Students in seventh grade have the opportunity to learn to play some basics on the guitar. For this unit, the students learn the parts of the guitar; the names of the strings on the guitar; the first three notes on the highest two strings; and two three-string chords. Proper handling of the guitar is very important and students are instructed to take proper care of the instruments. Improper handling of the guitar may result in the student not being allowed to participate or play the guitar. Picks are also available for students to sign out and use during the music class.
There are seven basic parts to the guitar. They are the body, neck, tuning pegs, frets, strings, bridge, and sound hole. The link will show you a picture of a guitar with the parts labeled.
 | Guitar parts |
There are six strings on the guitar. The names of the strings from the lowest (biggest) to the highest (smaller) are as follows: E,A,D,G,B,E. The link will show you a picture of a guitar with the strings labeled.
| Guitar strings |
As part of the guitar unit, student will have to opportunity to learn to play two three string chords. They are the C chord and the G chord. The link will show you how to play these two chords.
| Guitar Chords |
The rubric that I will be using may be found at the following link. Students will be given a copy of the rubric at the beginning of the unit and it will be explained to the students at that time.
| Guitar Performance Rubric |
12/11/2002