Guitar Chord Progressions
This is for beginners and those with limited experience with the guitar. This workshop is for those who want to strum and hum along to your favorite songs. We’ll learn how songs are constructed with simple ONE - FOUR - FIVE structure -adding the minor chords on TWO and SIX. Once you know the formula - you’ll unlock a new world in your playing and songwriting.
Classes will meet in the Stiefel Theatre Watson Room.
Matt Gerry
4 day workshop- July 1, 2, 3 & 5 from 11:00 to 11:50 (no class July 4)
Minimum 4; Maximum 25
Ages 8 to adult.
Guitar: Preferably an acoustic or classical guitar, but an electric guitar will work, as well. If the student only has an electric they will not be able to plug into an amplifier during group lessons and will be very quiet during class. Guitar needs to have relatively new strings and be able to hold a tune. Questions about guitar and string quality can be directed to the instructor or S.M. Hanson / Midwest music stores. The Stiefel does have 5 guitars that can be checked out during the workshop if you do not own your own. They are first come first serve and a waiver must be signed making the student responsible for any damage. If you’d like to check availability - please email the instructor at mattgerry@gmail.com.
Picks: 3 to 4 medium gauge picks
Music: All music, including accompaniment tracks, will be available to students online. If the student does not have internet access, please inquire about having physical copies made for the student.
How to properly hold the guitar
Proper fretting technique
Various right hand picking techniques, including: rest stroke, free stroke, and using a pick
How notes are laid out across the fretboard
Basic rhythms, including: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and sixteenth notes.
How to read both standard notation and tablature
How to perform both with a group and individually
