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Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron
Jessica Baron, founder of Guitars in the Classroom, brings her very own unique series to JamPlay. In this highly interactive, easy to follow set, Jessica invites students of all ages to journey through fun, song-based instruction taught in ways she feels we best learn.
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Jessica Baron shares her passion of helping others through song-based, highly interactive guitar instruction meant to blossom your unique creativity and musicality.
Lessons in this Series:
Lesson 1
Introduction to Gentle Guitar in G
Jessica kindly introduces herself, her background, and her approach to this series.
Length: 6:48 Difficulty: 0.0 Free Sample Lesson from this Series!Lesson 2
Breathing & Visualizing
Jessica takes a moment to share a breathing technique. Then, she asks you to envision who you want to be as a musician.
Length: 5:30 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Finding Rhythm
In this lesson, Jessica starts talking about the first building block of making music: rhythm. Using yourself as a drum, you will feel the beat and find the rhythm within yourself.
Length: 9:46 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Rhythm & Your Guitar
In the first part of this lesson, Jessica takes some time to explain all the parts of your guitar in detail. She then flips it upside-down and makes a bongo out of it! Grab your guitar and enjoy drumming to the beat.
Length: 14:36 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
The Right Guitar
Jessica takes some time to talk about finding the right guitar for you. She explores different sizes and talks about the correct and most comfortable sitting position.
Length: 10:03 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Why G Guitar?
Jessica Baron discusses "Gentle G Guitar" and explains why it is such a great learning method for beginners.
Length: 9:12 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Tuning to Open G
In this lesson, Jessica Baron explains how to tune your guitar to open G with or without an electronic tuner.
Length: 12:31 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Guitar Stringing Part 1: Steel String
In this lesson, Jessica Baron shows how to string a steel string guitar.
Length: 11:34 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Guitar Stringing Part 2: Classical
In part 2 of Jessica Baron's restringing lessons, you will learn how to string your classical guitar, which is a little different from a steel string.
Length: 9:36 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Ear Training & Singing in Tune
Jessica Baron delights in sharing a fun lesson that is all about ear training and singing in tune.
Length: 21:24 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
Vocal Warm-up Part 1
Jessica Baron shares some fun and effective vocal exercises to get you warmed up before singing. This is very important for those of you who would like to sing while playing.
Length: 14:15 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Vocal Warm-up Part 2
Jessica Baron shares part 2 of her vocal warm-up lessons with some fun new exercises to prepare you for singing.
Length: 16:07 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Strumming
In lesson 13, Jessica Baron introduces you to strumming technique.
Length: 15:03 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
Your First Chord
Jessica Baron introduces your first easy chord, Gsus4.
Length: 2:47 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
All About Chords
Jessica Baron talks about patterns and chord charts. She also provides more exercises for the C note you learned in the previous lesson.
Length: 19:57 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
Simple D
Jessica Baron introduces a new chord she calls the "Simple D" and provides a song exercise for practice.
Length: 9:07 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
The Old Chisholm Trail
Jessica Baron teaches techniques in the context of "The Old Chisholm Trail." Learn about the pluck-down strum, practice changing from "Open G "to "Simple D," and learn about capos.
Length: 29:51 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Simple C
Jessica introduces the "Simple C" chord and incorporates it into two fun songs, "Camptown Races" and "The Green Grass Grows All Around."
Length: 21:33 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
Fun Strums
Jessica takes some time to show you a variety of different strums to use in your playing. She teaches the song "I'll Fly Away" to demonstrate the different feel of each strum.
Length: 19:37 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
Two Finger C Major
Jessica Baron teaches the C major chord using only 2 fingers and provides some fun song exercises for practice.
Length: 9:21 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Your First Minor Chord
Jessica Baron introduces your first minor chord! Learn the beautiful E minor chord and play along to "This Little Light of Mine."
Length: 17:28 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
The Earth Is Our Mother
In this lesson, Jessica Baron provides some good, fun practice using a traditional Native American chant called "The Earth Is Our Mother."
Length: 6:53 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
3/4 Time
Jessica Baron explains time signatures with a focus on 3/4 time. She uses fun and interactive song exercises for practice.
Length: 11:11 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
I'm On My Way
Jessica Baron teaches one final song in open G tuning called "I'm on My Way" before moving on to standard tuning.
Length: 8:52 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Standard Tuning
Jessica Baron introduces standard tuning in this lesson! Be ready to tune your guitar and learn "You've Got to Move" for practice.
Length: 19:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
A Minor
Jessica Baron introduces the A minor chord in standard tuning and invites you to play along to the fun song "Drunken Sailor."
Length: 9:29 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
A Major
Jessica Baron introduces the A major chord in standard tuning. Practice it with the catchy song "A Tisket, A Tasket."
Length: 11:35 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
D Major
Jessica Baron teaches the D major chord and "Down By The Riverside" for practice.
Length: 14:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Over the River and Through the Woods
Jessica Baron is excited to provide more practice changing from D to A7 with the fun song, "Over the River and Through the Woods."
Length: 8:29 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
The Crawdad Song
Jessica Baron teaches a new chord, B7, with "The Crawdad Song" for practice.
Length: 7:31 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
G Major
Jessica Baron helps you play the full G major chord by using the song, "I've Been Working on the Railroad."
Length: 12:02 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Full C Major
Jessica Baron is excited to finally teach the full C major chord with the bluesy song "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" for practice.
Length: 16:52 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Composing Part 1
Jessica Baron takes all the knowledge you've learned throughout her series and helps you express yourself through your own compositions.
Length: 8:05 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Composing Part 2
Jessica Baron continues her discussion on composition with a songwriting exercise. In addition, she also takes a closer look at finger picking with one last picking pattern.
Length: 11:46 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
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