Guitar lessons near me in Springfield, IL

During a recent guitar lesson, a learner from Springfield delved into the chord structure of the song "Sapphire." They meticulously broke it down into its four main parts, identifying the specific chord progressions for each section. Following this analysis, the learner practiced playing the chords and rhythms, while the instructor transposed the song to D major to facilitate easier practice. For their next steps, the learner was assigned to practice the song using this transposed version.

Ruby Davies led a guitar lesson where a student from Lincoln Park High School focused on chord practice (C, D, Em, G, Am), reading guitar tabs, and learning techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. The learner practiced these techniques and chord transitions. They scheduled the next lesson for Wednesday at 3 PM due to Ruby's travel, and planned a lesson for the following Monday at 5:30 PM.

During a recent guitar lesson, Nathanael Koenig tutored John Garcia, focusing on a comprehensive review of the CAGED system, seventh chords, and the Circle of Fifths for understanding key changes. The instruction also delved into chord voicings and general guitar technique. John actively practiced applying these concepts and was provided with valuable links to resources on seventh chords and modes for further study. Additionally, John shared his band's Spotify link with Nathanael.

Harsha and Giacomo recently analyzed the harmonic structure of "More Than Words" during a guitar lesson, focusing on its chord progressions, scale degrees, and chord functions (home, departure, tension). They transposed the intro progression to F major and then began analyzing the verse section, identifying a new progression and a slash chord. Harsha is tasked with practicing this new section for their next lesson. This follows other recent guitar lessons, including one for a learner from Springfield who worked on tuning, chord transitions (G to E minor, D to C), and strumming techniques using Paul Simon's "Slip Sliding Away," with chord transition exercises assigned for homework and future plans to work on Lady Gaga's "Joanne." Another lesson in Springfield, this time with a student from Springfield High School, involved C major scales in various positions and sight-reading exercises from a level two book, emphasizing finger placement, rhythm, and note relationships, utilizing flashcards for memorization, along with techniques for string shifting and tied notes, with exercises assigned for further practice. Separately, Aimee tutored a guitar student from Laketown, covering the CAGED system, fretboard navigation using major scales, and classical guitar techniques with "Spanish Romance." That lesson saw the learner practicing identifying chord shapes, understanding intervals, and refining finger positioning, while also reviewing musical symbols and positions, with Aimee assigning practice to solidify these concepts.

Aimee tutored a guitar student from Laketown, covering the CAGED system, fretboard navigation using major scales, and classical guitar techniques with "Spanish Romance." The learner practiced identifying chord shapes, understanding intervals, and refining finger positioning. They also reviewed musical symbols and positions, with Aimee assigning practice to dial in the concepts.

During a recent guitar lesson, a student from Springfield High School worked on C major scales in various positions and sight-reading exercises from a level two book. They focused on finger placement, rhythm, and note relationships, utilizing flashcards to memorize scales. The lesson also covered techniques for string shifting and tied notes, with exercises from the book assigned for further practice.