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Are you a solid beginning guitar player ready to take your skills to the next level? If so, have a look at this curriculum to get you there…all in 10 weeks! Here’s what’s included:
Learn Songs by Chord Progressions
- Learn how to play popular songs in commonly used chord progressions
- Play along together with your classmates
- Use online YouTube “play-alongs” in class and at home for practice
Practical Theory
- Some simple approaches to learn how to find notes on the guitar
- Learn how the Major Scale formula is the musical foundation to EVERYTHING
- Chord construction, chord progressions, the Circle of Fifths, and much more!
- This is the secret to unlock how music works on any instrument…including the guitar
Intermediate Skills
- Barre chords, plus alternate ways to play difficult chords like B and F (major and minor)
- Learn more complex strumming patterns
- Add expression to your playing with bends, slides and vibrato
You must bring your own acoustic or electric guitar, guitar tuner, picks, a music stand, a foot rest, and a guitar stand. For electric guitars, bring a small amplifier (a Spark Go or Spark Mini amplifier is great for class and for learning songs). A course book will be provided.
Pre-requisites:
- Able to tune your guitar to standard tuning (EADGBe)
- Familiarity with most open chords
- Already able to play and strum through a few basic songs in common chord progressions like A, D, E or G, C, D
- Able to find most notes and the low E and A strings
If you have questions: Text Kurt Frohlich at (775) 742-6834, or email at kfrohlich@live.com; or David Allison at (775) 771-1361 or email davidallisonesq@gmail.com.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED by Monday, February 9. New students will only be accepted the first two weeks of the course. Limit 12 members. To register, log in to your member account, then return to the program page to complete your registration.
Schedule Note: There will be no class on Friday, March 20 and Friday, April 10. This series will still meet for 10 total sessions.
