1) The document is a senior project about learning to play the guitar. It provides background on the history and development of the guitar, influential guitar players, and popular guitar brands. 2) It details the parts of the acoustic guitar and exercises performed to build dexterity. Chord progressions, strumming patterns, and locating notes on the fretboard are covered. 3) The project discusses difficulties encountered and songs practiced, and concludes with thanks for attending the presentation.

1. Learning to Play the Guitar Senior Project by Madeline Klein

2. History of the Guitar First guitar First electric guitar The word “Guitar”

3. The Acoustic Guitar Head Nut Fretboard Soundhole Bridge

4. Some of the First Guitar Players Andrés Segovia Miguel Llobet Fernando Sor

5. Brands Fender Gibson Rickenbacker Epiphone Epiphone Casino VT Gibson Firebird Fender So-Cal Rickenbacker Model 300

6. Great Guitar Legends Bo Diddley B B King Elvis Presley Bo Diddley BB King Elvis Presley "Elvis Presley didn’t just represent a new type of music; he represented sexual liberation."

7. Jimi Hendrix History Influence on me

8. More Guitar Legends Steve Vai Van Halen

9. Why I Chose this Project Not a Musical Person Air Guitar Interest in Rock music What I have accomplished

10. 21 Basic Chords

11. String Names & Numbers 6 E very 5 A ngry 4 D og 3 G rowls 2 B efore 1 E ating

12. Finger Numbers 1 = index 2 = middle 3 = ring 4 = pinky T = thumb

13. Dexterity Exercise With fingers With pick With pick alternating

14. Chord Progressions

15. My First Strum Patterns

16. Note Locating A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A b , B b , C # , E b , and F #

17. Strum and Pick Patterns

18. Difficulties Fingers were sore Took time to speed up Understanding the beat of the music

19. Songs Louie Louie – Single Notes Mission Impossible – Single Notes Dammit by Blink 182 Adam’s Song by Blink 182 Time of Your Life by Green Day Come as You Are by Nirvana 7 Nation Army by the Whitestripes American Idiot by Green Day Sweater Song by Weezer Island in the Sun by Weezer What’s My Age Again by Blink 182 Country Accompaniment Sweet Home Alabama Sunshine of your Love Malaguena

20. Thank You For Coming to my Project! This is Steve Vai’s guitar