Online Guitar Classes

Guitar

Raju Singh | Faculty Head
Preparatory

Many applicants who wish to pursue guitar classes online need to know the basics of the instruments and Music. In order to cope with the demands of the Intermediate course, the applicant has to be given adequate knowledge of the working of the guitar and its techniques of picking, strumming and fretting, which is the purpose of the Preparatory Course.

The Intermediate Guitar Course creates a foundation for the serious and dedicated Guitar student who aspires to delve deep into Song Learning , Composing and develop into a performer. Commencing from reinforcing command over Major and Minor Scales. From the early stages of the guitar coaching programme, the student is introduced to the positions of the Major and Minor scales along with exercises to build the coordination of the left and right hand. They will go through the usage of the Barre Chord positions of Major and Minor Chords and its application through the help of songs. Develop their strumming techniques with the help of a Metronome. They will also learn to Sight read pieces which will help them to learn any kind of written Music. There are exercises which will help them develop the techniques of Hammer- On Pull-Off, Bends and Slides which is used in many genres of Music. The series of guitar classes online builds the foundation for the student to progress to the Advanced course, which is designed to develop the aspirant into a full-fledged Guitar performer.

The guitar lessons takes the student into a deeper understanding of how the instrument has been used in various genres of Music on a global level. This course will help the student to understand various Composing and Songwriting concepts across all genres of Music and also learn to improvise with the help of Scales. Through the help of songs and our guitar tutors we will learn different Rhythmic concepts and the techniques to play them.

A basic appreciation of Western and Indian music.
A desire to develop a deep understanding of Western and Indian music or acquire knowledge and performance skills.
Having a good sense of Rhythm and Pitch.

The student should have a basic idea of open chords and be able to use it in Beginner level of Songs
The student should have a natural or trained sense of Melody and Rhythm.
The student should have a basic idea about sight reading.
The student should be open to Listening to different genres of Music.

Ability to Play Major and Minor Scales over the fretboard.
Ability to play Barre Chords and use them in songs.
Ability to identify Differences between Major and Minor Chords.
Ability to listen to soloing techniques like Hammer-on , Pull-of, Bends and Slides.
Knowledge and understanding of fundamental theory of Harmony and Melody and Music Notations

session 1-12
  • Rudimentary Exercises for Picking, Strumming and Fretting.
  • Sight Reading and Staff Notations.
  • Scales and Open guitar Chords
  • Beginner level of Songs and Pieces.

session 1-12
  • Major Scales and its CAGED positions
  • Melodic Exercises using scales.
  • Learning the theory of Scale and Chord construction.
  • Understanding Rests, Dotted Notes and Ties
  • Sight Reading and Writing Exercises
  • Understanding Barre Chords and it’s Shapes and positions with help of Exercises
  • Understanding the concept of Melodic Intervals and Identifying them.
session 13-24
  • Minor Scales and Its CAGED Positions
  • Melodic Exercises using scales.
  • Learning more Barre Chord shapes and using it in Songs
  • Understanding Chord inversions and its positions over the fretboard.
  • Learning to play techniques like Hammer-On, Pull-Off, Slides and Bends and also
  • learning to identify them in songs
  • Learning the art of soloing over Backing Tracks.
  • Learning the concept of Syncopated Rhythms.
  • Learning the Penta-Tonic Minor Scale in 2 positions.
  • Learning Intermediate level of Songs.

session 1-9
  • Introduction to Penta - Tonic Major and Minor Scales and Its Positions
  • Introduction to 7th Chords and their Arpeggios.
  • Introduction to Harmonic Minor Scale and its positions.
  • Understanding the concepts of Diminished and Augmented Chords and Arpeggios.
  • Introduction to 6th and 9th chord Positions and its Arpeggios.
  • Learning Song composition techniques like Harmonic Analysis and Diatonic Chords.
  • Understanding the concept of Modes and learning to apply them in Songs.
session 10-14
  • Introduction to Blues (History and The Artists)
  • Form Of the 12 and 16 bar Blues
  • Understanding the FOrm of the Major , Minor and Dominant Blues
  • Learning to Play Blues Phrases and apply them on Backing Tracks
  • Learning to Improvise over a Backing track
session 15-19
  • Introduction to Rock (History and The Artists)
  • Learning Scale like Blues, Dorian, Lydian and Mixolydian and its positions
  • Learning famous songs of the Genre
  • Composing Rock Riffs using a Backing Track
  • Learning Rock Guitar Phrases and Improvisation
session 20-25
  • Introduction to Bollywood (History and The Artists)
  • Learning famous songs and its techniques.
  • Going through the journey of how guitar has evolved through the eras of Music
  • Understanding Song Writing and structure of Bollywood Music.
session 26-30
  • Introduction to Latin (History and The Artists).
  • Learning Types of Latin Rhythms.
  • Famous Songs of the Latin Genre like Blue Bossa, Corcovado, Girl From Ipanema etc.
  • Learning to Improvise using Latin Style Backing Tracks.
session 31-34
  • Introduction to Reggae (History and The Artists).
  • Learning Different Rhythms and Techniques of the Style.
  • Learning to play famous songs of the Genre and inculcating the techniques through them.
  • Understanding the form of Reggae.
session 35-38
  • Introduction to Western Classical (History and The Artists).
  • Learning Etudes For classical Style Finger Picking Techniques.
  • Learning to play Classical pieces on Guitar through Sight Reading.
session 39-43
  • Introduction to Pop Acoustic (History and The Artists).
  • Learning the Finger style techniques used in Pop Acoustic.
  • Learning the song writing format for the Genre.
  • Learning Songs to enable techniques used and compositional tools.
session 44-48
  • Introduction to Jazz (History and The Artists).
  • Understanding the form and structure of Jazz
  • Learning essential chord progressions and positions through Etudes
  • Learning the art of improvisation through song learning and Backing Tracks
  • Understanding the usage of different Scales and how they can be used
  • Learning songs in different Time Signatures

