Christine Mina

Mr. Schurtz

English 12 AP

Period 1
4 March 2010

Learning To Play Guitar

Learning To Play Guitar

Christine Mina
TYPES OF GUITARS
STEEL STRING
CLASSICAL
ELECTRIC
Breakin
g
Down
The
Basics
TUNING KEYS
HEAD
NU
T
NECK
FRETBOARD AND FRETS
THE
BOD
Y
SOUNDHOLE AND PICK
GUARD
SADDLE AND
BRIDGE
CARE FOR YOUR
GUITAR
STAYING IN PITCH
GIV
E
ME
A
BEA
T
R
H
Y
T
H
M
HARMO
NY
MELOD
Y
FUNDAMENT
ALS
DO – RAE –
MI…
CHROMATIC SCALE
ACCESSO
TUNERS
CAPOS
THE
PICK
AMPLIFIER
TECHNIQUES
PICKING
FINGER PICKING
STRUMMING
AROUND THE WORLD
SITAR
MANDOLI
N
BALALAI
KA
CHARANGO
BANJ
O
UKULEL
E
CAN YOU FEEL IT?
 music promotes self-
expression and provides
self-gratification while
giving pleasure to others. In
medicine, increasing
published reports
demonstrate that music has
a healing effect on
-Dr. Michael
patients."DeBakey
MUSIC THERAPY.
“Those who worked to music
took bigger, more balanced
strides” -Michael Thaut
 "Music, is an easily
administered, non-
threatening, non-invasive,
and inexpensive tool to calm
preoperative anxiety."
-Esther
Mok
 Music was my refuge.  I
could crawl into the space
between the notes and curl
my back to loneliness.
-Maya
Angelou 
Music can change the
world..
..Because it can change
people.
-Bono
My goal is to be one with
the music. I just dedicate
my whole life to this art.
– JIMI
HENDRIX
 L
E
T G
H E
E
N
D
S
MY JOURNEY…
MY GUITAR
VIDEO BLOG ONE -
PRACTICING
VIDEO BLOG TWO -
PRACTICING
MILKBOY
COFFEE
PERFORMANCE – MILKBOY COFFEE ARDMORE
PERFORMANCE – MILKBOY COFFEE
BRYN MAWR
FO R T H E C LA S S …

4 4
GROUPS
GROUPS
FOR
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