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I gave our kids the option to participate in the worship guitar class if they wished. Matthew (10) was the only one who initially wanted to try. However after a few lessons, when our older girls Kaitlin (12) and Amber (13) saw that he was able to play a few worship songs all on his own, they decided that they were interested after all. 
Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class enables you or your children (10 and up) to learn to play worship music at home. Worship Guitar is a series of four DVD’s that build upon each other and teach the student in a progressive manner to play worship songs. Our family was given a copy of the first DVD in order to write this review.
The DVD begins with introducing the parts of the guitar and some basics of strumming and holding the guitar. In each of the 7 subsequent lessons the child learns one to two new chords and/or a new strumming pattern and by the end of each lesson they are able to play a new song.
The lessons build upon each other using the chords and strumming patterns learned in previous lessons to play more and more complex songs. Everything is clearly explained and shown on the DVD so the kids were able to learn to play simply and easily. You may view an excerpt of the first lesson here.
Our children had great success with this program. They were motivated and able to learn on their own and enjoyed practicing the songs that the DVD’s introduced. They especially enjoyed being able to play while others were singing.
Jean Welles also offers a Worship Guitar Class for Kids ages 5-9.
Now the great news. You do not need to take my word about Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class. One reader will win one of the Jean Welles DVDs. The winner will be able to choose either the first DVD in the Worship Guitar series ($24.95) or the Worship Guitar Class for Kids ($29.95).
To enter:
- Leave a comment on this post telling me which level of guitar class you would choose.
Extra entries:
- One extra entry each day that you tweet about this giveaway including a link back to this post.
- Three extra entries for posting and linking back to this giveaway.
Please leave an additional comment for each of your entries.
This giveaway will end at midnight on Tuesday, February 16 and is open world wide.
Our family was given a copy of the Worship Guitar Class Vol. 1 in return for using it and writing this review. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not otherwise compensated.
This post is included in the Homeschool Curriculum Review Roundup.
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Hi, I'm Kimberly. 
What a fun way to learn an instrument! My oldest is 8 so the younger level would work for us!
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I have a post up today on worship and show some pics of my husband playing the guitar in our family worship. It’s kind of funny because when we met he was leading worship in the college/career SS class we were part of. I had been playing the guitar for a few years and that gave us something in common. We don’t have a worship band at church, but sing mostly hymns with Psalms and accompanied by the piano. When we do worship at home we’ve been teaching our kids hymns and we sing them without instruments. I asked him one time recently why he never gets out his guitar for our time of worship at home, so he started doing it. The kids love it and my oldest son who is 10 would probably love to learn. He already takes piano and has an interest in music. My husband never had music lessons. He’s one of those freaks of nature that can just play any musical instrument. He just figures them out. Anyway, I’m really glad that he’s playing his guitar for us during family worship now. He’s learning to accompany hymns, too.
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Would love this for my oldest daughter!!
Thanks for a chance to win:)
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My kids would love this! I’d choose the Worship Guitar Class for Kids.
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My oldest son got a guitar for Christmas and we would love something like this to help him along. He already likes to play on the piano some simple songs for our family worship but really wants to learn the guitar. I think that first DVD sounds perfect.
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My still-home kids are 10, 11, 12, and 14, so I would take the older version. Music has always been important in our home, but 2 of this batch have not yet found their musical niche. This might be a real blessing for one or both of them!
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We would love to win this! My girls play piano now, but we’d love to have a multi-instrumental family for worship time. I think we’d like the one for kids (9 and 13).
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I blogged about it! Entry #1.
http://400things.blogspot.com/2010/02/giveaway-dvd-guitar-class.html
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Entry #2 for blogging about it. (I’m not on Twitter)
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Entry #3. Does Facebook count? : )
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
February 12th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Sorry, per Facebook regulations, I can’t give you entries for posting on Facebook.
You could post about it just because you like me though.
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Althought the regular course sounds great, I think I would go by the age recommendation and get the Kids one for my five year old. He is very anxious to learn to play the guitar. I’ve been eyeing this video series. I would love to win one!
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I would love the first dvd for our oldest 3. They are wanting to learn guitar, but we don’t have a good program or know any teachers. We have the guitars, we just need the teaching! lol
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The older one sounds great for us!
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These would be great for a friend of mine! I am entering to win volume one in the regular Worship Guitar series.
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The guitar class for kids would be best for our age children! Thanks so much for hosting this!
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I would love to win these for my teenage daughter. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to win this.
