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The Student and Tutor reviewed progress on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" and began learning the "Spanish Waltz" on guitar. They focused on interpreting musical roadmaps with repeats and codas, practicing specific fingerings and plucking techniques, and counting 16th notes. The Student received homework for the "Spanish Waltz" and an exercise page, with the next session scheduled for two weeks later.

The Student and Tutor focused on developing guitar slide techniques, practicing vibrato and various sliding movements on single and multiple strings. They used examples from Led Zeppelin and the Pink Floyd song "High Hopes" to work on these techniques. The Student was assigned to practice the discussed slide exercises, and they briefly discussed exploring a White Zombie riff in a future session.

The Student and Tutor reviewed two guitar pieces, "Allegro" and "Ode to Joy," focusing on finger positions, challenging transitions, and dynamic markings. They discussed interpreting musical notations like `ritardando` and `rubato` for expressive playing. The Student's assignment for the week is to practice these two songs, with an option to start the "Spanish Waltz" if completed early, and next week's focus will be "In the Hall of the Mountain King."

The Student and Tutor focused on fundamental slide guitar techniques, including proper slide placement, gentle string contact, and hand posture. They practiced sliding through C major chord shapes, executed bluesy riffs, and applied slide techniques to individual notes and scales, with a plan to learn a Pink Floyd slide piece next week.

Student and Tutor continued their guitar lesson, moving from a previous solo to a new song, "Take Me Down" by Gary Clark Jr. They focused on ear training for chord variations, analyzing the song's G-C verse progression, and mastering the C-Am-G/B-C chorus progression and specific strumming techniques. The session concluded with an introduction to guitar solo patterns and the decision to explore slide guitar techniques using a Pink Floyd song next week.

The Tutor and Student reviewed new fret positions on the guitar, specifically focusing on notes located on the fifth and fourth frets. They practiced two new musical pieces, "Prelude in A Minor" and "Beethoven Symphony No. 9," which introduced techniques like sliding and plucking multiple strings simultaneously. The Student was assigned to practice these pieces and review provided definitions of musical terminology for tempo and dynamics.