Guitar

The guitar is a great instrument for the elementary music teacher to use in their classroom. When I taught elementary music, I used the guitar almost every day in the classroom. Here is the five reasons that the guitar is great for lementary music teachers:

First - It is transportable, even more portable than a keyboard.

Second - You can see your students over the guitar.

Third - You can play near your students.

Fourth - The guitar blends well with all voices.

Fifth - The guitar is an easy instrument to learn how to play.

There are three one finger EZ Chords that you can play many songs with (EZ C, EZ G and EZ G7). Check out the Basic Guitar Chords to learn these EZ Chords. Then use the Guitar Songs in the Key of C to play three favorite songs. If you have a guitar, try these songs out in your classroom!

After you have developed some skills with the EZ Chords, then use the Basic Guitar Chords to learn some other open position chords. You can then use the Guitar Songs in the Key of G and Guitar Songs in the Key of D to learn the three songs in these keys.

If you want to learn how to play notes on the guitar use the Guide to Basic Guitar Methods to learn where the notes are on the guitar and music staff. Use the Notes Page One and  Notes Page Two to learn the natural notes on the guitar with these string studies.