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Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago - Chicago Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Watching Great Performances’ Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago launches an investigation into and discussion of how the electric guitar and guitarists have changed the sound of the blues over time. An engaging way to...
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Worksheet
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Finish This Picture: Guitar

For Students K - 3rd
In this recognizing details learning exercise, students examine the two pictures and finish the picture of a guitar on the right with the same details as those in the picture of a guitar on the left.
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Lesson Plan
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VH1 Classic Presents: Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars in a guitar class perform the Beatles song, Eleonor Rigby and study it's melodic and harmonic structures. They discover the process of arranging the song for a 4-part guitar ensemble.
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Website
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Gibson Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The is Gibson's official web site. They are a major manufacturer of guitars, basses and amps as well as other instruments.
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eBook
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Ruby Cliff Computing: Learn Guitar Theory With Virtualoso Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fantastic site that teaches basic music reading, especially as related to the guitar. Although the site is a promotional software site, the trial version is excellent by itself.