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Paula taught Millie basic guitar skills, including finger placement for the A chord, strumming techniques, and playing notes for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and a Taylor Swift song. Paula corrected Millie's hand positioning and pick grip, emphasizing proper technique and injury prevention. Millie was assigned to practice the A chord and the "Twinkle Twinkle" notes daily, with plans to learn more of the song in the next lesson. Robin, Millie's sister, was also present.

Nathanael Koenig guided Georgeanne Schievink through guitar exercises focusing on scales, chord progressions, and techniques applicable to songs from Green Day, Uncle Cracker, Blink-182, and Cheryl Crow. Georgeanne practiced chord changes, lead lines, and incorporated new chord variations like suspended chords. Nathanael assigned practice exercises including scales, chord work with a metronome, and specific song sections to refine.

In a lesson with Arkapravo, the student (a "bearded biker") received guidance on improving guitar skills through practical application and lick transposition. The student was assigned to practice existing licks over "Baby Blue," "Gravity," and "Cocaine," and to improvise over "Ain't No Sunshine." They discussed strategies for lick transcription and application, simplifying licks for memorization and improvisation, and transposing them to different keys.

Marco taught Pia guitar, focusing on learning the song "Juno." They worked on chords, strumming techniques, and understanding the song's structure, including the bridge and tag sections. Marco suggested Pia write down the song structure to aid memorization, and he anticipates she will master the song in a few more lessons.

Joseph Kessler coached Cesar Torres on guitar technique, covering hand strength, dexterity, alternate picking with pentatonics, hand positioning, pick grip, wrist movement, tone adjustment, acoustic guitar setup, and A minor pentatonic scales. They also discussed accuracy, practice breaks, and using a tone-analyzing app.

Salon No Mind gave John Richardson a guitar lesson centered on a fingerstyle arrangement, utilizing hammer-ons, pull-offs, and fingerpicking techniques. They worked through a tab sheet, referencing a Kazuki performance, and discussed Richardson's Stratocaster. Salon No Mind will send Richardson the tab and a recording of the lesson.