CLASSES AVAILABLE
Rock Guitar | This course covers all of the necessary
elements of playing rock guitar. Techniques including
bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, vibrato, and tapping
are covered. Other topics include chord work, pentatonic
scales, arpeggios, and modes. From the classic rock sounds
of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix to the modern styles
of Foo Fighters and Nickelback, this course will help any
aspiring rock guitarist.
Blues Guitar | Designed for the aspiring blues guitarist, this course
covers the styles of blues masters such as B. B. King, Albert Collins, Eric
Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Topics include pentatonic scales,
chord voicings, arpeggios, turnarounds and developing ‘feel’ through
the use of blues techniques such as bends, slides, and vibrato.
Jazz Guitar | Students will learn and develop the skills required
to effectively perform jazz guitar in the style of masters such as Jim Hall,
Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and Joe Pass. Topics include harmony, chord
voicings and extensions, swing feel comping, chord/melody approaches,
and extensive improvisation studies such as scales, modes, arpeggios, and creating lines. Swing,
bebop, Latin, and modal styles will be covered by analyzing jazz standard repertoire.
Classical Guitar | From Paganini to Rodrigo, this course will explore a variety of right
hand finger-picking techniques, musical understanding and interpretation of pieces. Topics
will include classical arpeggios, flamenco rasgueados, tremolos, and a study of repertoire of
some of the greatest composers such as Sor and Brouwer. Students will leave this class with
the skills necessary to express themselves on classical guitar as well as skills useful for other
styles of playing. The course will culminate with an ensemble performance at the end of the
session.
Acoustic Guitar | Essential elements of
acoustic guitar playing are covered for solo performance
and vocal accompaniment. Topics include flatpicking,
finger picking, chord harmony, scale theory, alternate
tunings, and slide. From the Delta blues sound of
Robert Johnson to the folk stylings of Joni Mitchell
and James Taylor to the modern acoustic sounds of
Michael Hedges and Dave Matthews, this course is a
must for the acoustic guitarist.
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