When teachers introduce the concept of soloing to students they are often stuck with how to proceed. Guitar solos can run the gamut from playing a single note melodic line to something complex which involves many techniques (bends, hammer-on's, pull-off's, finger tapping, etc...).
One of the best things a teacher can do is create a list of solo's from songs that students can learn. These solos should be from basic to complex and build upon skills students have already have or will be learning. For example, The Beatles song And I Love Her (solo starts at 1:29) has a simple but effect guitar solo which incorporates a "slide" from one note to another. Students will then not only learn a guitar solo, but learn how to incorporate a practical technique as well.
If you have suggestions for solos that you teach your students at various levels I'd love to hear about them. Send over your list and I'll post them for everyone.
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