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Kari Davidson Reply:
February 12th, 2010 at 11:58 am
I meant to say that I would like Volume 1 Worship Guitar series. The Kids set would not be appropriate for my daughter. Thanks again, Kari
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My husband just bought a guitar and has never played before. He’d love the adult version! Thanks for your review!
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I am trying to win this for my sister who is learning to play. So I would ask for the first DVD in the worship guitar series.
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http://twitter.com/RaisingOlives/status/9013135734 I retweeted this at ourheartandhome
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I would love this for my son! I’d choose Worship for Kids. Thanks.
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I would love to have the Worship Guitar Class for Kids ages 5-9!
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Would love to have a copy for my family. I’d probably choose the first DVD in the series since I still have young children that haven’t learned to play yet. Thank you for this opportunity.
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I tweeted about this giveaway at http://twitter.com/merlimom.
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Each of our children are allowed to select a second musical instrument when they are in 5th grade and our son JUST picked the guitar! We would pick the Worship Guitar series. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I’ve looked at these before and just couldn’t decide to go ahead and buy them. I keep thinking this would be cheaper than paying for individual lessons. We’d love to try the Worship Guitar series. Thanks so much!
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Comment.
Was I supposed to write something clever? We’re fresh out of clever today
The majority of the kids are under 10 (5 outta 7). So I lean that way
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Extra Credit Entry (Day 1):
http://twitter.com/michaelriecken
I should really tweet more.
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I would love this for my youngest 9 yrs old mainly because her older sisters all playinstruments already and she really wants to play Violin and guitar is very close we even have a small guitar just for her. lol I think god planned for me to see this today. I would need the one for kids.
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My 6 year old son has been asking for a guitar (and we have someone more experienced watching for one for us), so it would be wonderful if we could win the younger version. Thank you!
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I would pick the older version since my three oldest would love to learn guitar.
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Even though my daughter is 9, I think I would go for the older lesson. She would love it!
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I would LOVE the DVD for kids. My oldest is only 5 but we al LOVE music. And learning to paly worship songs that we all could enjoy? What could be better?
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My kiddos want to start guitar. I think the lower level would work best for us. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I would love to win this. My son is already playing around with the Guitar like his daddy. However my husband did not grow up a christian and so doesnt know how to play worship music. It would be great for my husband and son to learn to play together and so we could all sing together at devotions. The first DVD in the Worship Guitar series would work great for us. Thanks
God bless
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Forget the kids, I have always wanted to learn the guitar! Am I old enough for the 10 and up group???? Maybe I better stick with the youngster group since I am so young at heart
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
February 12th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
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My children have been picking at the guitars around here. It would be helpful if they had some instruction! Piano, violins and wind instruments we can handle “in -house”, but we need some help with guitar. We would need the older version, please.
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Love this idea!!! I would love either – but particularly the younger version as most of my kids fit that category. Thanks for this opportunity.
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I would love to win the first dvd in the series. I want to learn how to play so badly!
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Hi!
I would pick the Worship for Guitar,
vol. 1… then, I would pick the one for kids (since some are older and some are younger…)!
Thanks!
Blessings – Kelly
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I have a husband and sons who would be all over learning the guitar. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
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I would need Vol 1 of the Worship Guitar series. I am starting at the very beginning and need to learn the basics, so Vol 1 it is. Thanks for posting this and for the opportunity.
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My son would love this! He would need Level one. Thanks for the chance to win one!
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I tweeted this today!
@LindasLunacy
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I posted an entry about the giveaway.
http://lindaslunacy.blogspot.com/2010/02/raising-olives-giveaway.html
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
February 13th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Linda’s second entry for posting about the giveaway. (Thank you!)
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Kimberly @ Raising Olives Reply:
February 13th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Linda’s third entry for posting about the giveaway.
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I would love the Worship Guitar Class for Kids. I also would love the adult one for myself… I but don’t know when I would do it as I already have many things I want to do but can’t for lack of time. Oh to be a young teen again!
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I also tweeted about it (And would like the Worship Guitar Class for Kids)
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either one will do. I have a seven year old and 11 year old and Santa bought us a guitar for xmas. Now all we need are lessons! Thanks for giveaway!
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I would love the 1st DVD in the Worship Guitar series! I’m a beginner and really want to improve my skills so I can worship with my kids at home.
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I would chose the first DVD in the Worship Series. Our oldest son (13 years old) really wants to learn how to plan the guitar and is teaching himself. We would love to have the DVD!
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My dd (11) has wanted to learn to play for quite some time. Volume 1 would be great for her!
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