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Help brand new guitar students get started within the first 10 lessons

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This 11-lesson course will help brand new guitar students get started within the first 10 lessons. In this course, we will outline some of the most essential fundamental skills and the best way to teach them to a student. Doing so will give them the best possible start on the instrument. It will also ensure that they have faith in you as a teacher as you confidently teach them all the basics and help them navigate the beginner phase.

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A comprehensive learning path of 11 lessons

  1. Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Student
  2. Lesson 2: Parts of the Guitar
  3. Lesson 3: How to Sit with a Guitar
  4. Lesson 4: How to Pick
  5. Lesson 5: How to Fret Notes
  6. Lesson 6: How to Navigate the Fretboard
  7. Lesson 7: How to Strum
  8. Lesson 8: How to Read Music
  9. Lesson 9: How to Learn and Memorise Things
  10. Lesson 10: How to Play a Scale
  11. Conclusion

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Michael Gumley

Founder and CEO of Melbourne Guitar Academy and Head of Guitar at TopMusic

Michael Gumley is founder at Melbourne Guitar Academy, creator of Guitar Dojo Online and Guitar Ninjas, and TopMusicโ€™s Head of Guitar. He rocked his start at guitar playing at age 15 and was instantly hooked. Michael brings his passion for music and love of all things guitar to every lesson, and seeks to help students capture that same excitement and wonder on their own journeys.

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Teaching Your First 10 Guitar Lessons

Help brand new guitar students get started within the first 10 lessons
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