🎸 Guitar Course Module Set

Module 1: Introduction to the Guitar

• Introduction to Guitar
• Types of Guitar: Acoustic & Electric
• Holding the Guitar and Plectrum
• Introduction to Guitar Parts

Module 2: Strings, Frets, and Exercises

• Get Started: Fingering Exercise
• Learn the Names of Strings
• Name of the Open Strings
• Open String Exercise for Right Hand
• Basic Chromatic Exercise for Left Hand
• Introduction to Fret and Nut
• Fret Hand Technique
• Fingering Exercises

Module 3: Reading Guitar Tablature

• Introduction to Guitar Tablature
• The Tablature Staff
• Single Notes in Tablature
• Chords in Tablature
• Learn to Read the Chord Blocks
• Fingering Exercises
• Tablature Practice

Module 4: Guitar Tuning

• Tuning Theory and Tips
• Tuning the Guitar Using Electronic Tuner
• Tuning the Guitar by Your Ear
• Tuning to a Keyboard
• Practice: Tuning the Guitar Yourself

Module 5: C Major Scale Mastery

• Introduction to C Major Scale Notes
• C Major Scale Positions
• Open Position: 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 12th Frets
• C Major Scales Tune & Tabs
• C Major Scale Chords
• Exercise on C Major Scale
• C Major Scale: Ascending and Descending
• Practice the C Major Scale

Module 6: Alternate Picking Techniques

• Introduction to Alternate Picking
• Chromatic Scale Exercises
• Sequencing in the Minor Scale
• String Skipping
• Interval Exercises
• Accenting Different Notes

Module 7: Chords and Progressions

• Introduction to Chords
• Pre-chord Exercises
• Reading the Chord Diagram
• A Minor 7, C Major, D Major, G Major, E Major Chords
• Playing Across the Neck
• Changing Chords Smoothly
• Learning Songs in Different Major Scales

Module 8: Strumming Techniques

• Introduction to Strumming
• Basic Chord Progression and Strumming
• Counting Beats While Strumming
• Counting Sixteenth Notes
• Constant Strumming Technique
• Different Strumming Patterns
• Create Your Own Strumming Pattern
• Tips on Singing While Strumming

Module 9: Practicing With a Metronome

• What Is a Metronome?
• Where to Use It in Your Practice
• How to Use It Effectively
• Practicing Guitar Using Metronome

Module 10: Notes on the Guitar

• Introduction to Notes
• String Notes for Standard Tuning
• Notes vs. Chords
• Musical Alphabet
• Guitar Notes With Sharps and Flats
• Notes Without Sharps and Flats
• Note Exercises on the E String
• Notes E to F, F to G
• Note Practice

Module 11: Scale Shapes and Classical Play

• Introduction to Scale Shapes
• Practice Without Open Strings
• Using One Shape to Play Multiple Scales
• Classical Songs Using Scale Shapes

Module 12: Minor Scales and Relative Theory

• Introduction to Minor Scales
• Minor Scale Formula
• Natural, Melodic, and Harmonic Minor Scales
• Notes of the Minor Scale
• Degrees of the Minor Scale
• Relative Major and Minor Scales
• C Major and A Minor Relationship
• Extended Minor Scale and Its Application
• Other Minor Scale Shapes

Module 13: Arpeggios and Picking Patterns

• Introduction to Arpeggios
• Practicing the Natural Minor Scale
• Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Arpeggios
• Whole-tone Arpeggios
• Right Hand Picking Patterns
• Arpeggio Practice