Welcome to Music! 11/7 MavMark #1, 11/7: (Start a new sheet of paper. Label MavMark 1 with today’s date. Copy & answer questions.) List 3 facts you already know about the guitar. List 1 thing you want to know about the guitar. Copy Homework in Planner/Phone: Study Guitar notes. Next Test—Thur 11/13

Hand back tests Hand back tests on Mississippi Musicians. Correct answers out to the side in pen/marker. If you scored a “D” or an “F,” you need to have it signed by a parent and brought back to me.

Review Challenge! The first 3 people can earn a “treat”: Who can name the PARTS of the guitar?

About the Guitar—Notes, Part 1 The Original Guitar, and 3 types of Guitars

The Earliest Guitar (#’s 1-4) The earliest guitar was called a “lute” Is over 5,000 years old. Found in: Ancient Greek society Ancient Egyptian society, and the Roman empire Material: bodies covered with animal skin, eventually replaced with a wooden sound board Came in 7 different sizes Lots of strings: between 16-35. Frets were movable in order to tune the instrument. The shape and number of strings on today’s guitar derived from the country of Spain.

What did the lute sound like? Questions to ponder: What are some similarities between the lute and the guitar? And differences? How many strings does this particular lute have? Do you think this particular tune is from: Egypt, Scotland, or France?

3 Types of Modern Guitars 1. Classical guitar (or Spanish guitar) 6 strings made of nylon Hollow body Sound is amplified through the sound hole Played by plucking the strings with your fingers Played while sitting down. Angle of neck is high above the knee Usually a solo instrument, plays classical music

3 Types of Guitar (cont.) 2. The Acoustic guitar (what we’ll play) 6 steel strings Hollow body Sound is amplified through the sound hole Can be played while sitting down, or while standing up with a strap Played with either plucking, or with a pick Can be a solo instrument, or used in a group setting. More common for playing “chords.” Typical in “folk” music.

3 Types of Guitars (cont.) The Electric Guitar: 6 steel strings Solid body Sound is amplified through an amplifier Pitch can change through use of special effects Played by plucking, or by strumming with a pick Made popular, thanks to artists like Elvis and Chuck Berry. Most common in today’s music. Jimi Hendrix playing the “Star Spangled Banner” at 1969 Woodstock. Listen to see if you can hear the “bombs” dropping.

The 6 Strings Acronym: Eddie (Low) Ate Dynamite. Good Bye Eddie! (High)

Parts of the Guitar

Guitar Review What are my rules for guitar? What 3 positions do we have? What are the names of the 6 strings? Show me the E-minor, G, and C chords.

Put your “bunny ears” on the 2nd & 3rd strings from the top, fret 2. Review Chord, E-minor Check your neighbor Put your “bunny ears” on the 2nd & 3rd strings from the top, fret 2.

Basic Strum Patterns

(Beginner G Chord above) Bottom string, 3rd finger on the 3rd fret G-Chords Advanced G below (Beginner G Chord above) Bottom string, 3rd finger on the 3rd fret

C-Chords Advanced C below (Beginner C Chord above) Second string from the bottom, pointy finger on 1st fret

Switching Practice 4 on G, 4 rest (switch), 4 on C 1 on G, 1 on C 

Jingle Bells G G G G (switch) When you sing, your starting pitch is the 2nd string from the bottom Jingle Bells G  G G G (switch) Jingle bells, jingle bells. Jingle all the way. C G Oh what fun it is to ride A D In-a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! G G G C G D G Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! 3 levels Basic Guitar Hero Rock Star 3 levels of differentiation: Level 1: Basic—1 strum per chord Level 2: Guitar Hero—2 strums per chord Level 3: Rock star—3 strums per chord (down up down) MY part: All A’s, D’s Eventually get a soloist (or duet) to play the A/D chords

Welcome to Music! 11/11 MavMark #2, 11/11 (Pick up the Guitar Crossword Puzzle from front stand) Use your guitar notes from last time. Homework: Study Guitar notes for Written & Playing Test Thursday. Zero block—Wednesdays & Fridays to practice guitar.

