Music Lessons with Berklee College of Music Educator - Composition, Production

The session involved a review of guitar soloing techniques and scale memorization, followed by an introduction to exercises for hand position shifting and finger alternation. The Student practiced sequences and patterns within scales and will receive files for the shifting exercise and chapter content.

The student and tutor discussed guitar techniques, focusing on string bending issues and chord voicings with the third in the bass, including movable shapes and inversions. They also explored sus2 and sus4 chords, their construction, and usage in chord progressions. The tutor assigned practice with inversions and sus2 chords.

The Student and Tutor practiced forming major chords (G and D) and minor chords (E minor, A minor, and D minor) on the guitar. The Tutor explained the tonal differences between major and minor chords. The Tutor will send chord charts and blank diagrams for practice.

The session covered guitar fretboard layout, the Cage system, and blues techniques. The Student learned about the multiple locations of notes on the fretboard and practiced blues riffs and bending techniques. The Tutor assigned practicing identifying note locations and working on the provided blues riffs.

The student learned about breaking down barre chords, practiced 16th note techniques, and was introduced to the chord progression of "Hotel California". The tutor recommended focusing on keeping a loose wrist while practicing 16th notes. The student was tasked with memorizing the chords for "Hotel California" before the next session.

The student and tutor reviewed blues guitar techniques, including chord substitutions, bending, and the use of six and ninth chords in the key of A. The student practiced applying these techniques with backing tracks, focusing on rhythm and transitions between chords. The tutor provided fretboard positions for chords in A and suggested practicing slides between nine and six chords.