Brendan -> RE: fretboard methods (Dec. 29 2014 16:05:24)
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It's impossible to recommend much without knowing more about the student (musical background, cognitive style, etc.), but you might try this: Teach him a little rumba tune, like Te Quiero Verde, in Em. Have him play it in as many different positions and left-hand fingerings as you can think of: in different octaves, all up one string, in a fixed position, left hand travelling a bit, variations with the melody starting on each left-hand finger, etc. Don't show him any more than you have to, make him pick it all out by ear. Do this over several sessions until he can play any of these variations on demand. Then repeat in Am. He won't learn the fretboard systematically from this, but he will spot common patterns and intervals, connect his knowledge of different regions of the fretboard, and play music. Then, when he uses a systematic method, it'll be filling in gaps rather than building from scratch and he'll have some musical experience to relate it to. Abstract learning tends not to stick if it doesn't relate to anything experienced. I have no idea whether this will work.
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