Explore guitar through expressive lessons shaped by years of musical training and a strong foundation at Plano East.

Kristopher worked with Stevie on vocal warm-ups, interval training, and guitar scale patterns to improve Stevie's pitch accuracy and musical understanding. They practiced singing in thirds, sixths, and fourths, and Kristopher introduced guitar techniques to accompany vocal exercises. Kristopher will send Stevie diagrams of the guitar scale patterns for further practice.

Kristopher Gottlieb guided a student from Lone Star College - Montgomery through a method to connect modes on the guitar. This involved playing four notes per string and shifting positions. During the lesson, they practiced this exercise using F#, C major, E minor, and A major, focusing on understanding the modal relationships and fretboard patterns. The student will continue to practice this technique to enhance their understanding and application of modes across the fretboard.

Kristopher guided an individual, a student from Indian River State College in St. Lucie West, through an exploration of modal scales. The lesson covered Lydian dominant and jazz minor, with practical application through four-notes-per-string scale patterns in F# minor. They discussed how these concepts could achieve specific sounds and improve improvisational skills. Kristopher committed to further study of the jazz minor scale to offer more insights in their next lesson, and they also considered exploring the CAGED method in relation to these concepts.

Kristopher led Reilly through a comprehensive guitar lesson, delving into scales, modes, arpeggios (specifically 1356 and 1357), and shell chords. The instruction heavily emphasized practical application and navigating the fingerboard. Reilly actively engaged, practicing scales in various keys and exploring chord extensions. For continued practice, Kristopher recommended utilizing loopers and backing tracks, and for their upcoming lesson, introduced the concept of four-note-per-string scales.

Kristopher provided Teresa with a guitar lesson focused on diatonic scales, specifically C major and its modes, including Ionian, Locrian, and Phrygian. Teresa actively practiced various scale patterns and finger placements on her guitar during the lesson. They have scheduled a 30-minute follow-up lesson for the upcoming week.

During a recent guitar lesson, two learners, including one who attends Sacramento City College, focused on techniques such as strumming patterns and hammer-ons for the song "Wagon Wheel." They also practiced five pentatonic scale positions in C major and A minor. One of the learners offered tips on bar chords and shared a chart of pentatonic positions for the other's practice. They concluded the lesson by agreeing to move their next meeting to an hour earlier.