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This handout is an easy to follow step by step guide to help your student restring their electric guitar. Photos are provided for the more confusing steps. As there are so many different types of electric guitars and bridges used, this guide will only give an overview on the process. It is recommended you take some time to show the student how to change the strings specifically on their guitar so they understand it.
This lesson focuses on a how Dimebag Darrell would use chromatic notes, repeating patterns and the diminished fifth interval in his lead playing. The examples focus on runs to give the student a few different angles on the same approach. By the end of the lesson the student will understand how to create their own similar licks suitable for metal soloing. The examples can be challenging and are meant to be played at a high tempo so would only be suitable for intermediate to advanced students.
The Teacher's Guide will explain each lick and give you a blueprint you can use for your lesson.
This guitar lesson plan looks at a few unique aspects of Joe Satriani's playing style. Each example focuses on one specific technique to help you gauge the student's interest in the technique or style. The pieces are quite technical so are not suitable for beginners. If the student is interested in the pieces used it would be worth spending some time working on some of Joe's songs.
This lesson will teach your student:
The Teacher's Guide explains each example in detail so you can properly teach it even if you aren't familiar with the techniques or Joe's style of playing.
This lesson plan focuses on a few aspects of Eric Johnson's style. The examples focus on how Eric uses wide intervals, different picking techniques and his use of chords. Even if the student hasn't heard Eric's music it's still worth going through this lesson for the techniques used. The Teacher's Guide focuses the discussion on how the student can use the ideas behind the licks in their own playing. The goal isn't to just give your student licks they can use in their improvisation but to provide your student with fresh ways to think about guitar.
Your student will learn:
If your student takes an interest to this style of playing then after finishing this lesson it would be a good idea to run through some of Eric's songs such as Cliffs of Dover.
This guitar lesson plan will introduce your student to the lead style of Eddie Van Halen. The purpose of the lesson is to teach the student how he would use techniques such as tapping, legato and violining to create musical ideas. While techniques are dealt with in other lesson plans, this lesson plan focuses on how Eddie Van Halen uses them in musical context.
This lesson will teach your student:
This lesson will greatly assist your student in their ability to improvise and think outside of 'licks'. The Teacher's Guide will help you explain the techniques and how to think creatively after the student has mastered the examples.
This lesson plan will introduce your student to a few different ways Stevie Ray Vaughan would approach lead. The focus is on his influences and how they shaped his playing. Your student will learn how to incorporate ideas in to his own playing rather than merely memorize licks. The emphasis is on learning to improvise rather than linking licks together. The Teacher's Guide will help you explain the reasoning behind this to your student and why it's so important to learn.
This lesson will teach your student:
Before attempting this lesson the student should have a good understanding of the techniques used in lead playing and have an understanding of blues in general.
This lesson plan looks at how Stevie Ray Vaughan would approach rhythm parts. The focus is on blues and how a standard blues shuffle can be modified to something more interesting. If your student is interested in blues or Stevie Ray Vaughan, this lesson will help the student understand his approach to rhythm.
This guitar lesson plan will teach your student:
The Teacher's Guide will help you explain the examples as well as provide your student with a way to take these ideas and apply them to other areas of guitar.
This lesson will give the student a different way to play a standard 12 bar blues shuffle. The style of this progression is very similar to something Stevie Ray Vaughan would do. Your student will learn:
Giving the student this lesson after completing BLU-03 will give the best results.
This guitar lesson plan will help your student learn the E Major Scale using various exercises. The exercises are designed to make your student think about different intervals which can help them when improvising.
This guitar lesson plan will help your student learn the A Major Scale using various exercises. The exercises are designed to make your student think about different intervals which can help them when improvising.