Guitar lessons near me in San Antonio, TX

Marco and Michael discussed guitar playing, focusing on modes, scales, and chord progressions. Marco explained the Dorian and Mixolydian modes, pentatonic scales, alternate tunings, and diminished chords. They also discussed guitar string gauges and their impact on playability. They concluded by planning to continue practicing identifying modes and their sounds in context in future sessions.

Raine Stern tutored Violet Cole Playz (formerly Mackenzie) in a guitar lesson, addressing chord transitions, alternate picking, and finger placement. Violet worked on Billie Eilish's "TV," focusing on the intro and slide techniques. They scheduled future lessons for Saturdays at 4 PM (Violet's time).

Nathanael Koenig guided Georgeanne Schievink through guitar exercises focusing on scales, CAGED shapes, and techniques like muting and arpeggios, applied to songs by Green Day, Blink-182, and Cheryl Crow. Georgeanne practiced chord transitions and riffs, and they discussed lead guitar parts for future sessions. Georgeanne will be traveling and resume lessons on August 4th.

Brady Thomas taught Nombuso guitar techniques, including alternate picking, clean note plucking, G major scale fingering, and a trick to smooth chord changes by using open strings. They also discussed drums, bass, octaves, and a complex scale exercise. Nombuso will try bass next week.

Marco taught Jared about the importance of intervals in music theory, focusing on ear training and emotional association to aid in recognition and application. They discussed how intervals relate to scales, chords, and inversions, and how to identify them on the guitar fretboard. Marco will be away for two weeks but will provide remote support and exercises.

Raine Stern provided guitar lessons to Olin and Dalia Keough. With Olin, she focused on technique, pentatonic scales, coordination exercises, and learning John Mayer's "Daughters," emphasizing the B minor bar chord and song structure. With Dalia, she focused on technique, pentatonic scales, coordination, and learning Jack Johnson's "Upside Down," and the song from "Curious George," focusing on chord transitions and strumming patterns. Raine provides practice exercises, recap videos, and resources via Google Drive.