Guitar Joy Fingerstyle Mastery
6-week class Tuesdays 11 am MDT to begin July 13th.
Focusing on good technique for accuracy and speed with both hands we develop facility, accuracy and confidence with our fingers playing independently and interdependently using exercises that sound musical.
(Includes a digital & physical copy of the Book/CD Guitar Joy)
A step-by-step progressive approach yields the "stickiest" learning.
Screen to Screen Zoom Class, PDF handouts, .mp3 files for priming the pump and reinforcement, archive videos of classes each week.
Fretting Hand
From individual strings to chord shapes across the neck and up into the higher registers. We'll cover 3 octaves of exercises.
Our text is Guitar Joy
Building on Beethoven's Ode to Joy, these 30 exercises let us develop our skills while exploring arranging possibilities with exercises that sound musical while also being mechanical. The physical and digital copies of this book/CD are included in the registration fee.
Fingering Hand
Using a home position these exercises help us build accuracy, confidence and facility with playing independently and interdependently.
31 days develops the habit of playing fingerstyle daily.
The exercises are grouped together in 6 groups by common characteristics (one group per week).
If you feel like you'd like some Absolute Beginning Fingerstyle Exercises to Prepare you for this class...
Contact Steve right away to learn how!
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Dulcimer Crossing
“It was a great class that was not intimidating which it easily could have been, it was fun! ”
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Dulcimer Crossing
“Steve is both an expert on his instrument and a humble and compassionate teacher- a rare combination.”
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Dulcimer Crossing
“The lesson was broken down in an accessible way and it was like opening up a magic box.”
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