Bob’s Beginner Guitar Course(For All Ages)

(For Acoustic or Electric or Nylon String Guitars)

Course Includes: Proper hand positioning, proper sitting positioning, holding the guitar, guitar care, how to hold a pick, proper note fingering, how to tune, how to use a metronome, reading standard notation, reading tab notation, note durations( whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes), treble clef, time signature(4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8), key signature, strings 1-6 (first 3 frets natural notes) songs to go along with each string, sharps, flats, exercises/work outs, alternate picking, basic theory, basic commonly used chords/chord grids, basic strumming patterns, music styles covered (pop, rock, folk, blues, classical), scale’s (C major, G major, D Major, F Major, a minor, e minor, b minor, d minor) scale construction and much more. Note: This course can be applied to acoustic guitar, electric guitar or a nylon string guitar, plectrum or finger style! 

Acoustic Guitar Course’s

Acoustic Plectrum Styles 1: Simplified arrangements of Folk/Rock/Pop/Country/Blues Acoustic Songs from various eras, strum along with CD! Learn how to strum various rhythmic patterns using commonly used chord forms.

Acoustic Plectrum Styles 2: Real recorded versions of Folk/Rock/Pop/Country/Blues Acoustic Songs from various eras, strum along with CD! Learn how to strum various rhythmic patterns using commonly used chord forms plus bar chords and more difficult chord forms.

Various Fingerstyle Genres: Learn how to play Finger Style arrangements of Folk/Rock/Pop/Country/Blues Acoustic Songs from various eras!

Electric Guitar Course’s

Kids Rock: Simplified rock songs from various eras! Learn how to read and play simple rhythmic notation examples, read and play power chords, intro to tab notation, simple riffs, simple theory, finger exercises, finger workouts and much more! 

Rock 101: Rock songs from various eras!  Learn how to read, play power chords and read rhythmic notation, simple riffs, tab notation, pentatonic solo structures, theory, exercises, finger workouts, and much more!

Rock Legends: Rock songs from various eras!  Learn how to read, play power chords and read rhythmic notation, tab notation, intermediate/advanced riffs, tab notation, pentatonic solo structures, theory, exercises, workouts, and much more!

Blues 101: Simplified Blues songs from various eras! Learn how to play the basic 12 bar blues progression, blues structure, basic simplified pentatonic/blues scale solo’s, theory, exercises, workouts, and much more!

Blues Legends: Learn how to play the Early Blues Legends To Modern! 

Southern Rock: Learn how to play, The Allman Brothers, Lynrd Skynrd, ZZ Top and other great southern rock bands.  

Heavy Metal 101: Simplified Heavy Metal songs from various eras! Learn the fundamentals of heavy metal. 

Heavy Metal Legends: Learn how to play Black Sabbath – Metallica – present day metal heads unite!

Jazz Guitar 101: Simplified Jazz songs from various eras! Learn the fundamentals of Jazz, theory, exercises, workouts, modal improvisation, extended chords, jazz rhythmic notation examples, and much more!

Jazz Legends: Learn how to play Intermediate to Advanced Jazz Songs from various eras! Extended solo concepts, chord melody, advanced rhythmic notation examples and much more! 

Classical Guitar Course

Beginner: Proper hand positioning, proper sitting positioning, holding the guitar, guitar care, proper note fingering, how to tune, how to use a metronome, reading standard notation, note durations ( whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes), treble clef, time signature (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8), key signature, strings 1-6 (first 3 frets natural notes) songs to go along with each string, sharps, flats, open string exercises, finger work outs, finger stretching exercises, alternate finger picking, free and rest stroke, basic theory, Segovia Scale’s (C major, G major, D Major, F Major, a minor, e minor, b minor, d minor) scale construction and much more!

Intermediate: Learning more advanced techniques, pull offs, hammer on’s, trills, mordent, grace notes, tremolo, extended arpeggios, all Segovia major and minor scales, triplets and 16th note counting, intermediate repertoire and much more!   

Advanced: Learning the Master Pieces Of Classical Guitar!

Flamenco Guitar Course

Beginner: Proper hand positioning, proper sitting positioning, holding the guitar, guitar care, proper fret note fingering, how to tune, how to use a metronome, reading standard notation, reading tab notation, note durations (whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes), treble clef, time signature (4/4, 3/4, 2/4,12/8), key signature’s,  sharps, flats, open string exercises, finger work outs, finger stretching exercises, alternate finger picking, free and rest stroke, basic theory, scale’s (C major, G major, D Major, F Major, a minor, e minor, b minor, d minor) scale construction, how to play a simple index finger Rasgueado playing the following styles 1. Farruca 1a. Farruca 2. Soleares 3. Alegrias 4. Tangos, learning flamenco compas’s, thumb falsetas, 

Intermediate: Learning more advanced techniques, pull offs, hammer on’s, trills, mordent, grace notes, flamenco tremolo, extended arpeggios, major and minor scales, triplets and 16th note counting, various Rasgueado techniques, alzapua, golpe, picado solo scale riffs, more flamenco forms, extended intermediate repertoire and much more!  

Advanced: Learning the Masters Of Flamenco!