Project Description
Age: 5-6 Years Old (Kindergarten and 1st Grade)
Type: Instrument Friends
Term: Fall | Spring
Term Length: 15 Weeks
Schedule:
- Saturdays at 9:30am, 10:15am
Duration: 45 Minutes
Class Size: 4
Price: $580 (plus instrument rental or purchase)
Instructor: Ben Lee
Contact: 718.622.3300, info@bkcm.org
Interested in another instrument? We also offer Violin Friends and Piano Friends.
Young guitarists learn how to strum chords, pick melodies and produce a satisfying sound. Students learn how to orient their fingers on the guitar fretboard and how to coordinate their left and right hands together. The small class size ensures that each child receives some individual attention each week. Students learn how to position the guitar on their bodies, how to care for the instrument and songs that help demonstrate the mechanics of the guitar, such as tuning. Play-along tracks and practice videos keep students engaged all week long. Students read standard notation and guitar tablature, learn several basic classical, pop and jazz chords and melodies. Fall Semester (15 weeks)- Students learn the names of the strings, how to use a pick, how to strum chords, rudimentary plucking technique, how to identify the frets in the left hand and how to change the pitch of a note on one string.
- Students learn how to navigate switching between strings and frets with an emphasis on reading notes and recognizing tonal patterns and melodies.