The Guitar Lesson Studio covers online Guitar lessons for:

• Classical Guitar
• Flamenco Guitar
• Rock Guitar
• Basic Guitar
• Folk/Fingerstyle Guitar
• Bluegrass/Country Guitar
• Children's Guitar
• Jazz Guitar
• Blues Guitar

CHILDREN'S GUITAR LESSON NO. 1
Learning an instrument such as the guitar can be an opportunity for the parent and child to explore and grow together. Many of the insecurities that the child may have about approaching the study of an instrument can be minimized with the gentle and patient hand of the parent. The wording of the text in this lesson would be, of course, too difficult for a young person to tackle on his/her own. That is why the parent needs to simplify and paraphrase words, concepts and actions presented in this lesson. Using these teaching ideas will help the parent and child through the many steps along the way. Through these ideas you will find not only your teaching an easier task, but a more willing and cooperative student.

Describe the guitar as a "small person" with many of the same parts as our own bodies. For example: The Headstock is like a person's head, the Tuning Keys could be thought of as a person's ears, the Frets look like the wrinkles on our neck, the Sound Hole is like the mouth from which the guitar's voice is heard, the Strings could represent strands of hair, etc.

Teach the child the parts as they need to use them. They will remember the parts if action and knowledge are intertwined.

Guitar size for a small child is extremely important in proper musical and technical development. Guitar sizes range from 1/2, 3/4 and full size. An approximate guideline for age/size is as follows:

• 5-7 years: 1/2 size
• 7-13 years: 3/4 size
• 13- adult: Full size

• Work in short 15 min. sessions at first and never more than 2-3 minutes on each topic or exercise.

• Praise the child for each well-performed task.
• When correcting the child in any area, try to correct one problem at a time.
• Allow an ample amount of time between corrections/helpful criticisms, otherwise the child may get frustrated and feel as though every thing they do is a failure.
• Use the Dice Game to coax the child into performing many repetitions on one task. The Dice Game is played by having the child roll a die to see how many repetitions he or she will be performing each task.