Guitar lessons near me in Stockton, CA

Kristopher Gottlieb led a bass guitar lesson with Kevin Ayres, focusing on understanding and applying modes and scales within the key of C major. Kevin diligently practiced various patterns, employing a three-notes-per-string approach, and worked on connecting these musical structures linearly across the fretboard. Kristopher will send fretboard diagrams, and they have scheduled another lesson for the following week.

Tomi Insaurralde and Ace Cruz had a guitar lesson covering dexterity exercises, minor pentatonic scales, and learning the song "Castaway." Ace practiced various exercises with a focus on rhythm and picking techniques, explored different shapes of the minor pentatonic scale, and began learning the chord progression and finger placements for the song. They scheduled the next lesson for Thursday at 2 p.m.

Giacomo coached Harsha on a fingerstyle guitar piece, focusing on timing, melody, and finger placement. They broke down the song into manageable sections, addressing specific problem areas, and correcting errors in the sheet music. Giacomo emphasizes understanding chords and melodies independently before combining them with rhythm, and sets practice goals for Harsha before their next lesson this Saturday.

Giacomo Favitta guided Ryan Stewart through detailed adjustments to his guitar playing on "Nothing Else Matters," concentrating on right-hand fingering, chord transitions, and understanding chord voicings. They also discussed the 6/8 time signature and its impact on strumming patterns. Giacomo assigned practice using tabs and rescheduled the next lesson for Monday at 2 p.m.

Nathanael guided Georgeanne through guitar exercises, focusing on scales, chord progressions, and strumming patterns. Georgeanne practiced chord transitions and began learning a simplified version of "Good Riddance" by Green Day. Nathanael assigned practice exercises, including the chromatic warm-up, scales with a metronome, and working on the strumming pattern for the song, and sent a chord chart for the song.

Shraddha taught Chuck Adkins guitar, covering chord charts vs. tabs, tuning, rhythm, strumming, chord shapes (power chords, G, D, A), amp settings, guitar signals, and pickups. They worked on songs like "Come Together" and "Blackbird." Shraddha advised Chuck to practice chord transitions with a metronome and manage practice length.