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The student and tutor discussed the benefits of playing with other musicians and the importance of recording oneself to improve musicianship. They also explored ear training techniques and equipment recommendations for home recording. Finger-style guitar techniques were briefly touched on, with the tutor offering to provide exercises for further development.

The student learned about pentatonic scales, specifically the G major and C pentatonic scales, and practiced playing them on the guitar. The session also covered the relationship between keys, chords, and scales within the context of music theory. The student will revisit this topic in future lessons to reinforce their understanding.

The Tutor guided the Student through exercises involving triads, seventh chords, and chord progressions on the guitar. The Student practiced playing inversions on different string sets and explored the application of these techniques in ensemble settings. As a follow-up, the Student will work on creating a complementary guitar part for the song "Weird Fishes" by Radiohead, focusing on inversions and arpeggios.

The session covered guitar techniques, open tunings (specifically open E), and slide guitar playing, with an exploration of chord shapes and inversions within open E. The Student discussed their music theory studies and interest in heavy guitar tones. The tutor suggested researching high-output pickups for achieving the desired sound and the Student is to explore guitars with dive bomb capabilities.

Marco and his learner delved into triad and seventh chord inversions, analyzing their application across various musical styles and songs. The learner, a resident of Catalina Foothills, also presented his progress on "Snow Bankank Blues," specifically exploring the function of borrowed chords within the song's key. Their next lesson is scheduled for Thursday.

During their recent guitar lesson, Marco and Aleks focused on refining guitar techniques, specifically right-hand strumming and coordination exercises. Marco also introduced music theory, explaining note subdivisions such as whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, along with their rhythmic values. Aleks applied these concepts by practicing a G major chord, using different note durations to understand rhythmic principles.