GUITAR LESSONS
Want to express yourself in song with the guitar? Then learn with us! Our guitar courses provide you with everything to get started and more. With carefully planned lessons you'll receive proper instruction on a vast array of guitar techniques and musical styles to enable you to become a versatile guitarist in all situations.
Unsure if you should go for group or individual classes?
GROUP LESSONS
The objective of this 2-module course is to enable guitar beginners to play and sing simple songs fluently and confidently with basic song arrangements, laying the foundation for intermediate learning in Canyon Trail.
Students will learn:
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Fundamentals of the guitar
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Tuning the guitar
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The importance of good playing posture
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Proper strumming techniques (dos and don’ts of strumming)
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Easy songs and chords in the Keys of C and G
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Secondary dominants
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Chord memorization techniques
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Rhythms in 2/4, 4/4 and 3/4
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Basic song arranging
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Basic plucking techiques
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Fundamentals of music and song structure
DELTA
TRAIL
CANYON
TRAIL
GRASS
TRAIL
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Creating bass lines
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Chord inversions
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And more
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS
From simple strumming and singing, all the way to complex solo instrumental fingerstyle guitar playing, we’ll help you uncover the art of playing the guitar. Various styles and techniques can be covered and customized to suit the interests and learning style of the learner. Perhaps you want to trek into Flamenco territory to explore exciting Spanish style rasguedos, pick up a few exotic chord voicings to use in your favourite song or craft a jazzy acoustic guitar solo. Individual sessions are best suited for discovering and honing a musical style all your own.
