Sheebs Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 helplessme and bobby mgee standard twelve bar is always helpful and something yo do need to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Bullshit. You can't play guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I teach guitar and bass for a living heres a couple ideas anyways. Definetly get a basic idea of the popular tunes among the age group you will be dealing with. If it's kids you're best to go with: Ac/Dc!!! Green Day (including look-a-likes ie. Good Charlotte etc.) Led Zeppelin Basic Hendrix (EEEKKK!) Avril Lavigne for the girls. Iron man/Smoke on the Water (obviously!) 12 bar blues concepts Minor pentatonic box scales But definetly ask at your first meeting if the students have any song/band favourites. Some kids don't, so be prepared for that as well. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Wow, am I ever getting into Avril. Catchy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 You gotta teach kids what they like, doesn't mean you have to like it. As long as it gets them into playing music it can't be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Schwampy is teaching me how to play "You Were The Fool" right now. I still can't play it though. HAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Blowin' In the Wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 In case you were responding to me...I'm serious. The next cd I buy will be an Avril cd. That's the thing - you teach and you get exposed to stuff you wouldn't normally listen to. Sometimes the stuff sticks. Before I started teaching I never listened to Nirvana, now I would list them as one of my favourite bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 That's the thing - you teach and you get exposed to stuff you wouldn't normally listen to. Sometimes the stuff sticks. Before I started teaching I never listened to Nirvana, now I would list them as one of my favourite bands.This has always been a great thing for pushing my musical envelope, which tends by its own nature to be a bit involuted and inbred. Having almost never listened to top-40 radio since high school, I not only really need to be forced to hear something I'd otherwise try hard to avoid, but like you say, have been pleasantly surprised from time to time (it was a student lending me a copy of Nirvana Unplugged that made me sit up and listen to them more seriously). This is such a great list of songs, genres, and idioms here, folks - thanks, everybody! No doubt some kids would show up with a strong enough sense of what they wanted to pull off, but a lot won't, and will need to be nudged with some good ideas. I figure I can keep one set tune per session (something technically relevant), but leave it open otherwise. Just as long as none of them want to play "Corina". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickler Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think it wasDon't cry - GnRpolly-Nirvana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 bar chord or barre chord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Schwampy is teaching me how to play "You Were The Fool" right now. I still can't play it though. HAHA! hmmm, the word 'practise' comes to mind. Its only a few chords and some fun hammer time on E. ...on E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 bar chord or barre chord?I'd vote for the latter, unless what is meant are chords that are likely to be played in pubs, inns, or taverns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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