Want to take your guitar playing to the next level? This fun course bridges the gap between beginner and intermediate levels. You'll explore techniques from popular music genres, covering both rhythm and lead guitar. Expand your musical knowledge, build your skills, and learn iconic songs. This course is perfect for guitarists with some experience who want to improve and broaden their repertoire.
This course covers:
Expanding your chord vocabulary (extended chords, chord voicings appropriate to genre and how to accompany)
Reading chord charts, learning popular songs and common chord progressions
Fingerpicking/arpeggio playing
Introduction to lead guitar techniques (string bending, palm muting, double stops)
Practice methods
Ear Training (recognising simple diatonic chord progressions and intervals, playing short phrases by ear)
To be eligible for this course you must be 19 or over on 31st August prior to the course start date.
Some playing experience is required.
A basic knowledge of open chords.
The ability to read guitar notation (Tablature) and simple chord charts is the minimum requirement.
Please bring your guitar (guitar lead if using electric guitar) notebook, and a pen or pencil. A tuner, music stand, and folder for handouts will also be useful.
To get the most from the course regular attendance is required.
There is no formal assessment on this course, but you will receive specific feedback linked to your own goals. You will learn as a group, but inevitably each learner will develop at their own pace. You will explore a range of music from simple pieces to some more challenging ones arranged as appropriate to your level.
There are following on courses for those wishing to continue their studies at the college.
If you would like to enrol on an eligible course as a Carer then please visit reception where one of our staff will be able to assist you.