A1 Guitar Course For The Beginner

A1 Guitar Course For The Beginner, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.39, with 60 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 9 reviews, and has 1176 subscribers.

You will learn about Guitar Tuning The Minor Pentatonic scale The Chords in the open position (Major, Minor, Dominant 7) The Blues Scale Develop your Time Keeping skills, and Strumming patterns Bar chords in two positions Learning the notes on the guitar and playing simple melodies Power Chords Understanding guitar tablature and how to read a chart Basic harmony and theory such as harmonizing the major scale Bonus Lesson: Learn The Secret To Play 1000's of great songs using Simpe Beginner Chords This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who wants to learn to play the guitar It is particularly useful for Anyone who wants to learn to play the guitar.

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Summary

Title: A1 Guitar Course For The Beginner

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.39

Number of Lectures: 60

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 60

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 63

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 63

Original Price: $49.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Guitar Tuning
The Minor Pentatonic scale
The Chords in the open position (Major, Minor, Dominant 7)
The Blues Scale
Develop your Time Keeping skills, and Strumming patterns
Bar chords in two positions
Learning the notes on the guitar and playing simple melodies
Power Chords
Understanding guitar tablature and how to read a chart
Basic harmony and theory such as harmonizing the major scale
Bonus Lesson: Learn The Secret To Play 1000's of great songs using Simpe Beginner Chords

Who Should Attend

Anyone who wants to learn to play the guitar

Target Audiences

Anyone who wants to learn to play the guitar

Welcome to the A1 Guitar Course For Beginners.

If you want to learn the guitar in an easy to follow program then this course is for you!

Geoff Sinker is a professional guitar teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience working in various music schools around the world. He holds a bachelors degree in teaching the guitar from the Trinity College Of London.

This course is designed from the ground up, based on his experience in teaching beginners of all ages and working with examination boards including Trinity College and the Royal School Of Music. He has worked with hundreds of students preparing them for graded exams including Rockschool & Trinity Rock & Pop.

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of playing the guitar with just enough theory included to make sense of what your learning.

You will learn how to play basic beginner chords that are used on 1000s of easy to play songs. You will learn how to combine chords with strumming to create some of the most popular strumming patterns used in modern music.

You will also look at programs and tools that allow you to learn and study songs slowly so you can gradually develop and build your confidence in the guitar.

The course includes a number of classic songs arranged in a easy to play format so you can measure your rogress by playing songs that your know and will enjoy learning.

As you work progressively through the course you will be introduced to scales and in particular the Pentatanic scale. Through the use of the specially recorded backing tracks included in this course, you will start to play lead guitar solos you never though would be possible for you as a beginner.

By the completion of the course you will be able to:

Play a hundred chords both open and Bar chords
Strum the most popular rhythmic patterns
Understand and read tablature.
Have the ability to identify notes on the fretboard
Play the Pentatonic scale in any key
Play the Blues scale
Play along with backing tracks
Play a number of popular songs
Be satisfied with your progress

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Lets Get Started

Lecture 1: Anatomy Of The Guitar

Lecture 2: Tune Your Guitar

Lecture 3: Finger Ex

Lecture 4: Tips and advice on playing your first chords

Lecture 5: D Chord

Lecture 6: C Chord

Lecture 7: G Chord

Lecture 8: E Chord

Lecture 9: A Chord

Lecture 10: Am, Em, & Dm Chords

Lecture 11: Moving between Chords

Lecture 12: Beginner 7 or Dominant 7 Chords

Lecture 13: The F Chord

Lecture 14: Practice Tips For Chords

Chapter 3: Develop your time keeping skills and strumming patterns

Lecture 1: Time Signature, Note Values, & Counting

Lecture 2: Initial Strumming Practice

Lecture 3: Lets Look At The Upstroke

Lecture 4: Downstrokes & Upstrokes Strumming

Lecture 5: Combine Chords with strumming

Lecture 6: Lets add a rest into the pattern

Lecture 7: Strumming pattern to get your thinking

Lecture 8: Lets Play Some Reggae

Lecture 9: Lets Learn How To Transition Chords Quickly

Chapter 4: Easy Songs To Play

Lecture 1: Learn To Play An Easy Version Of Knocking On Heavens Door

Lecture 2: Dark Eyed Girl In The Style Of Van Morrison Easy To Play Lesson

Lecture 3: Wild Things By The Troggs Easy To Play Version

Lecture 4: Sweet Home Alabama State By Lynyrd Skynyrd Easy Version For Beginners

Lecture 5: Bonus Lesson – Great Way To Play Hunderds Of Songs For Beginners Using This Hack

Chapter 5: How to read tablature and chord sheets

Lecture 1: What is Tablature

Lecture 2: Best ways to find and read tablature

Lecture 3: A Quick Word About Guitar Pro

Chapter 6: Lets Start To Learn The Notes On The Fretboad

Lecture 1: Lets start with notes up to the 3rd fret

Lecture 2: Notes on the E String

Lecture 3: Notes on the A string

Lecture 4: Notes on the D string

Lecture 5: Notes on the G string

Lecture 6: Notes on the B string

Chapter 7: Introduction To The Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 1: Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 2: Extended Pentatonic Scale Shapes

Lecture 3: Hammer On's & Pull Offs

Lecture 4: The Slide Technique

Lecture 5: The Blues Scale

Lecture 6: Lets use the Pentatonic Scale

Lecture 7: 12 Bar Blues In "A" Backing Track

Lecture 8: Slow Blues In Am Backing Track

Lecture 9: Ballard Backing Track In Am

Lecture 10: BB King Style Backing Track In Bm

Chapter 8: Power Chords

Lecture 1: Introduction To Power Chords

Lecture 2: Living Around Midnight Judas Priest Style Power Chord Song To Learn

Chapter 9: Introduction To Simple Bar Chords

Lecture 1: E Style Bar Chords

Lecture 2: A Style Bar Chords

Lecture 3: Lets Make Them Minor

Lecture 4: Lets Make Them 7 Chords (Dominant)

Lecture 5: Learn To Play My Best Hero A Foo Fighters Style Song

Chapter 10: Basic Harmony and Theory

Lecture 1: The Major Scale

Lecture 2: Intervals in a Major & Minor Scales

Lecture 3: Harmonizing The Major Scale

Chapter 11: Lets Build On This Foundation

Lecture 1: Practice Routines

Lecture 2: Artists That You should Listen To

Instructors

Geoff Sinker
Professional Guitar Teacher

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