Instrument guide · Guitar
A guitar practice app for changes, patterns and songs
Playing a chord in isolation and reaching it inside a song are different tasks. Guitar practice notes become more useful when they preserve that distinction. Maestro Planner lets a teacher assign a transition or pattern and read how it behaved in the student’s next session.
Published 21 September 2026 · Maestro Planner
Write down the setup
Include the tuning, capo position or picking approach in the written instructions when it affects the task. Name the two chords in a change or the strings in a picking pattern. A familiar song title alone may leave a student repeating the easy parts while skipping the transition that was the point of the lesson.
Log the transition, then the context
Start with a short loop the teacher selected and describe what happens when it returns to the verse or chorus. A reported tempo should identify the exact loop and beat unit. Notes can distinguish a late fretting-hand change from a picking pattern that breaks down. That gives the teacher a concrete question without asking the student to diagnose technique alone.
An example week in the notebook
Illustrative teacher–student exchange, not a prescribed lesson or a customer result.
- Teacher assigns
- Loop the G-to-C change from the verse. Keep the agreed strumming pattern, then reconnect the preceding line.
- Student reports
- Ten minutes. The isolated change is cleaner, but the first upstroke disappears when I play the whole verse.
- Teacher reviews
- Hear the verse at a comfortable pace and decide whether to simplify the strum while reconnecting the change.
Before the next session
- Include tuning or capo details when relevant.
- Name the transition rather than only the song.
- Note whether the difficulty changes in context.
Can I use this with tabs and my own teaching materials?
Assignments can include supporting materials and written directions. Use your own or appropriately licensed materials; Maestro Planner does not supply a guitar songbook or an automatic tab assessment service.
Start with the work you already teach
Works in a modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install. Recording requires a supported browser and microphone permission.
During pre-launch, Teacher Free includes assignments, practice logging and teacher review for up to 3 active students, 1 pending invite at a time, and 500 MB of media storage. No credit card is required. Teacher Pro and Studio are optional paid upgrades; students do not need a separate subscription.