Beginning Guitar - Part 1 MUS101

Meeting Times

• Monday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Description

Class will be held in person, limited to 10 students.

Students must be 13 years and older to participate.

For all of the guitar classes students must provide their own guitar and music stand.  Suggested materials: an electronic tuner, & the Total Acoustic Guitarist by Frank Natter, Jr.  ISBN -10:7390-3851-6. You can purchase the book from the instructor night of class, on Amazon, or The Middlesex Music Academy on 440 Main Street, Middletown, CT has the textbook

This hands-on class will get you going on the guitar. It covers essential chords, important strumming patterns, and progressions of chords found in many well-known songs. You will learn how to decipher chord diagrams, guitar tablature and other systems used to notate guitar music.  Beginning with short examples, you’ll build skills that will later allow you to play entire songs and you will have the opportunity to practice these skills in context with classmates.