Find Guitar lessons near you in South Bend, IN
An online guitar teacher teaches chords, strumming patterns, scales, and solid rhythm. Complete beginners and returning players study rock, blues, jazz, and folk in online guitar lessons. Anchored by the University of Notre Dame and its DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, South Bend has the Morris downtown too. Fretting hand, picking hand, and timing all get real attention, not just the chords.
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Guitar lessons near South Bend provided in electric, acoustic, and more
South Bend students learning in Erskine Park, Harter Heights, Near Northwest
Helen taught 5 days ago
Student and Tutor continued to practice bar chords through exercises and song application. They learned fingerpicking patterns for a Malcolm Todd song, focusing on bar chord technique and transitions. Additionally, they began working on chord progressions for Rex Orange County's "Best Friend," including playing chords in higher registers. The Student was encouraged to continue practicing bar chords and the specific song sections for homework.
Bar Chord Technique & Strengthening
Fretboard Navigation & Note Identification
Fingerpicking Patterns & Application
Targeted Bar Chord Pressure & Muting
Mastering Challenging Techniques: Persistence with Bar Chords
Playing Chords in Different Octaves / Fretboard Utilization
Christopher taught 18 days ago
The student and tutor worked on learning the song "Sounds of Silence" on the guitar, covering fingerstyle techniques for the intro riff and verse chords, as well as strumming patterns and chord variations. The tutor provided guidance on practicing challenging chords like F and suggested future practice focusing on embellishments and smoother chord transitions.
Fingerstyle Picking Patterns
Strumming Techniques and Variations
Chord Voicings and Challenges
Developing Guitar Technique and Sound
Ruby taught 29 days ago
The student and tutor worked on playing a guitar piece, focusing on accurate execution of tab notation and transitions between musical phrases. They practiced tuning, finger coordination, and interpreting new sections of the tab, with a plan for the student to continue practicing the entire tab until the next session.
Practice Strategies for Improvement
Ear Training and Pitch Accuracy
Chord Shapes and Finger Placement
Guitar Tablature Reading
Kristopher taught about 1 month ago
The tutor and student practiced guitar techniques for two songs, "Wonder" and "Ramblin' Man." They focused on chord progressions, strumming patterns, rhythmic variations, hammer-ons, walk-downs, palm muting, and chord rolling. The next lesson is scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 PM to continue working on these skills.
Chord Progressions: Verse and Chorus
Palm Muting and Root Note Emphasis
Hammer-ons and Walk-downs in Country Guitar
Chord Rolling and Rhythmic Interpretation
Connor taught about 2 months ago
The student and tutor reviewed guitar chords, introduced the concept of relative major/minor chords, and began learning the song "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica. Practice included strumming patterns, chord transitions, and basic arpeggiation, with plans for continued practice of the song and scales.
Guitar Setup and String Action
Arpeggiation: Picking Chord Notes Individually
Chord Progressions and the Circle of Fifths
Relative Major and Minor Chords
Strumming Patterns and Time Signatures
James taught 2 months ago
The student and tutor worked extensively on guitar playing techniques, focusing on reading and performing guitar tabs for specific songs, practicing chord shapes and transitions, and understanding musical progressions. They also reviewed methods for tuning a guitar and interpreting rhythmic notation on tabs.
Guitar Tablature (Tabs)
Note Articulation and Sustain
Hand Positions and Finger Economy
Chord Progressions and Musicality
Guitar Tuning Methods
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