Rio Vista Titans Music Department

Rio Vista Guitar

Vicente Amigo

Weekly Lesson Plans
8/30-9/3

Guitar 1st year

Monday
Introdution to the guitar
Parts of the guitar
Holding the guitar
The Right hand Fingerings
Two ways of striking the string

Tuesday
The Fundamentals of music notation (worksheet #1)
Rhythm study #1 page 20
Study #1 page 22

Wednesday
Rhythm study #1 page 20
Study #1
Study 2
Practice Studies 1-3 five times each slowly. Say the note out loud as you strike the string with you thumb.

Thursday
Rhtyhm Studies 1-2 Page 20
Study 3 page 22
Review studies 1-3 on page 20

Friday
Rythm studies 1-2
Studies 1-3 page 20
Begin Duet #1

Guitar 2nd year

Monday
Review the Natural Scale on Page 46 and memorize by Friday.
Variation on a spansih them and Spanish Dance pages 47 and 50

Tuesday
Natural scale 10 times slowly. Make sure to isolate each movement of your fingers when playing this scale.
Prelude in A Minor page 53
Study 22 Chromatic Scale in G page 53
Remember that this is advanced guitar and I am checking to see what you remember and if you are practicing regularly. These first few days will help me to decide
which material I should choose for you. Work hard because I am paying attention to your progress.

Wednesday
Continue

Thursday
Theme from Symphony #9

Friday
Play natural scale from memory for Mr. Garcia
Theme From Symphony #9
Homework: All of the above works should be prepared to perform for Mr. Garcia on Tuesday next week.