Guitar for Beginners 2

Building upon the foundational skills introduced in Guitar for Beginners 1, this four-week course provides a structured approach to advancing your skills on the guitar with essential techniques and musical concepts.

Throughout the course, you'll focus on mastering fundamental scales such as the E minor pentatonic and exploring the moveable major scale across 12 keys. These skills will significantly enhance your ability to play melodies, improvise solos, and understand musical structure with greater sophistication. The course also explores chord progressions found in popular songs across various genres, further refining your rhythmic capabilities and introducing you to power and barre chords essential for rock and pop styles.

You'll learn to play music from classical to contemporary styles, including pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Pachelbel, Nina Simone, Link Wray, The Beatles, The Breeders, Ramones, Joan Jett, The Cure, Mazzy Star, and The Velvet Underground. By the end of the course, you'll feel confident in your growing versatility and proficiency on the guitar.

What you will learn:

✔ Fluidly play the E minor pentatonic scale forwards and backwards, applying it to create melodic phrases and solos
✔ Demonstrate proficiency in playing the moveable major scale across all 12 keys, facilitating improvisation and musical exploration in different tonalities
✔ Execute chord progressions from hit songs with confidence, incorporating rhythmic variations and smooth transitions between chords
✔ Master power and barre chords, enabling the ability to play complex chord structures essential for rock, pop, and other contemporary music genres

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Prerequisite skills:

• Completion of Guitar for Beginners 1, or equivalent knowledge and/or experience.