Professional Development
- NAfME’s Teaching Guitar Workshops – Professional Clinicians, Graduate Credit, Free Guitar, Classroom Guitar Methods and Ensemble Books and Accessories
- Little Kids Rock – Professional Clinicians, Curriculum and Resources
- Consonus Music Institute – Professional Development and Curriculum for Classroom Guitar
- GuitarCurriculum.com – Professional Development and Curriculum for Ensemble Guitar Class
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Guitar/Teacher Websites
- Guitar Foundation of America
- National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
- Classical Guitar Societies (Search for Classical Guitarist in your area)
- Guitars in the Classroom – Integrating music across the curriculum through guitar and ukulele
- Harmonizing Instruments Standards NAfME
- Harmonizing Instruments National Core Arts Standards
- Ensemble Standards NAfME
- Ensemble Standards National Core Arts Standards
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Downloadable Material for Your Classroom
- Fretboard Chart – Standard Notation and Tablature
- Chord Chart – Sequence for introduction
- Common Chord Strumming Patterns
- Quick Reference Guide – Guitar Pedagogy
- Warm ups – Basic Left Hand – Basic Right Hand
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Top 10 Friday Fun Songs for Beginners
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Jambalaya – Hank Williams (C and G7)
Iko, Iko – Dixie Cups (D and A7)
Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus (A and E)
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol (A, D ,E)
I Got a Feelin; – Black Eyed Peas (G, C, Em)
Wonderful – Everclear (G, C, D)
Love Me Do – Beatles (G, C, D)
Knockin’ on Heavens Door – Eric Clapton (G, D, Am)
Natural – Imagine Dragons (Dm, Am)
Black Horse in a Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall (Em, B7, C, D)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones (C, F, D)
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