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The session focused on improving the student's guitar playing through finger exercises, rhythm practice, and song performance. The student experimented with different techniques on acoustic and electric guitars, addressing issues with pick control and rhythm. The tutor recommended adjusting the action on the student's acoustic guitar and continuing finger exercises at specific tempos.

The Student practiced finger exercises to improve dexterity and accuracy, focusing on the "escalator" and "1 2 3 4" patterns at increasing speeds. The Student also worked on rhythm and feel in "Shake It Off," using muted strings to focus on the snare. The Student was assigned to practice the finger exercises at different frets and to continue working on the rhythm of "Shake It Off," emphasizing the snare.

The student reviewed exercises and began working on applying the CAGED system, focusing on connecting chords, scales, arpeggios, and pentatonics within a single pattern. The student was assigned exercises to improve finger dexterity, bends, and CAGED chord transitions, along with practicing the "Seek and Destroy" riff for wrist strengthening and loosening. The tutor will provide a song selection from Iron Maiden for future lessons.

The student practiced finger exercises, reviewed chords and chord progressions, and learned the D major chord. They attempted to play along with a song to apply the new chord in context. Homework includes practicing the finger exercises, the D chord, and the two chord progressions.

The student practiced finger exercises at varying speeds, focusing on control and tempo. They also worked on power chords and pentatonic scales with a backing track, emphasizing the importance of arpeggios. Homework includes practicing the exercises on first, fifth, and ninth frets from 170 to 182 BPM, practicing the licks with hammer-ons and pull-offs, and focusing on bends with correct wrist posture.

The session focused on guitar practice, covering finger exercises, muting techniques, and strumming patterns. The student worked on chord transitions and practiced a section of Shania Twain's "You're Still the One". Homework includes practicing the D chord without the metronome, muting exercises, and experimenting with strumming patterns on the song.