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Snehasis taught about 1 month ago
The student practiced guitar techniques with the tutor, focusing on speed, accuracy, and polishing specific runs in a solo. The tutor provided immediate feedback on areas for improvement, including rhythm and finger placement. The session ended with a discussion about future learning, including the possibility of learning a new guitar solo.
Metronome Practice
Targeted Practice
Bend Accuracy
Finger Dexterity and Technique
Jimena taught about 1 month ago
The session focused on guitar technique, covering rhythm exercises with a metronome, pentatonic scales and chord relationships, and troubleshooting a guitar setup issue. The student worked on finger exercises, counting out loud, and practicing scale-chord transitions to improve timing and ear training. Homework includes practicing the finger exercises, metronome work, and scale-chord exercises with a focus on resolution.
Metronome Practice and Internalizing Rhythm
Guitar Setup and Bridge Adjustment
Pentatonic Scales and Root Notes
Pentatonic Scale Patterns and Application
Emer taught about 1 month ago
The class involved practicing A major and A minor scales, then learning the E major and F major scales on the guitar. The Student worked on finger placement, smooth transitions, and differentiating between major and minor scales. The Tutor will send practice videos and scale patterns for continued learning.
Position Shifting and Finger Placement
Right-Hand Technique: Thumb Placement as Guide
F Major Scale: 1-3 and Open String Combination
E Major Scale: Open String Pattern
Reading Music: Staves
Notes
and Rhythms
Major vs. Minor Scales: 2-4 vs. 2-3 Pattern
Jason taught about 2 months ago
In their recent guitar lesson, Jason and Darshil honed their skills by practicing various chords and progressions, including E minor, C major, D, G major, and F# major. Darshil specifically focused on improving finger placement, strumming techniques, and achieving smooth transitions between chords. Looking ahead, Jason will provide a detailed chord progression with finger positions, while Darshil is set to send two Bollywood song requests for their next lesson. This builds on their previous lesson where they refined a modified strumming pattern for "You Are My Sunshine," slowing down both vocals and chord changes, and successfully practiced the song in a new key using G, C, and D. For an upcoming lesson, one of the learners, who resides in the vibrant Glenwood South area, suggested exploring "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, a proposal the other readily accepted, committing to practice the new chord progression.
Sharp (#)
Flat (b)
Chord Progression
G major chord
C major chord
E minor chord
F# major chord
Kristopher taught 3 months ago
In a recent lesson, the students refined a modified strumming pattern for "You Are My Sunshine," concentrating on slowing down both the vocals and chord changes. They also successfully practiced the song in a new key, incorporating G, C, and D. For their upcoming lesson, one of the learners, who resides in the vibrant Glenwood South area, suggested exploring "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, a proposal the other student readily accepted, committing to practice the new chord progression.
Chord Progression Modification
Key Change (Guitar)
Strumming Technique (Upstroke Chord Change)
Muscle Memory (Guitar)
Lluis taught Derrick 5 months ago
Loopyllu tutored Derrick in a guitar lesson, focusing on learning to play "Humpty Dumpty" using tab and standard notation, and practicing C to G chord changes. Derrick worked on finger placement, rhythm, and using his electric guitar with an amplifier. Derrick was assigned to practice the entire page of "Humpty Dumpty" and the C to G chord change for the next lesson.
Reading Guitar Tabs
Time Signatures
Chord Changes
Electric Guitar Effects
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Learning Guitar in Raleigh: Notes Between Breakthroughs
A New Routine Beyond the Lab
Raleigh is a city shaped by science. With its strong biotech industry and leading research institutions, it draws professionals who spend their days working through experiments, clinical data, or development cycles. For Emmet Hughes, a research associate based in the Triangle area, guitar lessons with Tomi Insaurralde have become the perfect contrast, offering a slower, more creative space to explore something personal. After hours of high-focus lab work or back-to-back meetings in Research Triangle Park, picking up the guitar becomes Emmet's daily ritual. No deadlines. No protocols. Just the quiet challenge of getting a chord transition to feel smoother, or the rhythm of a song to finally click.
From Theory to Feel
The early lessons focused on foundation: finger warmups, learning the pentatonic scale, and getting familiar with the fretboard. But what began as technical exercises slowly evolved into something deeper. Songs like "Joy of My Life" started to feel less like practice drills and more like a way to unwind, especially when paired with simple rhythms or humming along with a verse. By the third lesson, there was a shift. Emmet found himself strumming through E minor and G major chords while thinking less about finger placement and more about the feel of each transition. Mistakes still happened, but they weren’t frustrating, they were part of a learning rhythm that made sense after a long day.
Where Music Meets Momentum
The lessons often took place in the evenings, after time in the lab. There’s something about Raleigh's pace that suits this learning style. It’s not rushed. Whether it’s a quiet walk through Dorothea Dix Park or a coffee break in Glenwood South, the city offers little moments that help reset the mind. That reset carries into the lessons, making each strum more focused, each chord change more satisfying. By lesson four, playing and singing began to merge. High notes in the chorus took a few tries, and finger pressure on the solo needed adjustment, but each session brought new insights. The connection between muscle memory and musical memory got stronger, one small breakthrough at a time.
A City That Lets Music Breathe
In Raleigh, guitar learning feels like it belongs. It's the kind of city where work and passion don’t compete, they flow side by side. Whether you're in biotech, education, or tech, there's time here for music to grow. And for Emmet, some of the most productive moments now come after he puts the lab coat away and picks up a guitar instead, guided by Tomi’s steady encouragement and musical know-how.
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