Is it preferable to use TAB or notation for teaching young children?
For beginner players aged 7 and 8 would you strum and pluck with thumb only with right hand?
Finally how best is it to move higher up the fret board when playing melodies ?
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Great question. I like to teach them both but I start with standard notation first. I think it’s a really useful skill as they can use it for any instrument.
I get beginner children to use their thumb or pick at first and then progress to a more usual finger strum. I start with thumb/pick as sometimes strumming can make little fingers sore.
Go gradually into tuned up the fretboard and get them to think about playing in positions (eg third position - index finger at 3rd fret etc)