This class will meet online - an invitation to a recurring Zoom meeting will be included in the orientation email sent upon checkout. 

Continue to strengthen good guitar fundamentals and incorporate some fun new techniques.  Great for the student who knows some chords and is looking to get more in the groove.  

We'll explore such things as:

•     Keeping a solid alternating bass line with the boom-chuck pattern
•     Learning bass note runs between chords in different keys
•     Basic scales and using them to add melody to a song
•     Intro to alternate picking/flatpicking
•     Intro to basic finger picking

Other topics that will likely come up:

•     using a metronome
•     exercises for certain fundamentals
•     1-4-5 chord groups for different keys
•     the use of 7th chords, and other relevant theory
•     Learning songs and simple song charting
•     Alternate strumming patterns

Prerequisites:

•     Ability to tune
•     Familiarity with basic strumming with a pick
•     Familiarity with chords G, C, D, A, E, B7, Am, Em, Dm, F
•     Using a metronome