Guitar
Intermediate Level
About Course
Topics Covered
- Advanced Chord Voicings
- core Strumming Patterns
- Improvisation and Soloing
- Music Theory Deep Dive
- Genre Exploration
Learning Outcomes You Can Expect
- Expand your chord knowledge by learning to play chords in different inversions, allowing for more flexibility and harmonic variety. Explore extended chord voicings like 9th, 11th, and 13th chords to add complexity and richness to your playing. Experiment with polychords, which involve playing multiple chords simultaneously, to create unique and interesting harmonic textures.
- Add depth to your playing by learning syncopation, which involves playing off-beat rhythms to create a sense of groove and excitement. Practice arpeggios, which involve playing chords one note at a time, for a more melodic and rhythmic approach to strumming. Experiment with hybrid picking, which combines fingerpicking and strumming techniques for intricate and dynamic patterns.
- Expand your melodic skills by understanding the relationship between scales and modes, which allows for expressive and melodic soloing. Learn to construct melodic phrases using scales, modes, and arpeggios. Master the blues scale and pentatonic scales, which are essential for improvising in blues, rock, and other genres.
- Deepen your harmonic understanding by exploring advanced chord progressions like circle of fifths progressions, modal interchange, and secondary dominants. Learn to analyze the harmonic structure of songs, identifying chord progressions, key changes, and modulations. Understand the principles of counterpoint, which involves writing independent melodic lines that harmonize together.
- Delve into various musical genres. Explore the blues scale, bending notes, and rhythmic techniques essential for blues guitar playing. Learn power chords, palm muting, and distortion techniques used in rock music. Study jazz scales, chord voicings, and improvisation techniques to play in a jazz style. Finally, explore classical guitar techniques like fingerstyle playing, tremolo picking, and baroque music repertoire.
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