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    By the end of the Preparatory course, the candidate :
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    Will have a better understanding of Rhythms in a song
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    Be in an easy position to cope with the demands of the first session of the Intermediate guitar Course online.

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    By the End of the Intermediate Course, the student will have :
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    Will have knowledge and understanding of fundamental theory and terms that are necessary to have a proper conceptual understanding of the art.
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    The guitar lessons will give a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to take go ahead to the Advanced course and develop into a full-fledged, able Guitar Performing artiste.
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    Will have adequate capacity to be able to play Intermediate level songs.
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    Would have acquired deep acquaintance with the concept of Scales as a language for melodic ideation, improvisation and composition.
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    Would have good command over the Scale Positions and connecting it over the fretboard.
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    The online guitar courses will help Develop the skills of sight reading.
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    Would have ignited and developed improvisation skills both on melodic and rhythmic dimensions, along with knowledge of and skill in a variety of formal improvisation techniques.

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    By the end of the Advanced course, the student will :
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    Learn the essence of playing different styles of Music like Blues, Rock, Latin, Jazz, Bollywood, Classical, Reggae, Classical music nd many more.
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    Learning to read song charts which will help them to read any song.
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    Learning Advanced Music theory concepts like Diminished Chords, Augmented Chords, 6th and 9th Chord shapes too.
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    Learning about different scale shapes like the Modes of the Major scale which will be used in soloing concepts.
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    Learning Different inversions and Positions of Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th Chords and applying them in songs.
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    Learning to read and write music for writing scores.
Preparatory
Artium’s Guitar Music Prep Course is designed to train students in the Guitar playing techniques through a combination of study of music theory, song training, rudimentary exercises, and performance training. Guitar as an instrument has been present in many forms of music. As it can play both melody and harmony, the guitar is a complete instrument. The guitar has been used in many genres of music like: Rock Blues Pop Classical Jazz Bollywood Folk, World, etc. The guitar is extensively used in song composition and recording because of its ability to play both melody and harmony. There are a lot of techniques that have been developed over the years of the instrument’s existence across various genres. These techniques are very important to master as they will help you to learn the application of these techniques in songs.
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session duration
60 mins
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format
1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
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Number of Sessions
12 Sessions
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Intermediate
Artium’s Guitar Music Course is designed to train students in the Guitar playing techniques through a combination of study of music theory, song training, rudimentary exercises, and performance training. Guitar as an instrument has been present in many forms of music. As it can play both melody and harmony, the guitar is a complete instrument. The guitar has been used in many genres of music like: Rock Blues Pop Classical Jazz Bollywood Folk, World, etc. The guitar is extensively used in song composition and recording because of its ability to play both melody and harmony. There are a lot of techniques that have been developed over the years of the instrument’s existence across various genres. These techniques are very important to master as they will help you to learn the application of these techniques in songs.
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session duration
60 mins
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format
1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
Included
Number of Sessions
24 Sessions
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Advanced
Artium’s Guitar Music advanced Course is designed to train students in guitar playing techniques through a combination of study of music theory, song training, rudimentary exercises, and performance training. Guitar as an instrument has been present in many forms of music. As it can play both melody and harmony, the guitar is a complete instrument. The guitar has been used in many genres of music like: Rock Blues Pop Classical Jazz Bollywood Folk, World, etc. The guitar is extensively used in song composition and recording because of its ability to play both melody and harmony. There are a lot of techniques that have been developed over the years of the instrument’s existence across various genres. These techniques are important to master as they will help you learn the application of these techniques in songs.
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session duration
60 mins
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format
1-1 with Teacher
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certification
On course completion
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masterclass
Included
Number of Sessions
48 Sessions
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