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Tomás taught Emmet 4 months ago
Tomi and Emmet worked on guitar techniques for the songs "Millionaire" and "Worst Way." Emmet practiced strumming patterns, hammer-ons, and chord transitions, while Tomi provided real-time feedback and modifications to the song arrangements. Tomi will send Emmet a loop recording to help him practice the rhythm for "Millionaire," and they scheduled the next lesson via the Wingy app.
Hammer-ons
Strumming Patterns & Accents
Chord Transitions
Capo Usage
Song Structure Analysis
Dynamics & Volume Control
Snehasis taught Leon 4 months ago
Snehasis Bose and Team On a Roll worked on guitar techniques, including creating melodic lines, incorporating major scale runs and seventh arpeggios into improvisation. Team On a Roll practiced runs and identified areas for improvement, such as pull-offs and dynamics. They discussed practicing pentatonic runs and arpeggios in the key of E, and Snehasis suggested major scale runs as homework.
Major Scale Runs
Roman Boy and the Calf Analogy
Third String Melody
Seventh Arpeggios
Melody Creation
Snehasis taught Sriram 4 months ago
On July 20, 2025, Snehasis Bose tutored Sriram Padmanabhan on guitar, focusing on chord melody techniques, fingering, and chord changes (Dmin7, G7, Cmaj7, A7) and a C major arpeggio exercise. They also discussed Sriram's challenges stemming from his Indian classical music background, his upcoming trip to Canada, and planned to resume practice in a few weeks.
Chord Melody Difficulty
Embellishment
Chord Shape Memory
String Skipping Arpeggios
Winter Blues
Giacomo taught Harsha 4 months ago
Giacomo taught Harsha about guitar chord construction, focusing on C major, C dominant 7, C minor, and C half-diminished chords. Harsha practiced identifying notes within each chord and transitioning between different chord types. Giacomo assigned exercises to visualize the chords, memorize fretboard notes, and practice note identification.
Ordering Notes in Thirds
Chord Progressions
C Major Scale
Chord Structures
Note Visualization
David taught Ibarra 4 months ago
David taught Alexandria guitar, focusing on the pentatonic scale and chord changes for a song. Alexandria practiced finger placement, scale patterns, and chord transitions, specifically working on the verse and chorus of the song. David assigned practice of the verse and chorus, encouraging Alexandria to focus on listening for chord changes.
Guitar Scales
Finger Exercises
Chord Changes
Musicality vs. Counting
Verses and Choruses
Yasmin taught Arianna 4 months ago
Yasmin tutored Arianna on guitar, covering music theory concepts such as the C major scale, arpeggios, chord construction, and guitar positions (open and second). They applied these concepts to the song "Male Fantasy" and discussed key signatures and fretboard theory. Arianna was assigned the task of figuring out the key signatures for C, G, A, D, and F major scales and their arpeggios.
Major Scales
Arpeggios
Chord Construction
Fretboard Patterns
Sharps and Flats
Scale Fingerings
Open vs. Fretted Notes
Positions
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Campus Practice, City Sound: Guitar Learning in San Jose
Starting Slow, Building Rhythm
Hector’s guitar lessons with Aimee started with the basics: minor pentatonic scales, chord shapes, and learning how to feel the rhythm before playing it. At first, it was just position one of the scale, and it felt repetitive. But over time, things began to click. Aimee encouraged him to explore techniques like sliding, vibrato, and hammer-ons to bring texture into his playing, especially as he worked on the song “Sultana.” The goal was not to rush but to build comfort and muscle memory.
Between classes at San Jose City College, Hector would find pockets of time to practice. Sometimes it was in the student lounge, other times on the small patio behind the science building. His fingers slowly got more confident as he moved through scale positions one to five, applying them bit by bit to melodies he liked. It became part of his day: lectures, practice, and then reviewing tabs Aimee shared for homework.
Music in the Middle of Things
The lessons moved from theory into more expressive territory. They tackled sheet music, reading bar by bar through a piece called “Study,” then turned to the intro of “Moonflower,” focusing on finesse through slides, hammer-ons, and keeping tempo. Aimee stressed not just playing the notes but feeling the timing and phrasing.
Back home in East San Jose, Hector’s evenings were usually quiet. After dinner or a quick grocery run to Mi Pueblo, he would spend 30 minutes running through scales or learning a new section of a song. The sound of passing light rail cars outside the window often blended into his practice. Guitar became a small, grounding part of his routine. It was less about performance and more about checking in with himself.
Growth That Fits the Pace
As weeks passed, Hector’s playing began to stretch. He learned how to shift from minor to major pentatonic scales, build seventh chords, and apply them to real songs like Lionel Richie’s “Easy.” Aimee helped him work through chord transitions, strumming patterns, and the unique feel of each voicing. They focused on bar chords and rhythm while keeping the soul of the music intact.
On weekends, when the weather was nice, Hector would take his guitar to Kelley Park or sit under the trees near the MLK Library downtown. The city wasn’t just a backdrop. It was part of how and where he learned. The lessons, the practice, and the pace all felt grounded in real life.
