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Raine taught Leilani 4 days ago
Raine Stern provided guitar lessons to Olin and Dalia Keough, focusing on scales, chord construction, and strumming techniques. Olin learned major scales, chord progressions, and music theory concepts, while Dalia worked on reggae strumming patterns and muting techniques for a specific song. Raine assigned practice exercises and will provide instructional videos for both students.
Major Scale
Octaves
Chord Progressions in a Key
Major 7th Chords
Ghost Notes
Reggae Strumming
Snehasis taught Leon about 1 month ago
Snehasis Bose and Leon Love encountered audio issues during their guitar lesson, preventing Leon's guitar from being heard. Despite the technical difficulties, they worked on a D Lydian arpeggio run and explored new note-taking methods using Apple Notes. They scheduled a follow-up session for Sunday night, with Leon to submit a support ticket to address the audio problem.
D Lydian Arpeggio Run
Notes App for Lesson Keeping
Technical Difficulties in Online Lessons
D Shape of D Major
Marco taught Michael about 1 month ago
Marco taught Michael guitar techniques for playing a blues song, focusing on replicating the "wall of sound" and understanding blues rhythms. They analyzed riffs, practiced muting and sliding, and discussed the history of guitar effects. Marco will record the parts for Michael to practice, and they scheduled the next session for Tuesday.
Wall of Sound
Metal Album (Pink Floyd)
12-Bar Blues
Playing with Rhythm
Guitar Doubling
Blues Music
Shraddha taught Chuck about 2 months ago
Shraddha taught Chuck guitar, covering chord transitions, strumming patterns, picking techniques, and music theory (triads and scales). Chuck practiced specific songs, focusing on rhythm, timing, and finger positioning, with Shraddha providing tips and practice materials. Chuck is progressing but needs to work on finger positioning and timing.
Chord Transitions
Alternate Picking
Triads
Chorus Structure
Bars and Measures
Power Chords
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Aurora Page rated Octavian
Cabrini Rowhouses, Chicago
2 months ago
At Cabrini Rowhouses, I found Octavian online electric guitar classes, and they were exactly what I was looking for. Initially, I thought online won't work, but Octavian proved me wrong, he taught me nuances soloing techniques and it really added to my personality!
Alexis Houston rated Seraphina
Old Town, Chicago
3 months ago
I live in Old Town and I took guitar lessons from Langley and she is such a great guitar teacher, very calm and intelligent. She taught me how to connect emotionally through solos and I have improved significantly. She is on eof the finest in Chicago, can vouch for her.
Lucille Baker rated Rose
Goose Island, Chicago
3 months ago
Braithwaite guidance has been really helpful,. She taught me ear training guitar lessonns and now I am able to hear melodies on fretboard without having to blindly search for it.
Brooklynn Reeves rated Demetrius
Old Town, Chicago
3 months ago
The way Demetrius explains concepts in guitar is amazing. I stopped playing and when in restarted, he patiently built my connfodece through simple licks first and then by full solos. I feel proud of myself being a guitarist.
Delaney Ellison rated Wesley
Cabrini-Green, Chicago
4 months ago
I really appreciate how well-organized the guitar lessons are with Wesley . My learning journey with him transformed my perfomance and I learned fusion improvised concepts- blending jazz phrasing with rock tones. highly recommend him classes!
Seamus Underwood rated Oliver
Magnificent Mile, Chicago
7 months ago
I didn't know that someone could make me love the guitar more than I alraedy do and Oliver in Magnificient Mile is such a person. Everything he taught meregarding stage presence have prepared me for Live gigs, and I have bacome very confident as well.
Jorge Chen rated Nigel
River North, Chicago
7 months ago
My difficulties with fluid building techniques were transformed and heavily improved by gentle approach in Nigel guitar lessons in River North.. He improved my economy picking and legato phrasing and boosted my confidence.
Rebekah Wallace rated Christopher
The Loop, Chicago
9 months ago
I am from The Loop (Part overlap), and enrolled with Christopher guitar classes, and it was exactly what I wanted. His grids and melodic phrasing over the fretboard visulisation classes was so amazing and I understood everything really easily.
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