Offering 6-String Electric / 6-String Classical / 12-String 

SYLLABUS     
-How To Tune A Guitar
-Holding The Guitar And Basic Tone
-How to Read Chords And Tab
-Song chord Diagrams, and Charts
-Notes on Guitar (CAGED)
-Reading Scale Diagrams

RHYTHM GUITAR
• Beat Basics 
• Beat Basics ii
• Whole-tone and semi-tone note exercises
• Quarter note an eighth note exercises
• 16th note Exercises
• Triplet Exercises
• Beginner guitar chords and the 1-4-5 (I -iv-V) Progression
• Beginner strumming patterns 
• Common Chord Recognition
• Barre chords (CAGED)
• Dominant Sevenths
• 12 Bar Blues

TECHNIQUE
• Muting Techniques
• How To Play Pull-off
• How To Play Hammer-ons
• How To Play Slides
• How To Use Dynamics
• How To Use Alternate Picking/Strumming/Chord Voicings

THEORY

• How To Play Scales
• How To Play Modes
• How To Practice
• How To Advance 

NEXT STEPS

• How To Play With Others
• What To Practices And Why
• Start Teaching

( Take as little or as long as needed depending on the speed of muscle
Memory and light memorization .
General lessons are 30 minutes from 4 to 8 weeks). 

 As a result of this series of lessons, you will be able to:

Understand the parts and anatomy of your instrument.
 
Know how to engage in picking of both open strings and single fretted
notes.
 
Know how to use a tuner to tune your guitar to a standard E – A – D – G – B – E tuning.

 
Identify different types of guitars (acoustic, electric. Etc.).

 
Know the notes for the first 12 frets on all six strings or at least the high E, low E and A string.

 
Play single notes with a pick moving from string to string and/or fret to fret.

 
Be able to play basic chord shapes and the common open chords from the CAGED
system.
 
Know and be able to use basic minor, major, power and barre chords.

 
Memorization and utilization of basic major, melodic minor and pentatonic guitar scales moving toward modal
concepts

 
Understand and put into practice basic soloing technique including bends, vibrato, sliding and
alternate picking.

 
Play through and be comfortable with simple chord progressions that allow you to play through
full songs.

Intermediate Lessons

We practically explain what guitar theory is and why it’s useful to all notable players. How it helps set the stage for the lessons to follow.

Guitar music theory is a branch of study that includes many different methods for analyzing classifying and composing music to put in more practical terms. This will be the study of music at your level and all the different components that correlate.

Scales and chords and thier special applications with specific examples for guitar theory is absolutely necessary for those who want to develop a quick and solid command of theory elements in “real time”. Fundamentally understanding the inner workings of music You should be completely able to apply it regardless of the song, feel, key, tempo, etc.

This is why learning guitar theory is so important!

Guitar theory will explain what something is and what it does. As an example/ a new chord might be seen as an extension of a common barre chord. So wherever this common bar chord is played the new shape can be substituted for a new sound. Provided a scale pattern might fit together with a specific chord progression. These specific arrangements of those progressions are used as scale tones in and surrounding melodies, harmonies in an attempt to effect the songs overall emotional feel choosing the right combination on the right chord progression will convey a song as many different outcomes and feeling. Yo accurately describe what your feeling you can learn the multitude of extensions that will achieve just that!

We will study notation techniques, rhythms, Scales, Modes, “Core” chord construction, and such to play rhythms, melodies, riffs, solos, and walking baselines. Our study of these essential musical elements is the core of our time together. The goal is to further your understanding of the vocabulary and give you the tools for further fretboard exploration.

Advanced lesson programs are available upon request!

etc.

VOICE LESSONS-

A vocal coach, also known as a voice coach, is a music teacher, usually a piano accompanist, who helps singers prepare for a performance, often also helping them to improve their singing technique and take care of and develop their voice, but is not the same as a singing teacher.

If you have a vocal recital or just want to strengthen your pipes try a few lessons from one of our local voice/coach teachers!

• Interval Training
• Harmonization
• STAB Do’s and Don’ts
• Arrangement For Vocal Lines
• History of Music (upon request)
• Singing in Different Modes (Scales for vocal training)

PIANO LESSONS, XYLOPHONES, WOOD MALLETS, VIBRAPHONES, ETC.

Individual music lessons are one-on-one with an experienced instructor face to face. The teaching methods involve a combination of traditional and contemporary music theory. Students will learn:

• Note reading – Grand Stave
• Rhythm- Standard Beats 101
• Music Theory – Theory 101
• Ear training- Internal Trainer
• Sight reading- Bass and Treble
• Traditional and contemporary songs (Upon Request)

Each student will have a basic understanding of music theory and have a single song recital to show operational coordination of left and right hands if requested by student or guardian. This will exhibit paced rhythms with scale rudiments and concepts of interval relationships.

*Student must have an instrument at home for practice

Performance

What yo do on and off stage is sometime hard to know unless you’ve played “live”

Confronting The; “what can go wrong next”; the “unexpected”

Helping to prepare for a performance

Improve on and off stage technique

Taking care of equipment

Developing methods for load in and load out

How to communicate with prospective gigs/event/clients

If you have a show, gig, recital, or just want to strengthen your stage performance, try a few lessons and make each stage performance special for you and the audience!  

• Stage set up for audio results
• How does everything work (PA, Speakers, cables, etc)
• On stage Do’s and Don’ts
• Arrangement For Pay and How To Gain A Following 
• Helping to Lead The Way For Others

*As you can see many subjects covered are for what you don’t know if you’ve never experience the “SOUND GUY ISSUE” or “THE PAID FOR BY PIZZA” excuse.  Come learn some of the ins and outs of stage performance! 

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