Bingo Review Fill in your Bingo Board with the following words: Nylon Steel Classical Acoustic Electric Hendrix Lute Six Dynamite Solid Hollow Left 5000 Spain Posture Frets Head Nut Neck Waist Body Bridge Saddle Sound hole Pick guard You should have 3 words left-over.

About the Guitar—Notes, Part 2 How the Guitar is Made, How a Guitarist Reads Music, Tuning

How a Guitarists Reads Music A Guitarist reads music in 3 different ways: Tablature (also called “tabs”) Sheet Music Lead Sheet (which shows you the words & “chords”)

Tabs Tablature is a picture with 6 lines and lots of numbers Each line represents a string Each # represents which fret to play “0” = play the open string, no fret Indicate the string & fret from the following example:

Sheet Music Sheet music shows you the lines and spaces of the treble clef. A guitarists must read the notes using the following sayings: Spaces: FACE Lines: Every Good Boy Does Fine Practice finding the notes below:

Lead Sheets Lead sheets contain the words & the chords What is a chord? A chord consists of 3 notes played together at the same time: the root (or the 1st), the 3rd, and the 5th Below is the G Scale, extended: G A B C D E F# G, A B Let’s figure out the notes in an A-Chord together: ____, _____, _____ What notes are in a: G Chord: root= _____, 3rd=_____, 5th=____ C Chord: root = ____, 3rd=_____, 5th=____ E minor chord: root=____, 3rd=____, 5th=____

Tuning When tuning the guitar, one needs to remember the order of the strings: Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie  start on THIS one Start with the thinnest string first Follow the string until you find the tuning peg it’s connected to Play the string while looking at the tuner The goal is to get the tuner in the middle (when the green light shows up) SLOWLY turn the tuning peg until your string is in tune. Continue (going up) with all the strings until they are in tune. A good app for your phone is called GuitarTuna or ClearTune. Let’s try tuning the E-string today (ONLY)…

Guitar Review What are my rules for guitar? What 3 positions do we have? What are the names of the 6 strings? Prepare for test. Go around the room: Show me E-minor, G, or C chords. Ear training—Which Chord am I playing?

(Beginner G Chord above) Bottom string, 3rd finger on the 3rd fret G-Chords Advanced G below (Beginner G Chord above) Bottom string, 3rd finger on the 3rd fret

C-Chords Advanced C below (Beginner C Chord above) Second string from the bottom, pointy finger on 1st fret

Switching Practice 4 on G, 4 rest (switch), 4 on C 1 on G, 1 on C 

Jingle Bells G G G G (switch) This is an example of a LEAD SHEET. When you sing, your starting pitch is the 2nd string from the bottom Jingle Bells G  G G G (switch) Jingle bells, jingle bells. Jingle all the way. C G Oh what fun it is to ride A D In-a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! G G G G C G D G Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! 3 levels Basic Guitar Hero Rock Star 3 levels of differentiation: Level 1: Basic—1 strum per chord Level 2: Guitar Hero—2 strums per chord Level 3: Rock star—3 strums per chord (down up down) MY part: All A’s, D’s Eventually get a soloist (or duet) to play the A/D chords

New Chord—D Major (Last chord this chapter)

Jingle Bells G G G G (switch) When you sing, your starting pitch is the 2nd string from the bottom Jingle Bells G  G G G (switch) Jingle bells, jingle bells. Jingle all the way. C G Oh what fun it is to ride A D In-a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! G G G C G D G Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! 3 levels Basic Guitar Hero Rock Star 3 levels of differentiation: Level 1: Basic—1 strum per chord Level 2: Guitar Hero—2 strums per chord Level 3: Rock star—3 strums per chord (down up down) MY part: All A’s, D’s Eventually get a soloist (or duet) to play the A/D chords

Playing “Jingle Bells” by Tabs