Find Guitar lessons near you in High Point, NC
Where jazz giant John Coltrane grew up, High Point honors him each year with a hometown jazz festival, amid its furniture trade. Beginners and returning players take guitar lessons from home, exploring jazz, blues, gospel, and rock. Through live online lessons, a guitar teacher strengthens rhythm, chords, and clean technique. Each lesson is shaped around the player's own goals.
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Guitar lessons taught in High Point with personalized focus
High Point tutoring includes Oakview, Emerywood, Deep River areas
Eric taught 3 days ago
The Student and Tutor reviewed guitar fundamentals, including string names and power chord shapes. They practiced fretboard navigation using power chords and learned a new song, "When I Come Around," focusing on G, D, E, C, and A power chords. The Tutor will provide an MP3 of the song in the correct key for homework practice.
Guitar String Order (Standard Tuning)
Power Chord Fundamentals
Fretboard Navigation with Dot Markers
Locating Root Notes for Power Chords
Utilizing Open Strings for Power Chords
Playing a Song with Power Chords (Green Day's "When I Come Around")
Exploring Multiple Positions for the Same Power Chord
Jimena taught 14 days ago
Student and Tutor worked on advanced guitar exercises, including linear drills and 1-2-3-4/4-3-2-1 patterns, focusing on increasing metronome speeds. They extensively practiced a guitar solo, with the Tutor providing guidance on rhythmic counting, tab reading, and syncing with the song at slower tempos. The Student's homework includes practicing these exercises and the solo, focusing on counting out loud and maintaining tempo.
Guitar Finger Dexterity Exercises
Metronome Practice and Speed Development
Understanding Tablature Rhythm and Counting
Solo Practice with Backing Tracks
Rhythm Internalization Techniques
Collin taught 27 days ago
Student and Tutor reviewed guitar techniques including palm muting, power chords (with a focus on open string exceptions like D5 and G5), and the 12-bar blues structure. The Student practiced identifying and playing the 12-bar blues progression in the keys of C and G, and also worked on the pre-chorus and chorus sections of the song "Love Yourself." Homework involves continuing to practice the 12-bar blues progressions in C and G, and refining the song parts.
Understanding Power Chords (5th Chords) & Pitch
Palm Muting Technique
The 12 Bar Blues Chord Structure
Applying Rhythms and Song Structure
Elizabeth taught about 1 month ago
The student and tutor reviewed guitar fingering and note identification using a method book, practicing several songs and exercises. They also clarified the concept and application of tie notes in musical notation, with the student planning to continue working through the book to solidify their understanding.
Musical Staff and Note Placement
Finger Placement and String Naming
Tie Notes in Music
Note Reading Challenges
James taught about 2 months ago
The tutor and student worked on analyzing and practicing the fingerstyle guitar piece "Guaranteed." They covered chord voicings, music theory, fingerpicking techniques, and rhythmic accuracy. The student was assigned practice on the song and a Bach piece, with plans to review their progress in the next session.
Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques in "Guaranteed"
Music Theory Application: Chord Analysis and Inversions
Bach's Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 Adaptation for Guitar
Strumming Patterns and Rhythmic Variation
Zachary taught 2 months ago
The Tutor and Student reviewed guitar chord voicings and explored the Mixolydian and Lydian scales, focusing on correct fingerings and theoretical formulas. They then delved into the concept of musical modes, their derivation from major scales, and their relationship to chord progressions, with the Student planning to practice these concepts during a break.
Modes and Scales: The Foundation
Relative Major and Minor Keys
Chord-Scale Relationships and Harmony
The Mixolydian Mode in Practice
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