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Guitar lessons recently delivered in Brooklyn across styles
Students learning across Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn
Raine taught 8 days ago
The student and tutor focused on advanced bass guitar techniques, specifically introducing and practicing "ghost notes" to enhance rhythmic playing. They worked through exercises on the fretboard and integrated ghost notes into scale patterns and octave playing. The tutor assigned practice of these techniques as follow-up.
Ghost Notes
Major Scale Fingerboard Shape
Octaves on Bass
Crash and Burn Endings
Eli taught 19 days ago
The tutor introduced the fundamental parts of a guitar and proper playing posture to a beginner student with no prior guitar experience. They covered basic tuning, holding techniques, fundamental chord shapes (G, D, A minor), and an introduction to reading chord charts and tablature, with a focus on building a strong foundation for future lessons.
Anatomy of a Guitar
Guitar Tuning and Holding Posture
Basic Guitar Chords: G and D
Reading Guitar Charts and Tablature
Jimena taught 28 days ago
The student worked with the tutor to learn the guitar song "Scared of My Guitar" by Olivia Rodrigo. They focused on understanding the song's structure, specific chord techniques like hammer-ons, and navigating challenging sections like the bridge. The tutor provided detailed breakdowns of the song's parts and strumming patterns.
Guitar Tuning and Open D Tuning
Guitar Techniques: Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Song Structure: Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Chord Progressions and Rhythmic Strumming
The Bridge Section in "Scared of My Guitar"
Dannielle taught about 1 month ago
The Tutor introduced foundational guitar concepts, including tuning, fretting, and reading chord diagrams. The Student practiced forming and transitioning between basic chords like A minor, D minor, and E major, incorporating strumming patterns and rhythmic counting. They planned to continue practicing chord changes and timing in future sessions.
Strumming Techniques and Rhythm
Chord Transitions and Muscle Memory
Chord Diagrams and Basic Chords
Frets and Left-Hand Technique
Guitar Tuning and String Names
Jimena taught about 2 months ago
The student and tutor worked on guitar techniques, focusing on overcoming difficulties with bar chords and practicing specific chord transitions like F to C. They reviewed finger placement and pressure for cleaner notes and discussed the student's progress with a song in open D tuning. The student was assigned practice on bar chords and chord transitions for future sessions.
Barre Chords
Open D Tuning
Guitar Chord Transitions
Metronome Practice
Jason taught about 2 months ago
The student and tutor worked on learning a song by analyzing its guitar tablature and comparing it to the original recording. They practiced specific guitar techniques, including hammer-ons and pull-offs, and discussed how to identify the key of a song by its bass note.
Guitar Capo Usage
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Determining Song Key and Root Notes
The Mechanics of a Guitar Pick
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Starting Slow, Building Rhythm
When Jef first picked up his guitar, it wasn’t about rushing toward perfection. His lessons with Eric focused on the basics, getting the strumming right, holding down a clean chord, and understanding timing through simple rolls. They talked through the structure of practice: easing in with downstrokes, layering in up-down patterns, and eventually building to more expressive strumming. Instead of pushing speed, Eric encouraged Jef to listen closely and stay present in the motion.
Jef, a student at Kingsborough Community College, often squeezed in guitar practice between classes. On most days, he'd head home, unwind with his guitar, and run through exercises before diving into assignments. These routines grounded his progress, tying the music to his everyday rhythm.
Finding Groove in Familiar Songs
Over time, songs like "Free Fallin’" and "I Won’t Back Down" entered the picture. Jef was already a fan, so learning them felt personal. It wasn’t just about memorizing chords—it was about how the rhythm and tone shaped the feel. Eric introduced alternate picking, palm muting, and small tweaks that gave Jef’s playing more depth.
Lessons often wrapped just in time for Jef to settle in for the evening. After arriving home, he’d review what he’d learned, his guitar balanced on his knee while dinner warmed in the kitchen. Music practice became a natural part of his evening routine, fitting in between work shifts and occasional open mics nearby.
Progress at a Steady Pace
Each week brought a bit more clarity. Jef learned how to work seventh chords into progressions, add hammer-ons and pull-offs for texture, and stay in rhythm using a metronome. If his schedule shifted due to work or a last-minute group project, Eric adjusted without hesitation. Their lessons felt flexible, more like mentorship than instruction.
On quieter days, Jef sometimes played near a window, letting a bit of the outside world filter into his routine. From his apartment in Midwood, he’d work through a few runs, finding small moments of focus between daily distractions. Those quiet stretches made his progress feel steady and real. With a couple of lessons left, Jef’s focus remains on building a sound that feels honest, music shaped by effort, place, and personal rhythm.
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