Suggested Schedule

Monday 8/3
Plan for Success
​- sign and submit
Set up an email account
- email Mr. T
AZGuitarSchool.com
​Student Info assignment
​Plan for Growth
Group Listening assignment​
Tuesday 8/4
Submit the Plan for Success
Posture/Technique
Guitar Warm Up 1
Chord diagrams
​- C and G chords
Wednesday 8/5
Theory lessons
- staff/fretboard
Posture/Technique
Guitar Warm Up 1
Chords
- C and G
- strumming patterns
Notation
- C major scale
Thursday 8/6
Theory lessons
- staff/fretboard
Posture/Technique
Guitar Warm Up 1
Chords
- F
- strumming patterns
- Happy Birthday
Notation
- C major scale
Friday 8/7
Theory quiz
- Staff #1
- Fretboard #1
Posture/Technique
Guitar Warm Up 1
Chords
- C, G, F
- strumming patterns
- Happy Birthday
Notation
- C major scale
- Sight Reading #1-4

Weekly Learning Targets

Intro to
​Guitar
Learning Target
Identify parts of the guitar and demonstrate knowledge of some history of the instrument.

​Resources
Plan for Success
Digital Student Info Form
Intro to Guitar

Harmonic
Performance
Learning Target
Strum C and G chords with clear tone.

Resources
Chord Diagrams

Melodic
​Performance
Learning Target
Perform the C major scale with clear tone. 

Resources
C Major Scale

Music
​Theory
Learning Target
​Demonstrate a basic understanding of the staff, fretboard, and chord diagrams.

Resources
Intro to Guitar Chord Diagrams
Chords
​Music Theory

Practice
​Skills
Learning Target
Create a plan for growth and use proven practice methods to achieve your goals.

Resources
Digital Plan for Growth
Plan for Growth PDF

Technique
Learning Target
​Demonstrate correct posture and technique for a given style of playing (classical, flamenco, pop).

Resources
Intro to Guitar​
Guitar Warm Up 1

Technology
Learning Target
Create/designate an account for class meetings; communicate using that account by replying to the course intro email.

Resources
Intro to MS Teams
Access Teams in PXU
Intro to Zoom