the Basic Musical term worksheet
Materials
Dry erase board and makers, text book, guitar, musical terms worksheet, paper & pencil.
Assessments
Formative assessments – Class participation & musical terms worksheet
Dan Houston Lesson Plans – High School Guitar
Friday August 19, 2011
Review
Strumming the guitar & Musical Terms
Core Content
AH-HS-4.1.3 Students will sing or perform on instruments, alone or with others, by reading basic music
notation (with practice)
National Standards
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
5. Reading and notating music.
Objectives
Students will demonstrate Simple guitar chords and strumming the guitar.
Students will identify basic musical terms.
Strategies & Activities
Review – For guitar playing quiz P 5 & Musical terms quiz P 6
Activity – Students will complete guitar quiz #1 P 5 & Musical terms quiz P 6.
Materials
Dry erase board and makers, text book, guitar, musical terms quiz, paper & pencil.
Assessments
Formative assessments – Class participation & musical terms worksheet
Summative assessment – Playing quiz #1 and Musical terms quiz P 6