| Everybody approaches arranging guitar lessons | | | | guitar lessons is his being able to teach himself to |
| for kids with some trepidation. If you don't have a | | | | play his favorite songs. |
| lot of experience with teaching kids guitar or | | | | Don't give a kid songs that are too difficult for |
| giving guitar lessons in general, you need a few | | | | him to learn. If he wants to learn something that |
| basic facts to calm you down. | | | | is too advanced for them, gently steer his |
| The first job in giving guitar lessons to anybody is | | | | attention over to something simpler. You also |
| grabbing and holding their attention. When you are | | | | should have a few songs of your own as guitar |
| giving the guitar lessons to kids this is not | | | | teaching material. Two-chord songs like Iko-Iko, |
| something you do once and coast along for the | | | | are great to ignite a kid's interest. Here's a few |
| rest of the lesson, you need to be constantly | | | | old folk songs that might also be of some help: |
| renewing the kid's interest. | | | | Tom Dooley, Puttin' On The Style, He's Got The |
| All kids have a favorite song so guitar lessons | | | | Whole World In His Hands, Skip To My Lou and |
| should contain some songs that they are familiar | | | | My Darling Clementine. When it's time to move |
| with and like. That way when you get to a snag | | | | onto three chord songs, a web search will yield a |
| like learning a chord that your student finds a little | | | | whole range of latin, rock and country songs. |
| tricky, singing the section of the song to relate it | | | | As far as the theoretical side of guitar for kids |
| to the chord will be a help. If you want to teach | | | | goes, it is best to give it in small doses. Guitar |
| kids musical theory, a familiar song will also be a | | | | lessons for kids should never stop being fun. Not |
| help in getting them to relate to the written music | | | | necessarily laugh out loud hilarity kind of fun, but |
| and musical ideas in a practical way. | | | | at least interesting. So a kid can take plenty of |
| One thing kids like is being treated like a | | | | theory as long as it is linked to a song or an idea |
| grown-up, so the theme of your discussions | | | | that interests him. It's the same principle for |
| during guitar lessons could be along the lines of | | | | getting the kid's motor skills moving - keep him |
| telling your pupil about how the end result of the | | | | interested and don't let him go too fast. |