Electric & Acoustic Guitar Lessons

Areas Covered:

Playing technique & economy of movement (based on classical guitar techniques)
Music theory
Musicianship
Scales and understanding keys
Modes and their application
Arpeggios, chords & chord construction
Improvisation & soloing
Chord comping
Reading notation, tablature, jazz charts, and sight-reading
Ear-training – identifying intervals, chords, and transcription
Flatpicking – including thumbpicking and hybrid technique
Finger Style – including folk & blues fingerpicking styles
Slide guitar
Natural and artificial harmonics
Assymetrical time signatures, time changes, and polyrhythms
Alternate tunings
Muting
Vibrato
eBowing
Guitar, amp, and effect settings and application

Styles:

Rock/Pop/Adult Contemporary
Alternative/Indie/Punk
Metal
Soul/Funk
Rock ‘n’ Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Rockabilly
Jazz/Blues
Folk/Country/World Music

Instruments:

Electric Guitar – 6 & 12 string
Acoustic Guitar – steel string
Steel Guitar & Lap Steel
Ukulele