Group Lessons starting at different times of the year

12 - lesson courses running every beginning of month depending on area interest!

1. Module 1 Guitar School for Beginners - for total beginners into rock, pop and other contemporary music
2. Module 2 Intermediate Rock School - for those about to rock!!!!!
3. Module 3 Intermediate Guitar - for who wants to be an above average guitarist
4. Module 4 The Prog & Jazz Guitarist - for musicians into advanced rock & jazz
5. Module 5 Acoustic Guitar for Friends -  for beginners with an interest into folk guitar
6. Module 6 Parent & Child Folk Guitar - an opportunity for parent & child to learn the wonderful guitar together.
7. Module 7 Music Theory Graded Exams - choice of classical theory (for general composition and its understanding) OR more contemporary practical theory (and how it applies to different instruments)

Fees vary from £8 to £11 per participant per session (depending if held at home studio in SE London Bermondsey or other studios/ local community centres within zone 1-3 of the TfL network requiring booking in advance.

The likelihood of lessons running in studios other than SE London Bermondsey depends on their respective prices/policies/time slot availabilities varying according to the time of day. In a nutshell, the more students booked in a particular area, the more likely it is for a course to run there. So if you rather have lessons in your own area, please kindly spread the word among your local friends by downloading/forwarding this flyer (+ you get rewarded a £10 voucher for every mate you suggest).

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Guitar/ Music Theory Group Lessons Teaching Prospectus module by module

Module 1 : Guitar School for Beginners
Presentation of varied music styles; learning the fingerboard; Alternate Picking methods
Showcase of common Techniques & Introduction of Tablature
Introductory Scales
Putting Techniques & Scales into Action as a Group
The Picking Hand & Playing in Time
Time Values & Rhythmic Reproduction through Listening
Further Development of Listening
Chord Structure & Rhythm Ideas
Group Project - Applying Rhythm & Soloing together
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : Total Beginners into Rock, Pop & Other Contemporary Music
Prerequisites : Own Guitar and a Positive Attitude
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 15mins

Module 2 : Intermediate Rock School
Team Preference Evaluation & Presentation of General Metal & Rock Riffing
Palm Muting & Power Chords
Building of Chords & mapping them on fingerboard
Rhythm Guitar using Closed Position Chords & 3-string 9th chords
Closed Position Speed Scales – Major, 3 Minors (natural, harmonic, jazz melodic), Pentatonic Major & Minor
Running Scales
Same scale harmonising & arpeggio pattern mapping on fingerboard
Hints re soloing – establish the key, then forget it and groove on
Group Project – Real Life Ideas how to combine Chords & Solos as one
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : For those about to Rock!!!
Prerequisites : Some Basic Skills (Scale Shapes, Open Chords & some Barre Chords) & Good Fingerboard Knowledge (1 private lesson could be taken in advance to learn this).
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 20mins

Module 3 : Intermediate Guitar
String Skipping Chordal Playing
Finger Picking
Speed Scales & Slur Building Techniques
Bending & Vibrato
Modes – relation to major/ natural minor scales & mapping them on guitar
Vertical vs Horizontal – Applying parts of different modes to move within the same scale across fingerboard
Natural Harmonics across fingerboard
7th chords & Rhythm Guitar in Latin Music
Group Project – Application of all the above in 1 or 2 songs written between group
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : Who wants to be an above average guitar player
Prerequisites : Basic understanding of most items in Module 2 (inc. fingerboard by heart)
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 25mins

Module 4 : The Prog & Jazz Soloist
Presentation of varied Prog Rock & Jazz Styles; Artificial Harmonics
Extended Chords - 9ths, 11ths, 13ths.
Use of two-note chords (diads) in soloing
Combined Flat & Finger Picking; Wes Montgomery octave-style playing
Transposition, Modulation, Pivot Chords & Secondary Dominant 7th Chords
Combining Tapping with String Skipping Licks across different Speed Scales/Modes
Extending the CAGED system to speed scales = more chord shapes and solos everywhere
Whole-Tone & Diminished Scales & their Application in Solos; Division of Class*
Jazz Harmony - Tritione substitutions, Neapolitan 6th chords, German Augmented 6ths & Coltrane changes & introduction to Bebop scales
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : Musicians into Advanced Rock Styles & Jazz
Prerequisites : Basic understanding of most Module 3; basic Sight Reading; solid diatonic theoretical knowledge + a love for adventurous music - prog rock, jazz, extreme metal, etc.
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 15mins alone + 1 weekly out-of-class rehearsal as a team from lesson 4-8 (class will be split as 2 seperate teams)

Module 5 : Acoustic Guitar for Friends
Presentation of varied different Folk Styles & Techniques; Unlocking the fingerboard; Alternate Picking methods
Different guitar woods & sound production; Finger independence techniques; Introduction of Tablature
Basic open position chords
Strumming in Time to songs using basic open position chords progressions
Minor Scale Fingerings
Applying minor scales for melodies
More Rhythm ideas for Strumming Hand
Working as a Guitar Duo : Putting Rhythm & Melody together
Group Project – Song Composition & Rehearsal
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : Beginners with an interest into folk guitar playing among friends/community/church
Prerequisites : Own Guitar and a Positive Attitude
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 15mins

Module 6 Parent & Child Folk Guitar
Introduction to the Guitar; Unlocking the fingerboard; Alternate Picking methods
Showcase of Techniques & Introduction of Tablature
1-fret chords
The Picking Hand & Playing in Time
Simple everyday songs using open position chords
2- fret & 3-fret chords
More songs using 3-fret chords
Group Song : Writing a Song together
Song Arrangements & Rehearsal
Presentation Gig
Eligible for : A bonding opportunity for parent & child to start on the wonderful instrument of the guitar together
Prerequisites : Own Guitar and a Positive Attitude
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : 10-15mins

Module 7 Music Theory Graded Exams
Get to the next level in 12 lessons!
Choose between ABRSM/ LCM classical music theory up to Grade 5;
or LCM Popular Music Theory up to Grade 8.
Eligible for : Anyone studying any instrument.
Prerequisites : A Love for Music
Expected Daily Practice Time between Lessons : depends on grade

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