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New resources: Scale exercises and conversation guides

Along with a few new guitar lesson plans, we've put a couple guides together to help you deal with a couple common issues guitar teachers face:

BQA-05 Questions on Qualifications and Experience

This is a very useful guide for any new guitar teachers as you will most likely come up against this tough question from prospective students. The guide will help you answer the student's questions in a positive way to increase the chances that they decide to give you a go. All new guitar teachers should read through this guide.

BQA-07 Negotiating Lesson Rates

While it isn't very common, some people like to haggle and try to bring your lesson rates down before starting. This can significantly impact your income if you don't prepare for it in advance. This guide will help you deal with any people trying to bring your lesson rate down.

Here's a few scale exercises to give your student's fingers a workout:

SCE-04 D Major Scale Exercises

SCE-05 A Major Scale Exercises

SCE-06 E Major Scale Exercises

 

For any students wanting to learn the Blues, this lesson plan will give a fresh perspective to the traditional 12 bar blues progression:

BLU-05 12 Bar Blues Shuffle Variation

The idea behind this variation to the traditional 12 bar blues shuffle is something Stevie Ray Vaughan would often do. Your student will learn how to included muted hits in to their playing to create a percussive sound.

SCE-06 E Major Scale Exercises

About this lesson plan

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.

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SCE-05 A Major Scale Exercises

SCE-05 A Major Scale Exercises

About this lesson plan

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.

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SCE-04 D Major Scale Exercises

SCE-03 F Major Scale Exercises

About this resource

This lesson plan will give your student various exercises on the F Major Scale. The exercises are designed to teach your student to really think about the notes used and to learn to expand the exercises to other areas of the fretboard.

The following exercises are included:

  • Straight up and down the fretboard
  • Thirds
  • Fourths
  • Fifths
  • Sixths
  • Sevenths
  • String Skipping
  • String by String

Once your student completes these exercises, ask them to try the exercises again starting in a different area of the fretboard. Playing the exercises as written is good, but once your student learns to take the concepts behind each exercise and apply that to new areas of the neck, they will start to develop.

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SCE-01 C Major Scale Exercises

SCE-02 G Major Scale Exercises

New lesson plan series: Scale Exercises

A new lesson series has been created to give your students basic exercises using various scales. Keep in mind that exercises such as these should be used only to develop basic skills and understanding of the scales used. Once your student understands the scales and skills used, move on to more in-depth lesson plans. Students tire of exercises very quickly so don't put too much emphasis on them.

Two scales are currently available however more will be created including modes, Pentatonic scales and more.

SCE-01 C Major Scale Exercises

SCE-02 G Major Scale Exercises

You can access these exercises in the SCE series.

SCE-02 G Major Scale Exercises

About this resource

This lesson plan will give your student various exercises on the G Major Scale. The exercises are designed to teach your student to really think about the notes used and to learn to expand the exercises to other areas of the fretboard.

The following exercises are included:

  • Straight up and down the fretboard
  • Thirds
  • Fourths
  • Fifths
  • Sixths
  • Sevenths
  • String Skipping
  • String by String

Once your student completes these exercises, ask them to try the exercises again starting in a different area of the fretboard. Playing the exercises as written is good, but once your student learns to take the concepts behind each exercise and apply that to new areas of the neck, they will start to develop.

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SCE-01 C Major Scale Exercises

SCE-01 C Major Scale Exercises

About this resource

This lesson plan will give your student various exercises on the C Major Scale. The exercises are designed to teach your student to really think about the notes used and to learn to expand the exercises to other areas of the fretboard.

The following exercises are included:

  • Straight up and down the fretboard
  • Thirds
  • Fourths
  • Fifths
  • Sixths
  • Sevenths
  • String Skipping
  • String by String

Once your student completes these exercises, ask them to try the exercises again starting in a different area of the fretboard. Playing the exercises as written is good, but once your student learns to take the concepts behind each exercise and apply that to new areas of the neck, they will start to develop.

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