Rainbow Guitar Teacher Resources

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Rainbow Guitar Book 1 Teacher Notes

Detailed notes for the teacher on how best to present and exploit the materials in the book, whether you are teaching 1-1, a small group or a large class. Including signposts to extra resources on this site.

Rainbow Guitar Book 2 Teacher Notes

Detailed notes for the teacher on how best to present and exploit the materials in the book, whether you are teaching 1-1, a small group or a large class. Including signposts to extra resources on this site. Also suggestions for alternative routes through the book depending on a pupil’s interests and abilities.

Rainbow Guitar with a plectrum – Teacher’s Guide

In the Rainbow Guitar books, the illustrations and markings for the right hand are all for fingerstyle playing. However, the material is just as suitable for learning plectrum guitar. These short notes give examples from both first and second books, marked up for a plectrum player.

Rainbow Guitar flashcards on Quizlet

An excellent interactive online resource for teachers and pupils working with the Rainbow Guitar books.

Blank fingerboard diagram

This attractive graphic appears throughout Rainbow Guitar Book 2. Shows the guitar fingerboard with each string represented by a stave. Download this blank version and use it at any stage in learning to test memory and understanding of the stave and of the guitar fingerboard.