Merry Melody Music Academy offers guitar lessons from the comfort of your own home in Dover, MA.
Home Visit
Regular home visits will be offered to students and parents through the
year to meet with the program director at the students’ homes to ensure
students are enjoying and making progress with their lessons.
Parents’ Workshop
Have you thought of helping your children to practice but felt like not
knowing where to start? For every semester, a complimentary 1-hour
guitar group class for the parents will be available. It is an
introductory class on guitar playing that covers the basics with some
hands-on training.
Equipment
Students can start with either an acoustic or electric guitar. The
choice between these would depend on the type of music that the students
want to play and their preference for the feel of the instrument.
Acoustic nylon string guitar is strongly recommended for beginners who
want to start with the acoustic guitar. The following is a list of
equipments that are needed before starting. We will provide
complimentary assistance in helping you with the purchasing process.
Please contact us before making your purchase to avoid costly mistakes!
Guitar (acoustic
or electric)
Guitar Amplifier
(electric guitar ONLY)
Instrument Cable
(electric guitar ONLY)
Digital Tuner
Music Stand
Guitar Picks
Method Books
Lesson Workbook
Guitar is one of the most dynamic and popular instruments in the world!With its versatility, students can play almost any existing genre of
music on this easily accessible instrument. Be it rocking out a soulful
Hendrix solo on the electric guitar or strumming the latest, hottest tune
from the radio on the acoustic, our versatile, experienced and knowledgeable
team of instructors sure knows how to help students and parents reach their
goals.
Age
Generally guitar is for students 7 and up. Adequate finger strength is
required to start playing the guitar. However, each student is unique in
its developmental stage. Please contact us to schedule a free assessment
meeting today!
Lesson Plan
Merry Melody Music Academy has uniquely designed a well-rounded lesson plan
and material that will ensure that students, regardless of their age and
experience, have an enjoyable, encouraging and educational experience!
Balancing students’ interests and fundamentals, weekly lessons will
contain the following components.
Technique
Note Reading
Rhythm Guitar
(Chords)
Songs of Student’s
Choice
Performance Opportunities
Students are encouraged and given a multitude of performance opportunities.
Public performance helps to boost confidence, gives students goals to work
towards, and is a fun way for students to receive affirmation of their
progress. To accommodate the individual needs, there are various recitals
with different sizes of audiences throughout the year.