Guitar Course Outile

GUITAR COURSE OUTLINE

The anatomy of the guitar (Parts & Components of Electric, Acoustic, & Classical Guitars) ;
Guitar tuning (Using a Digital Tuner, 5TH Position Method, & Harmonics) ;
Fretboard Positions (First, Fifth, Seventh, & Twelfth) ;
Open string & Fretted note identification;
Chromatic scale exercises (Simultaneous Coordination of the Right and Left Hands) ;
The 15 basic chords & Various strumming patterns;
The10 essential Barre chord shapes & inversions (Major & Minor) ;
Blues progressions (I IV V, I IV II V, I IV VI II V utilizing Major, 7th and 9th chords) ;
Rhythm (Playing Progressions in 4/4 Time using JAM TRACK CD’S) ;
Major, Minor, & Penatonic scales (The Foundation for Lead Playing) ;
Basic & Advanced blues licks (Lead Patterns utilizing the MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE) ;
Basic & Advance lead technique (Hammer On’s, Pull Off’s, Slides, & Note Bends) ;
Vibrato (The Proper Application) ;
Fundamentals of Theory (Reading Notes in First Position Treble Clef, Note Division in 4/4 TIME, THE 12 TONE SYSTEM, and Key Transposing.)

Musician's Academy

(361) 993-3428

Professional Music Instruction for Children & Adults. We teach all levels of Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Violin, Voice & Clarinet. Specializing in beginning , intermediate, and Advanced levels. Guitar lessons include a series of basic studies in tuning methods, string and note identification, basic chords, chords progressions, strumming patterns, scales, reading standard notation, tablature, and fundamentals of theory. www.musiciansacademy.com 5858 S. Padre Island Dr. 37C, 78412 Texas Nueces County Corpus Christi