Guitar lessons near me in Bakersfield, CA

Patrick gave Erskine a guitar lesson that covered chord transitions, strumming techniques, and an introduction to power chords. Erskine practiced chord changes with rests, strumming patterns, and the F power chord shape. Patrick assigned scale and chord exercises for daily practice and they began working on the song "Savior."

Snehasis Bose tutored Leon Love on jazz guitar improvisation, focusing on applying triads and dominant 7th chords over a backing track of "Fly Me to the Moon." Leon practiced improvising, targeting specific chord changes and incorporating a jazz lick. They discussed music theory concepts like secondary dominants and tritones, and scheduled another lesson for the following day.

Joseph Kessler coached Nick Foy on guitar soloing and phrasing techniques, focusing on ear training, pentatonic scales, and root note phrasing. Nick practiced exercises to improve finger dexterity and hand strength, and Joseph provided a PDF of tablature for the exercises. They also worked on a lick in A minor pentatonic, emphasizing vibrato.

Giacomo and Victor discussed scheduling lessons around Victor's upcoming move and job. They worked on "Stop This Train," focusing on rhythm and tempo, with Giacomo advising practice techniques. Giacomo then explained music theory concepts, including major and minor scales, chord structures (major, dominant 7th, minor, half-diminished), triads, 7th chords, intervals, and chord tension. He used examples like "Imagine" to illustrate chord progressions and substitutions, and suggested incorporating harmony lessons into future sessions.

Snehasis guided Leon through a guitar lesson centered on fretboard knowledge, chords, and jazz standards, with a focus on D major scale chords, triads, inversions, and seventh chords. Leon was assigned warm-ups, triad exercises, playing along with "Autumn Leaves," and finding suitable chord voicings as homework. They scheduled the next lesson.

Brittany and Jess engaged in a wide-ranging conversation before transitioning into a guitar lesson where Jess introduced Brittany to the DADGAD tuning. The discussion included scheduling, musical tastes, and personal experiences. The session concluded with Brittany learning the basics of DADGAD tuning on the guitar.