Feedback for a guitar course

Thomas from Presence

I've been teaching guitar on a one-to-one basis sucessfully for a few years now and this week I just got a snazzy new premises that has a class room which got me thinking...

A lot of people I teach are with me to learn theory and to get better fretboard knowledge. I was thinking of starting a course that would take all those modules that I have that could be taught to a small class of guitarists (4 or five people) who would be able to play well enough but would like more knowledge.

The course I'm planning would show necessary theory (scales, keys, chord construction), fretboard knowledge (how to play every chord on the guitar just by hearing its name), all the modes and scales you'll ever need learned semantically rather than with lots of mindless shapes.

I think I could cover all that in five weekly lessons, before I start to to prepare it and advertise it I'm wondering what type of interest is there out there for that type of guitar boot camp serious learning course in Dublin. Is there anything else people would like to see covered?

Your opinions will be very appreciated. I'll even give the best post a free spot!

Silent Partner

Would you also be including different techniques? Eg. arpeggios, string skipping, tapping etc.
Also, would you include exercises to improve speed and dexterity, right and left hand?

I would be fairly interested. I've been playing for over 10 years and I've sort of hit a wall. I cannot seem to concentrate on learning solos (even though I know they'd improve me) and my general musical knowledge is average at best. I'd love to do something that would cram as much as possible into a 5-10 week space. I'd love to go the whole hog and become classically trained through the grades. But I feel a course like this might give me the confidence and basis to go on. At the moment playing the guitar is getting frustrating as I feel I'm just going around and around in circles.

leninbenjamin

Thomas from Presence wrote: »

I've been teaching guitar on a one-to-one basis sucessfully for a few years now and this week I just got a snazzy new premises that has a class room which got me thinking...

A lot of people I teach are with me to learn theory and to get better fretboard knowledge. I was thinking of starting a course that would take all those modules that I have that could be taught to a small class of guitarists (4 or five people) who would be able to play well enough but would like more knowledge.

The course I'm planning would show necessary theory (scales, keys, chord construction), fretboard knowledge (how to play every chord on the guitar just by hearing its name), all the modes and scales you'll ever need learned semantically rather than with lots of mindless shapes.

I think I could cover all that in five weekly lessons, before I start to to prepare it and advertise it I'm wondering what type of interest is there out there for that type of guitar boot camp serious learning course in Dublin. Is there anything else people would like to see covered?

Your opinions will be very appreciated. I'll even give the best post a free spot!

i would imagine that would go down very well. a huge amount of guitarists don't have a notion beyond the shapes, and this can sometimes hold them back hugely in a group setting.

i'm sure it would go down well with the working professional/young family type as well who mightn't have time to go to sessions week in week out.

Rigsby

Silent Partner wrote: »

playing the guitar is getting frustrating as I feel I'm just going around and around in circles.

......... of 4ths and 5ths Sorry ! I could n't resist that.


I was wondering would there be a slot for bassists ?

colm_r

Just in case it's not covered by 'keys'...

It would be good to understand which scales fit over which chord progressions and why.

If it was in the evening I would be interested in attending.

Thomas from Presence

Silent Partner wrote: »

Would you also be including different techniques? Eg. arpeggios, string skipping, tapping etc.
Also, would you include exercises to improve speed and dexterity, right and left hand?

Not for this class. That type of stuff I currently teach in one-to-one lessons. The course I am programming now is for a small class and it would be impossible to afford the attention required to individuals for technique stuff.

I would be fairly interested. I've been playing for over 10 years and I've sort of hit a wall. I cannot seem to concentrate on learning solos (even though I know they'd improve me) and my general musical knowledge is average at best. I'd love to do something that would cram as much as possible into a 5-10 week space. I'd love to go the whole hog and become classically trained through the grades. But I feel a course like this might give me the confidence and basis to go on. At the moment playing the guitar is getting frustrating as I feel I'm just going around and around in circles.

Learning more about music and broadening the range of styles you play are two good ways of leaving that loop of non-progression. This will certainly be intensive and if followed to the letter will impart a lot of the vocabulary needed to speak music more fluently.

Thomas from Presence

Thanks to everyone for their input. I'm nearly finished the work on this one. There will be two class groups (depending on interest) One on a Tueesday evening and the other on a Saturday morning.

When I'm finished the plan I'll publish the sequence of topics covered so you can see when you can hop on and off. There will be a minimum and maximum class size depending on the work involved and if I can get a nice enough projector!

Updates out by the weekend.

Silent Partner

Thomas from Presence wrote: »

Thanks to everyone for their input. I'm nearly finished the work on this one. There will be two class groups (depending on interest) One on a Tueesday evening and the other on a Saturday morning.

When I'm finished the plan I'll publish the sequence of topics covered so you can see when you can hop on and off. There will be a minimum and maximum class size depending on the work involved and if I can get a nice enough projector!

Updates out by the weekend.

I'd be very interested alright. I'm living in Portlaoise at the moment so I don't know if I'd be able to attend but I'd like to look at the sequence of topics.

ErinGoBrath

I'd be very interested. Exactly what I need!