Acoustic Guitar Lessons
Macri School Of Music offers professional acoustic guitar lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. Here is an outline of what is covered at each stage of learning.
Beginner
- Basic Open Chord Positions (Major, Minor and Dominant)
- Learning To Strum Different Rhythmic Patterns
- Uses Of A Capo
- Tuning Your Guitar
- Learning Your Favorite Songs Through Applications Of Chords And Strumming Patterns
- Fingerpicking
- Strumming Techniques
- Learning And Understanding Chord Symbols
- How To Play Using Songbooks and Lyric Sheets
- Learning And Understanding Slash Chords
Intermediate
- Modern Styles Of Acoustic Guitar Technique (John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, etc)
- Applying Open Chord Positions Up The Neck
- Analysis Of 60’s And 70’s Acoustic Guitarist Styles (James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Crosby Stills And Nash, Etc)
- Barre Chords (Major, Minor And Dominant)
- Rhythmic Strumming And Placing Accents On Different Beats
- Open Tunings (Open G, E, D, Etc)
- Focusing On Your Tone, Touch And Technique
- Travis Picking Technique (Descending Bass Lines, Dynamic Gestures, Endurance And Consistency)
- Arpeggios
- Working With Right Hand Technique
Advanced
- Learn The Major Scales In All Keys
- Study Of Intervals Found In Major Scales
- Analyze The Form And Structure Of Contemporary And Classic Folk Music
- Acoustic Blues Soloing
- Learning Solo Arrangements With Your Favorite Songs
- Left Hand Dexterity Exercises Designed for Acoustic Guitar
- Chord Scales (Using chords Within A Scale)
- Focus On Enhancing Your Acoustic Guitar Playing Using Dynamics
- Open String Acoustic Guitar Techniques
- Minor Scale Construction, And Relationship With The Major Scale
