The perfect course for anyone looking to start playing the acoustic guitar. Students will learn all the fundamentals throughout this programme and even perform their very own short piece at the end.
Have you ever wanted to learn guitar but always been too afraid? Take this course and you will be shown that there is absolutely no reason to be! This programme will carefully guide students through the basic tenets of beginner guitar playing. To start, there will be an introduction to the instrument at an easy yet engaging pace. Whether students are looking to get back to the basics of a complicated instrument, or if they are entirely new to the guitar, music and learning instruments, they will soon find themselves welcomed wholeheartedly into engaging with one of life's unendingly enriching activities, playing music. Students are welcome on this course whether they possess a guitar or not - however, having one may help! This course fosters a fun and welcoming environment and those students who practise between lessons will receive the maximum benefit.
Course Content
10 LESSONS
10 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
The Instrument Itself
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Chords
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Chord Progressions: Understanding the Basis of Music
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Linking Chords and Beginning to Play and Sing
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Rhythm and Published Works
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Theoretical Scale Work
60 minutes
Lesson 7
The Dreaded Bar Chord
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Majors, Minors, Augs, Dims, Adds and Chord Specifics
60 minutes
Lesson 9
Working Into Performance, Rehearsal and PRACTICE
60 minutes
Lesson 10
Performance and Feedback
60 minutes
Key Skills
Musical Understanding
Song Structure
Dexterity
Training
Educator
Sam E
English and Drama Educator
Sam is an actor and private Educator with a master's and first-class honours degrees from the University of Manchester and a master's in acting from one of the UK's leading drama schools.
