Guitar lessons near me in Lake View, Chicago

Raine Stern is giving online guitar lessons to Dalia and Olin. With Dalia, Raine focuses on learning the song "Genius" by Raven Len, explaining chord progressions, bar chords, and song structure. With Olin, Raine covers music theory, specific songs like "Mary" by Alex G and "Creep" by Radiohead, and exercises focusing on fingerpicking, alternate picking, and proper technique, emphasizing the importance of practice, breaks, and using a metronome.

Raine Stern taught Antonio Ortiz how to tune his guitar using the Guitar Tuna app and introduced him to power chords. Antonio practiced finger placements, strumming techniques, and transitioning between power chord positions on the fretboard. Raine assigned Antonio the task of listing songs he enjoys for future lessons and will share a Google Drive folder with lesson materials.

Yiting Xia instructed Yellow Daffodil on playing "I Walk the Line" on the guitar, focusing on chord transitions and introducing the B7 chord. They practiced the song and worked on finger exercises. The next lesson is scheduled for next Friday, and they plan to work on "Worried Man Blues" or "Our Tongue."

Kristopher gave Hannah a guitar lesson focusing on strumming patterns, chord progressions, and timing, using songs like "Hey Driver," "Heading South," and "It'll Be Fine" as practice material. They also worked on the A minor pentatonic scale and a "walk-down" riff. Kristopher assigned practice exercises, including learning a chorus progression, and suggested hand stretches, while also committing to learning a new song, "28," for the next lesson.

Andy Raven guided Cara Jackson through a guitar lesson focusing on minor and seventh chords, chord progressions, and techniques like hammer-ons. Cara practiced transitioning between chords and learned how to use a capo effectively. Andy assigned Cara the task of creating a chord structure using the chords learned and to practice the song "Don't Know How to Keep."

Ben Muirhead taught Estella Floyd a Paul McCartney bassline, focusing on its structure, melodic and rhythmic variations, and underlying harmony. They analyzed specific sections of the bassline, discussed techniques like muting and chromatic movement, and explored rhythmic concepts such as eighth notes and ghost notes. Ben assigned practice of the bassline, and potentially tabbing it out or recording it for Estella.