Learn to Play Guitar

Essentials
Amanda Azan
Intro to Technology in Music
MUS2360-01
December 4, 2007

What does this program do?

Learn to Play Guitar Essentials is ideal for

beginning guitar players. Whether you are
an aspiring musician wanting classical
guitar training or an ambitious rock-androller looking for more traditional
instruction, this program will help you to
achieve your goals in an effective, easy,
and fun way.

What else does it do?

Every chord is featured both visually and

audibly so that you can learn quickly and
check your progress along the way.
There is also a built in tuner to make sure
your notes are right each and every time.

How is it affective in Music

Therapy?

As a Music Therapy Major, learning to play the

acoustic guitar is an essential requirement. In the
addition of practicing your principal instrument at
a university, students must treat the guitar as
their other principal instrument.
Sometimes, students need extra help with
forming chords, learning to tune, and gaining
confidence on the guitar.
This program is a quick and easy way for
students to increase their abilities on guitar.

Music Therapycontinued

In addition, many songs that we play have

difficult fingering patterns. By learning
alternate fingerings for chords, it can
make learning and memorizing songs
much easier for a Music Therapist.

How to Get Started?

First, insert the CD-ROM and install the

program.
Once the program is installed, click on the
desktop item named ISB Guitar Tutor
One. It should be a yellow icon.
Click on the screen that says
INTERACTIVE SONGBOOK to start the
program and begin learning guitar!

ISB Guitar Chord Tutor One

What should I click???

Once youre on the main screen, you have

the option of doing many things.
Yellow Button (tools) = Control Panel
Red Button (X) = Exit the Program
Purple Button (?) = Help!
Quick Guitar Guide
Start learning chordspick a key!

Learning Chords

Once you click on a

key, a screen like this
one will show up.
By clicking on an
option at the bottom
(ex. D(1)) you will
hear the chord, see
how to play it, and be
provided a fingering
chart.

Learning Chords continued

On the bottom left hand side

there are three gray buttons.
The first one will repeat the
sound of the chord, the
second will arpeggiate the
chord, and the third will
provide a tuner.
At the top, there is a up and
down arrow, which will allow
you to decide which chords
you want to learn in that
key. (Ex. All A chords in the
Key of D Major)

More on Learning Chords

If you want to hear what each string

should sound like once your fingers are
set on the fretboard, you can click on each
string individually and it will sound.
If it has an X, then you wont hear
anything.
If it has an O, then you will hear the open
string.

Need Help?
Go to Quick Guitar Guide!

What else is there?

When you want try out a different key, just

click the yellow checkmark, and it will take
you back to the homepage.

Questions???