Guitar lessons near me in Joliet, IL

The session focused on guitar exercises to improve finger dexterity and coordination, including finger combination patterns and a two-string fretboard pattern. The student also worked on the blue note scale, incorporating slides. The next lesson will involve learning the song "Crazy Train", with the student assigned to create a playlist of songs to help choose solos for future practice.

The session covered modes (Mixolydian, Lydian, Aeolian), chord construction (7th, augmented, diminished), and scale application for guitar soloing. The student practiced identifying modes within a B flat key and explored how to incorporate modal sounds into solos. The session concluded with guidance on practicing modal switching using drone notes to enhance ear training.

The Student and Tutor reviewed chord construction, inversions, and the relationship between major and minor chords. The Student practiced chromatic finger exercises with a focus on alternate picking and economy of motion, incorporating a metronome for timing. Homework includes continued practice of the finger exercise with attention to picking technique, as well as chord progressions with E7, D, and A.

Patrick tutored Harsha in guitar, covering musical scales, sharps and flats, enharmonic notes, and the C and G chords. Harsha practiced finger placements and strumming techniques for the C and G chords, focusing on smooth transitions using whole rests. Harsha's homework is to practice switching between the C and G chords, and Patrick will send a practice sheet and chart out the chords for a song Harsha shared.

Snehasis Bose guided Team On a Roll through G major scale improvisation and double stop techniques on the guitar. Team On a Roll struggled with navigating the G major scale. Snehasis Bose assigned practice videos for the days he will be on vacation.

Snehasis Bose guided Leon Love through a guitar lesson focused on chord melody, working on specific chord progressions and fingerpicking techniques for a song Leon is learning. They addressed transitions between chords like G major 7 to C major 7 and incorporated melody lines. Leon was assigned to practice the song and chord transitions before their next session.