Curriculum

This is an overview of the main points we'll be hitting in your lessons. At the same time, we will address your particular goals, including any particular tunes you'd like to add to your personal repertoire. As you progress from beginner, to intermediate and then advanced, you'll be taking more and more control of what we actually study during your lessons.

Beginner:
Guitar basics
     parts, strings, etc
Rhythm and time
Power chords
Basic open chords
Pentatonic "box" scale
Intro to soloing
Basic reading skills

Intermediate:
Intermediate rhythm
Intermediate reading skills
Barre Chords
Intermediate open chords
Extended Pentatonic scales
Intermediate soloing
Major scale
Intro to chord structure
Intro to harmony theory
Intro to song structure

Advanced:
Advanced reading
Advanced Barre chords
Advanced Harmony
Intro to modes of the major scale
Advanced soloing
Advanced song structure