Our guitar program is divided into three phases in order to best meet the needs of individual students who are at varying levels of expertise.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

This course is for those who wish to develop expertise in the area of chord playing. Upon completion, the student is able to function comfortably as a rhythm guitar player in most bands. Some detail is given to basic music theory. Although not required, provision is made for the student to play in a small band.

Some of the things covered include:

How to tune the guitar
Care and maintenance of the guitar
Time signatures
Key signatures
Open chords
Bar chords
Various strumming patterns
Various finger picking patterns
Alternating basses
Transposing
Use of the capo
Playing by ear
Improvising

This course is for those who wish to develop expertise in the area of note reading.

Some of the things covered include:

How to tune the guitar
Reading notes on the treble clef
Time signatures
Key signatures
Rest notes
Major and minor scales
Tempo
Dynamics
Chromatics
Chords
Alternating bass notes
Bass runs

This course applies principles from both phases 1 & 2 in order to help the student to achieve their goals in the area of "flatpicking".

Some of the things covered include:

Basic bluegrass strumming patterns
Bass runs and walks, hammer-ons and pull-offs
How to read tablature
Picking lead
Crosspicking
Practice techniques
And much more

Give us a call if you have any questions regarding the art of guitar playing. We would be happy to advise you.

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