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Live Online Guitar Lessons: Learning The Neck
Learning the neck is very much a hands on endeavor. The fretboard is the ultimate conduit for getting your ideas out. The aim here is to give you some relevant practice styles to play through that are immediately useful in any given music situation. We’ll explore playing chord rhythms and improvising in different areas on the neck that will help you function and blend better in solo, small, or large ensemble situations.
Format: Online 1 On 1
Lesson Length: 30 min, 45min, or 60min
Lesson Price: Starting from $27 USD
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Topics Covered in this Course:
- Improvising and playing rhythm in multiple key signatures and registers
- Building awareness of note to harmony relationships
- Chord inversions on different string groups
- Voice leading chord progressions
- Arpeggios (one, two, and 3 octaves)
- Double stops/intervals
- Melodic sequences
- Pentatonic scale mapping and improvising
- Mini positions and scale fragments
FAQs
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for players who have been playing for a while but struggle with navigating the entire neck….quickly. Songwriting, improvising, reading music, and jamming with other people are all situations that benefit from a more comprehensive understanding of the neck. We will work to shift your focus of the neck from pattern playing to “seeing the notes.”
Do I need to know theory for this course?
I taylor the lessons to the individual, but if you have a basic understanding of how key signatures work, that will make things go faster. If that is new to you, we will go over any relevant theory during the lessons.
Does it matter if I play electric or acoustic?
Not at all, use the type of guitar you play with most.
What style of music is this for?
This course is applicable to any style, and I will aim to give you as many relevant examples and practice techniques that are relevant to the music you like to play. Anything from pop, rock, jazz, blues, r&b, Latin, metal, grunge, soul, singer/songwriter, funk, reggae, etc are all fantastic or fingerstyle, are all fantastic.
What do I need for this lesson?
All lessons are done through zoom. A reasonably fast, clear internet connection, a webcam, and your guitar are the basic requirements. If you wear headphones, make sure there is an onboard microphone to pickup the sound of your guitar. If you have an audio interface, that’s even better to separate your guitar signal and your headphone signal. A big monitor is also helpful to clearly see me, my guitar, and any written material I display on the screen
Can I record the lessons?
Yes, but I ask that you keep them for your own private viewing
Can we play together during the lesson?
It is possible, but only if you have an account with JamKazam, a direct Ethernet cable to your router, talkback mic, and appropriate digital I/O. Jamkazm will run an automated test on your setup and let you know of any signal speed bottlenecks.
Cancelled Lessons Policy
Students can cancel one lesson of the course provided there is 24hrs notification… in which case I will reschedule that lesson for you. Additional absences will not be refunded or rescheduled.