BEGINNER GUITAR LESSON PLAN Instructor: Jeremy Koepke

01 MODULE 100 | Course Introduction Welcome to the Beginner Piano Lesson series! Meet the instructor, Jeremy Koepke, and get an overview of our upcoming modules as we begin to learn this remarkable instrument.

02 MODULE 101 | Guitar Parts & Accessories Part 1 Detailed overview of the specific parts of an acoustic guitar and what accessories you might need.

03 MODULE 102 | Guitar Parts & Accessories Part 2 Detailed overview of the specific parts of an acoustic guitar and what accessories you might need.

04 MODULE 103 | Posture & Fingers Learning to play the guitar involves using muscles and holding our body and hands in positions that are new for us – and on occasion for long amounts of time! Here’s some tips and considerations for developing strong fingers and endurance as a piano player.

05 MODULE 104 | Strings & Diagrams Get familiar with each of the strings of the guitar and what note names they have. Learn how to read chord diagrams effectively.

06 MODULE 105 | Tuning A basic walkthrough of how to tune your guitar by ear.

07 MODULE 201 | G Shape Chords Let’s take a look at the G shape chord family. Learn how to play some of the most commonly used chords in worship music. G, C, D, Em and Am chords.

08 MODULE 202 | G Shape Progressions Put the chords you just learned to practice. Play along with a simple G shape chord progression.

09 MODULE 301 | Simple Strum Patterns Time to focus on your strumming hand.

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10 MODULE 302 | Simple Song 4/4 Strum Patterns Get familiar with the 4/4 time signature in your right hand. Don’t get discouraged if this takes you some time to learn. Practice makes perfect.

11 MODULE 401 | C Shape Chords Let’s take a look at the C shape chord family. Learn all the finger positions for C, F, G, Am, Em, and Dm chords.

12 MODULE 402 | Progressions Using C Shape Chords Repeating chord progressions are some the building blocks of worship music. Commit them to memory when you can. Let’s try them in C shapes.

13 MODULE 501 | 6/8 Strum Patterns Get introduced with the 6/8 time signature. Most commonly used in slower worship songs, this is one concept you will need to master.

14 MODULE 502 | Syncopated 16th Note Strum Patterns Have you ever wondered what a syncopated rhythm pattern sounds like? Learn how to identify the accents of a song and play them with your right hand. Don’t forget your metronome!

15 MODULE 601 | E Shape Chords Let’s take a look at the C shape chord family. Learn all the finger positions for E, A, B, F#m, and C#m chords.

16 MODULE 602 | Progressions Using E Shape Chords Put your E shapes to practice. Familiarize yourself with a popular open sounding chord form.

17 MODULE 701 | Simplified Capo Lesson An introduction to the concept of capo and how to use it effectively. This is a must have for worship music. Learn to transpose the key of a song in seconds.

18 MODULE 702 | Capo Lesson – G Shapes Learn to use a capo in G form shapes. Helpful training and application of the capo in G shapes. Understand what keys are most commonly used and why.

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19 MODULE 703 | Capo Lesson – C Shapes Lets move on to another shape. Learn what keys to capo to using C shapes. Don’t forget to download your C shape capo chart.

20 MODULE 704 | Capo Lesson – E Shapes Last lesson for the beginner course. Wrap up the capo concept with the final shape, E.

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