1 GRADE 7 GUITAR PACKET updated 4.29.2015 Notes on the 1st string STEP 1: 1stString Etude Notes on the 2nd string STEP 2: Au Clair de la Lune STEP 3: Merrily We Roll Along OR: Jingle Bells Notes on the 3rd String STEP 4: Yankee Doodle STEP 5: Rockin’ Robin OR: Aura Lee Chords STEP 6: Wild Thing STEP 7: Lightly Row (Duet) Notes on the 4th String STEP 8: Joshua STEP 9: Star Wars STEP 10: Simple Gifts (Duet) GRADING Warmups Pg. 2 Pg. 2 Pg. 3 Pg. 3 Pg. 4 Pg. 4 Pg. 5 Pg. 5 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 7 Pg. 8 Pg. 8 Pg. 9 Pg. 10 Pg. 10 Pg. 11 Pg. 12 Pg. 13 2 NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING STEP 1 FIRST STRING ETUDE 3 NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING STEP 2 AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE 4 STEP 3 CHOOSE ONE MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG JINGLE BELLS 5 NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING STEP 4 YANKEE DOODLE 6 STEP 5 CHOOSE ONE ROCKIN’ ROBIN AURA LEE 7 GUITAR CHORDS A chord is a group of notes played at the same time. On the guitar, this means playing more than one string at once. This is called a strum. To start, we will learn 3 basic chords. Think of the chord diagrams as pictures of your guitar neck. The vertical lines represent the strings. The horizontal lines represent the frets. The numbered circles are where you place your fingers. An “x” above a string indicates which strings should not be played. An “o” means to play that string open. These exercises are for practicing chords, they are NOT a step. Practice them before you go on to step 6. 8 STEP 6 WILD THING STEP 7 LIGHTLY ROW (duet) One partner plays the melody, one plays the chords. Then switch, and play again. 9 NOTES ON THE FOURTH STRING 10 STEP 8 JOSHUA STEP 9 STAR WARS 11 STEP 10 SIMPLE GIFTS (duet) 12 GRADING RUBRIC 1 2 3 4 Performance Student did not perform for the class. Student performed for the class this period Practice Student was not on task during practice time Student was sometimes on task during practice time Student was often on task during practice time. Student was always on task during practice time. Improvement Student did not demonstrate improvement. Student demonstrated some improvement. Student demonstrate d good improvement . Student demonstrated excellent improvement. Respect of Instrument Student did not respect their instrument Student sometimes respected their instrument Student often respected their instrument Student always respected their instrument Respect of Others Student did not respect others Student sometimes respected others Student often respected others Student always respected others 13 WARMUPS