Guitar
The guitar is a versatile instrument with tones and timbres that work well with most musical genres. Popular music, Rock, Latin music, funk, jazz, and other genres all heavily include the guitar. Additionally, it has appeared as a cameo instrument in the majority of other musical genres. Join our music class if this seems interesting.
Guitar Course Details
Basic course
Introduction to guitar parts and Open string notes.
Basic chromatic exercises for left hand.
Rudiments of music
Finger exercises
Tuning of guitar
Major Keys – Scales and chords (C, D, E, F, G, A and B)
Major scale theory
Tablature
Songs with major keys
Rhythm
Playing along with the metronome.
Intermediate course
Minor Keys – Scales and chords (Am, Bm, C#m, Dm, Em, F#m and G#m)
Minor scale theory
Songs with minor keys
Different strumming patterns
2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and other rhythm patterns
Arpeggios
Guitar ornamentals – slide, hammer on, pull off, vibrato, bends etc
Develop a melody or riff
Improvisation
Advanced course
Introduction to sight reading
Writing staff notation
Musical symbols
Songs with staff notation
Advanced time signatures
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Trinity syllabus Grade 1-8 (Trinity college London)
1) Introduction
2) Scales:
i. Major scale
ii. Formation of major scale
iii. Minor scales: natural minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor
3) Melodies
4) Chords
i. Triads: Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished
ii. Sevenths: Dominant, Major
iii. Suspended
iv. Understanding complex Chord information
5) Chord progression
i. Natural formation of Chord progression
ii. Roman numerals
iii. Technical terms
6) Chord progression analysis:
i. 1-4-5-1
ii. 1-6-4-5’seventh
iii. 1-2-4-5
iv. 1-3-6-4-2-5’seventh
7) Chord colours
8) Understanding the Rhythms and Beat:
i. 2/4
ii. 4/4
iii. 3/4
iv. 6/8
9) Playing Songs:
i. Set 1: 8 songs
ii. Set 2: 12 songs
iii. Set 3: 10 songs