ALL ACCESS: GUITAR

ALL ACCESS classes are FREE for youth between the ages of 13 and 19. Join Kelly and other Rock School teachers and jam out on the guitar!

Beginning:
This guitar class will focus on teaching students how to play basic rhythm guitar using open chords and barre chords.Students are also introduced to basic music theory concepts.

After completing Beginning Guitar, students should know:
· How to tune a guitar
· Proper left hand technique
· Proper right hand technique
· How to play and name all basic open chords (Major, minor, Dominant 7)
· How to play and name all basic barre chords (Major, minor, Dominant 7)
· How to read tablature
· How to read music
· How to build major and natural minor scales

Intermediate:
Intermediate Guitar serves to develop rhythm guitar techniques using barre and power chords.Students are also taught intermediate music theory concepts and introduced to basic lead guitar techniques.

After completing Intermediate Guitar, students should know:
· How key signatures and the circle of fifths operates
· The relationships between the I, IV, and V chords
· The relationships between the ii, iii, and vi chords
· How to play 12-bar blues progressions
· How to build a minor pentatonic scale
· How to build a minor blues scale
· How to analyze songs harmonically and write chord/rhythm charts
· How to play altered barre chords

Advanced:
Advanced Guitar aims to teach students how to build advanced scales and perform advanced lead guitar techniques.Students are also taught how to apply this knowledge to analyzing and building solos.

After completing Advanced Guitar, students should know:
· How to build harmonic minor scales
· How to build melodic minor scales
· How to build diminished scales
· How to utilize hammer-ons, pull-offs, string bending and vibrato as lead guitar techniques
· How to analyze and transcribe solos
· How to build solos and do basic improvisation
· Using microphones, amplifiers and effects

What To Bring:
All students will need to bring their guitars (electric or acoustic), picks, cables, and amplifiers.

Contact info@rock-school.org for more information!