Level 1: Melody International Music School Guitar plan for Children
Introduction to Guitar: · Guitar Parts, Open Strings EADGBE,Frets 1-12,Playing Position, Body Posture, Right/Left Hand position · Hand Technique, Right hand, PIMA, Planting, rest/free stoke, strumming, picking, muting, Left Hand, Finger position/numbers, Wrist, thumb, Tuning by Ear & Tuner
Chords : Chord symbols, root position, basic strumming/picking, rhythms, dynamics
Scales : Warm up exercises, synchronize right hand with left hand, Chromatic,1st Position, Up and down neck
Theory: Note & rest values, dotted notes & rests,tie,legato,Note letter names by treble clef & ledger lines, common time signatures,dynamic signs.
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Level 2: Melody International Music School Guitar plan for Teenagers


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Chords : Strumming/picking variation, syncopated strumming, · Power Chords note,Barre Chords, Major root in 6 th /5 th string, Minor root in 6 th /5 th string · Movable triads in CAGED form
Scales : Single/double octave scales, fingerings, and exercises · Major scale Form (root in 6 th ),A Form (root in 5 th ),Minor Scales Form (root in 6 th ),A Form (root in 5 th ),Pentatonic form
Classical : · Ch. 5-6,Right hand exchange,Shifting,Staccato/rest stroke and 3 notes open string exercises · Recognizing arpeggiated chords
Theory: Note & rest values, dotted notes & rests,tie,legato,Note letter names by treble clef & ledger lines, common time signatures,dynamic signs,intervals,Major scales and modes.
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Level 3: Melody International Music School Guitar plan for Adults
Chords : 7 th Chord symbols and variations · 7 th Chords with root in 6 th and 5 th string, Major 7 ths ,Dominant 7 ths ,Minor 7 ths, Half diminished Fully Diminished
Scales : Exercises, Improvisation, double octave, speed and accuracy, arpeggios · Major/Minor movable CAGED scales Form (root in 6 th ),C Form (root in 5 th ),Arpeggios note arpeggios note arpeggios
Classical : · Ch. 7-8,Reading notes on 4 th /5 th string,Modulations,Bringing out the melody, Legato technique and exercises,Ascending/descending,16 th notes, Open string exercises,Triplets,Ornamentation,
Theory: Note & rest values, dotted notes & rests,tie,legato,Note letter names by treble clef & ledger lines, common time signatures,dynamic signs,intervals,Major scales and modes. |
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Level 4: Melody International Music School Guitar plan for Adults (expert)
Chords : Extended chords, inversions · Introduce 6 th , 9 th , suspended chords, Movable triads,Major,Minor,7 th Chord Inversions on strings 1-4,Major 7 th ,Dominant 7 th ,Minor 7 th ,Half diminished ,Diminished
Scales : Modes, major/ minor, exercises, and improvisation · Modes,Dorian,Mixolydian,Lydian,Major/Minor movable CAGED,D form (root in the 4 th string)
Rhythm : Various styles, challenging rhythms · Whole, half, quarter, 8 th , 16 th ,Triplet ,Syncopation,
Classical : Ch. 9-10,Reading notes on 6 th string, Appoggiaturas ,Barring, Half/Full bar,Ornamentation,Trills · Harmonics,Natural,Octave (artificial),Repertoire developmentC
Contemporary : · Transcribing,Improvising,Repertoire development
Theory: Note & rest values, dotted notes & rests,tie,legato,Note letter names by treble clef & ledger lines,Intervals and inversions, common time signatures,compound time signatures,dynamic signs,Major and minor scales and modes,coda phrases and signs.
Bass Guitar : Melody International Music School Bass Guitar Plan

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