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1.2.
Neck:
a. Frets
b. Position markers
c. Strings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)
1.3.
Resonance box
a. Neck
b. Mouth
c. Bridge
2. HOW TO PLAY
2.1. The guitar can be played both standing up and sitting
down. Try not to press your left wrist against the neck as this
makes the fingers tense up and might cause them to ache
after a while. The strings need to be pressed firmly but
carefully and you should only play the strings required to
make each note.
There are two techniques for playing the guitar: "strumming",
which is based on playing harmonies and various strings at
the same time, and "plucking", which is playing single notes
and strings one by one. We suggest starting with the plucking
technique; that way you can play simple songs like the ones
we include here.
When playing in this way, you use your hands as follows:
2.2. Left hand: this is the hand that forms the notes. Each
finger, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, presses one string on a
particular fret. For some notes you don't have to press any
strings with your left hand; this is called playing open strings.
Your thumb should rest on the back of the guitar neck and
your fingers should be curved round so they reach the strings.
Be sure to press the strings with your finger tips, just above
each fret.
2.3. Right hand: the strings are played by alternating between
your second and third fingers (index and middle finger). You
can also play using a plectrum (included). Hold the plectrum
firmly between your thumb and index finger and pluck the
corresponding string.
3. THE STRINGS
The first string is the one at the bottom when we are holding
the guitar in the correct position. The sixth string is the one at
the top. In the diagrams, the first string is on the right and the
sixth string is on the left.
4. THE FRETS
There are 14 frets. The first fret is the one closest to the
tuning pegs and the last one is the one closest to the sound
hole.
5. PREPARATION
Before we start playing, we have to tune the guitar. The
classic method for tuning a guitar is by ear and with the help
of a tuning fork (not included), which gives you the note A. To
tune your guitar you need to follow a number of rules:
- First tune the fifth string, played openly, to the pitch of the
tuning fork. The two should sound as similar as possible.
- Now, the 6th string pressed down on the 5th fret should
sound the same as the 5th string when played openly.
- The 5th string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound the
same as the 4th string when played openly.
- The 4th string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound the
same as the 3rd string when played openly.
- The 3rd string pressed down on the 4th fret should sound
the same as the 2nd string when played openly. It is important
to remember this difference.
- The 2nd string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound
the same as the 1st string when played openly.
The strings can be tightened or loosened by moving the pegs
one way or the other.
To begin playing the songs we suggest, you must first prepare
your guitar and place the coloured stickers in the positions
shown in the diagram. The position of the coloured sticker
indicates that it is on that string and that fret where you should
press down with your left hand. If the sticker is located before
the bridge, this means that you play the open string and
therefore you do not need to press any strings with your left
hand.
Bear in mind that the guitar has three octaves, that is, it starts
with E on the lowest scale and goes up to G on the highest
scale.In this diagram the notes appear in the same order as
they do on the guitar and show the correspondence between
the notes, their names in English and the colours:
This manual enables you to play using only the colours and
also by reading the staves for those who want to learn this
system.
As well as knowing the notes, we also have to play the right
rhythm. To help understand the rhythm patterns, we can look
at the position of each note in the stave. The length of each
note is expressed as follows:
½ beat (equals a "quaver")
1 beat (equals a "black" figure)
2 beats (equals a "white" figure)
3 beats (equals a "white figure with a dot”)
4 beats (equals a "round" figure)
6. SONGS
Now you can begin to play the songs we suggest.
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ItsImagical a créé Conservatory, une gamme consacrée à
l'initiation musicale pour les enfants de 4 à 6 ans. Une
méthode d'apprentissage musical à partir de couleurs, simple,
naturelle et motivante, qui leur permettra de découvrir les
bienfaits de l'apprentissage de la musique pendant l'enfance.
Sa première guitare espagnole est une vraie guitare adaptée
à sa taille.Pour jouer, composer et se découvrir une passion
pour la musique.
La guitare est un instrument à cordes pincées, composé d'une
caisse en bois, d'un manche sur lequel est adossée la touche,
avec un trou acoustique au centre (rosette) et six cordes. La
touche est divisée en cases, qui permettent de jouer les
différentes notes. C'est l'instrument le plus utilisé dans des
genres comme le blues, le rock ou le flamenco, ainsi que dans
le folklore de différents pays.
1. ÉLÉMENTS DE LA GUITARE
La guitare est composée des éléments suivants :
1.1.
Tête
a. Clefs d'accordement
b. Sillet
1.2.
Manche :
a. Cases
b. Frettes
c. Cordes (1ère, 2e, 3e, 4e, 5e, 6e)
1.3.
Caisse de résonance
a. Cou
b. Rosette
c. Chevalet
2. COMMENT JOUER
2.1. On peut jouer de la guitare debout ou assis. Il ne faut pas
appuyer le poignet gauche contre le manche, car cela surtend
les doigts et finit par causer une gêne. Il faut appuyer
fermement sur les cordes en faisant attention de ne toucher
que celle qui correspond à la note souhaitée.
Il existe deux techniques pour jouer de la guitare : le «
grattage », qui consiste à jouer des accords en touchant
plusieurs cordes en même temps et le « pincé », qui consiste
à jouer des notes isolées, en touchant les cordes une à une.
Nous te proposons de commencer par la technique du
pincement, qui te permettra de jouer des morceaux simples,
comme ceux que nous fournissons dans la méthode.
Les mains travaillent de la manière suivante :
2.2. Main gauche : c'est celle qui marque les notes. Chaque
doigt (ils sont numérotés 1, 2, 3 et 4) se charge d'appuyer sur
une corde, sur une case déterminée. Certaines notes se
jouent sans appuyer sur aucune corde de la main gauche, on
dit alors qu'on joue la corde « à vide ». Tu dois poser le pouce
sur la partie arrière du manche et courber les doigts pour
atteindre les cordes. Veille à bien pincer les cordes du bout
des doigts, presque au bout de chaque case.
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