Many people have been asking me for beginner guitar lessons.  I've collected the material that I've been teaching through the years and assembled it into a course offering.    This is a virtual class that is conducted via Zoom.  Each class is 45 minutes long.  

Course Overview

1)Teach students how to tune their guitar.
2)Teach 5 basic chords and have the student play them.  G, C, D, A and E
3)Teach students how to read notes in the first 3 frets of a guitar on all of the strings.
4)Teach students how to read music notes on a staff ranging from the low E to the high G
5)Teach students 4 of the most common strumming techniques
6)Teach students to read notes and play them on a guitar in the first four frets of a guitar
7)Teach students how to play a two octave scale in any position on a guitar
8)Teach students a basic blues rhythm to a common blues song
9)Teach students how to play a song with guitar tabs
10)Teach students how to sing and play a song with words and chords on a sheet of paper
11)Teach students how to write their own original music
12) Learn to find and play tabs

Schedule

Each class is :45 minutes.  All classes are charged monthly and conducted via Zoom.  
The student is expected to practice at least 15 minutes per day in between classes.
Typically this course will take 6 months to complete.

Requirements

1) The student must have a functioning guitar.  Preferably acoustic if possible.  They range from $50 to $500 for beginner instruments.
2) Guitar Pick
3) Guitar Tuner
4) FLASHCARDS for notes and where to find them on a guitar 
5) Download and install "Staff Wars" app on your mobile device (Small one time fee)
6) The ability to use Zoom .... preferably with a two screen situation.

Start the course HERE