Live 1 On 1 Lessons with Sean – The Green Room Lesson Series
What Is A 1-on-1 Green Room Lesson?
When I was taking lessons in my formal years, I loved the interaction that happened in the lesson. My teachers would listen to my playing, offer me insight, encourage, and also gently let me know when something needs to be better.
That’s something I hold central during the one on one lessons. I’m there for the soul purpose of helping the student get better. Sometimes I demonstrate, other times I listen and get the student to play something again with a different mindset. The mind is a powerful ally in playing musically, and at the same time a hindrance when it’s overactive. I aim to shift the focus of the student to what’s important. Also, most importantly, my teachers would give things to work on during the week before my next lesson. My real progress happened in my personal practice time, but it was always motivated by the next lesson and wanting to do my best.
1-on-1 Lessons Include
- One on one lessons can be weekly, or biweekly
- Lesson length range from 40min to 60minutes
- Lessons are using Zoom
- Lessons are in hi-definition audio and video
- Lesson recordings provided at the end
- All materials used in the lesson are provided at the end in PDF form
How Will I Learn? What Will I Learn?
A Well Balanced Musical Meal
Let’s face it, eating healthy great tasting meal is much more enjoyable and satisfying than supplements. Supplements have their place… but they’re not meal replacements.
Learning new songs can efficiently aggregate many concepts in a meaningful way. A good instructor introduces songs that challenge and advance the student on their musical path. I have been teaching for over 20 years and have an extensive library of songs that span pop, rock, jazz, blues, hip hop, latin jazz, r&b, soul, reggae, metal, fusion, etc.
I show students the finer aspects of playing the song, but also the inner workings from a music language perspective. Sometimes I will make tune suggestions in a different genre to give a new perspective and insight into various melodic, harmomic, or rhythmic aspects of music.
How To Get A Guitar Player To Turn Down
You put music in front of them! Learning to read even somewhat is a huge asset in assimilating new musical concepts faster. Benefits of improving reading ability are:
- Learning songs in any style faster
- deeper understanding of musical concepts
- fretboard knowledge
- More developed sense of rhythm.
Expression Is All In The Hands
I work with the student to focus on how to practice the right techniques that are appropriate for the student and the music they want to play.
This includes: fretting, picking, sliding, bending, strumming, rakeing, double stops, finger picking, slide, legato, harmonics, etc, Many of the technique exercises I give students are combined with rhythmic ideas that make them more interesting and challenging.
It Don’t Mean A Thing…
… If it ain’t got that swing. One of the central roles of the guitar is to provide rhythm and harmonic accompaniement regardless of style. We will look at a variety of musical styles and work to expand your inner sense of groove and chord vocabulary. Whether it’s open chord strumming with a capo, fingerstyle, fast funk
syncopated rhythms, jazz chord comping, or a jangly r&b motif, these are all part of being a well rounded guitarist.
It Don’t Mean A Thing…
… If it ain’t got that swing. One of the central roles of the guitar is to provide rhythm and harmonic accompaniement regardless of style. We will look at a variety of musical styles and work to expand your inner sense of groove and chord vocabulary. Whether it’s open chord strumming with a capo, fingerstyle, fast funk
syncopated rhythms, jazz chord comping, or a jangly r&b motif, these are all part of being a well rounded guitarist.
Speak Music
Music traditions of songwriting, arranging, and improvisation require
a solid understanding of the basic principles of melody, rhythm, and
harmony. Understanding these musical elements are the essence of
speaking the language to others. They also require imagination, emotion, and a willingness to take risks. We will look at some underlying theory of these musical elements as well as the mindset that goes with delivering musical ideas clearly.