Guitar lessons near me in Stockton, CA

The student and tutor worked on guitar-related skills, including transcribing fingerpicking patterns, practicing palm muting, and learning power chords. They began analyzing a new song by Lizzie Mcalpine, focusing on tuning and chord voicings with the plan to practice palm muting and chord transitions.

The student and tutor reviewed guitar exercises, including the 'escalator' and power chords, focusing on fretboard navigation and rhythmic execution. They practiced applying these concepts to a song, with the student working on transitions and technique, and discussed future practice strategies.

The student and tutor focused on fundamental guitar techniques, including scale patterns, bar chords, and alternate picking. They discussed the importance of accurate practice and introduced various embellishment techniques for playing songs. The tutor recommended practicing a specific scale pattern and working on daily guitar practice.

The Tutor and Student reviewed music theory concepts related to identifying song keys, understanding relative major/minor scales, and the function of chords, particularly the dominant seventh. They practiced applying this knowledge to "Smells Like Teen Spirit," analyzed chord progressions, and began learning the A-flat major pentatonic scale and its patterns on the guitar. Future lessons will cover blues and further improvisation techniques.

The student and tutor reviewed and expanded upon the minor pentatonic scale by incorporating the 'blue note'. They practiced finger exercises, scale patterns, and explored how to add the blue note to various pentatonic patterns to achieve a bluesy country sound. The student was assigned to learn specific licks from provided PDFs for practice.

The Student and Tutor worked on guitar skills, reviewing previous songs and learning music theory concepts like relative major/minor keys and scale construction. They practiced specific song sections from "Holiday" and "First Cut Is The Deepest," including analyzing complex rhythms and chord voicings, with a focus on practicing the "Holiday" solo for homework.