Acoustic Guitar Lessons

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