Overview

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In this class you will learn:

About the the guitar.
How to play your first 20 chords.
How to play 10 different rhythms on guitar
How to play your first piece of music.
Where to find music to play
How to read basic music
How to read basic tablature

This class is ALL 10 WEEKS of the course that will take you from 0 to confident acoustic rhythm guitar player in 10 weeks.

By the end of the 10 weeks you will be comfortable playing songs and strumming chords and you will have started to learn about more advanced guitar techniques.

In each class you will learn one or two new chords, a new technique on guitar, some basic music theory and will learn to play through a song or chord chart. Each lesson will give you some music to play along with and each lesson will finish by giving you a song to practice.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction
Week 1: Types of guitars
Week 1: Parts of a steel string acoustic guitar
Week 1: How to hold a guitar pick
Week 1: How to strum a guitar
Week 1: The strings on a guitar
Week 1: How to read a chord diagram
Week 1: How to play an A minor chord
Week 1: How to read a rhythm pattern
Week 1: How to read a chord chart
Week 1: Practice track 52 bpm
Week 1: Practice track 62 bpm
Week 1: Practice track 72 bpm
Week 2: Introduction
Week 2: How to tune your guitar - with a tuner
Week 2: D Major chord
Week 2: G Major chord
Week 2: Songs that you can play
Week 2: Stop the buzzing
Week 2: What is a time signature?
Week 2: Strumming pattern
Week 2: Practice track intro
Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 52 bpm
Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 62 bpm
Week 2: Practice Open Ocean 72 bpm
Week 3: Introduction
Week 3: How to tune a guitar by ear
Week 3: C Major chord
Week 3: A Major chord
Week 3: Songs that you can play
Week 3: Repeats
Week 3: Strumming pattern
Week 3: Practice track
Week 3: The Future 56 bpm
Week 3: The Future 66 bpm
Week 3: The Future 76 bpm
Week 4: Introduction
Week 4: Finger and picking exercises
Week 4: E Major chord
Week 4: E7 chord
Week 4: Crotchets and quavers
Week 4: Strumming pattern
Week 4: Practice track
Week 4: Blue 62 bpm
Week 4: Blue 72 bpm
Week 4: Blue 82 bpm
Week 5: Introduction
Week 5: How to use a capo
Week 5: B7 chord
Week 5: A7 chord
Week 5: What songs can we play now?
Week 5: Rests in music
Week 5: Strumming pattern
Week 5: Practice track
Week 5: Road Trip 62 bpm
Week 5: Road Trip 72 bpm
Week 5: Road Trip 82 bpm
Week 6: Introduction
Week 6: Fingerpicking arpeggios
Week 6: D Major 7 Chord (DM7)
Week 6: D7 Chord
Week 6: What songs can you play?
Week 6: Music symbols
Week 6: Strumming pattern
Week 6: Practice track
Week 6: Ja5Z 52 bpm
Week 6: Ja5Z 62 bpm
Week 6: Ja5Z 72 bpm
Week 7: Introduction
Week 7: Listening to music
Week 7: Dm chord
Week 7: F Major chord
Week 7: The staff
Week 7: Strumming pattern
Week 7: Practice Track
Week 7: Take Some Time 66 bpm
Week 7: Take Some Time 76 bpm
Week 7: Take Some Time 86 bpm
Week 8: Introduction
Week 8: The notes on a guitar
Week 8: Em7 chord
Week 8: Dm7 chord
Week 8: Reading notes
Week 8: Strumming pattern
Week 8: Practice track
Week 8: Real 60 bpm
Week 8: Real 70 bpm
Week 8: Real 80 bpm
Week 9: Introduction
Week 9: How to read guitar tablature (TAB)
Week 9: Cadd9 chord
Week 9: Am7 chord
Week 9: Strumming pattern
Week 9: Practice track
Week 9: Wrap It Up 60 bpm
Week 9: Wrap It Up 70 bpm
Week 9: Wrap It Up 80 bpm
Week 10: Introduction
Week 10: Chord groups
Week 10: B minor chord
Week 10: B Major chord
Week 10: Write your own song
Thank you

Taught by

Christopher Richter

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