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Guitar Styles That I Teach
I specialize in teaching beginning to advanced guitarists who want to play folk and/or rock music on the acoustic or electric guitar. I teach both electric and acoustic styles, and also the basics of other styles such as jazz and classical (but not classical or jazz at advanced levels).
What You Will Learn
Depending on what you are into and the style(s) you want to learn, I teach any or all of the following:
Introduction to the guitar
Warm-up techniques and exercises
Right hand and left hand technique
Posture
Picking technique
Strumming
Chords and scales
Playing songs
Melody and song analysis
Rhythm concepts
How to stay in time and play with other musicians
Music reading and theory
Sight reading
Playing with distortion
Power chords and palm muting
Lead guitar / guitar solos
Improvisation
Fingering and speed development exercises
String bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs, vibrato, harmonics
Two-handed fretting techniques ("finger tapping")
Guitar and amplifier controls and how to use them
Effects and how to use them (delay, chorus, noise gating, etc.)
How to adjust and maintain your guitar
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