Connor Sneed
Laid-Back Online Guitar Lessons Focused on Your Goals, From Beginner to Intermediate
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Connor Sneed
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
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My name is Connor Sneed, I am 22 years old, from Wilmington, NC. I have played guitar for 14 years, and have around a year of teaching experience. I offer individually tailored lessons in acoustic and electric guitar that are designed to help you achieve your goals, and focus on learning what you want to know. My specialties include scales & modes, improvisation, music theory, chord progressions, strumming patterns and more! I cater to adults as well as children from beginner to past the intermediate level. Whether youre just playing for fun, refining skills, or preparing to perform, I am more than happy create with you! I play a large selection of genres, including classic rock, blues, jazz, indie and folk, I approach music as a whole. I am currently lead guitar in a local blues band, guitar in a touring indie/folk band, and a solo performer. I look forward to our musical journey together!
Connor graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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Chords and Rhythms
Guitar for beginners
Scales and Modes
Guitar Techniques
Music theory
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My teaching approach focuses on progressive and creative instruction. I prefer to start with the basics and solidify the understanding of what my students already know, and build up to what it is that they want to know and what they aim to achieve. My lessons have an emphasis on empathy to connect with my students, to help them feel happy and comfortable, and really encourage them to refine their skills. I leverage a wide variety of visual materials, online resources, apps, and interactive activities/excercises to enhance a modern learning experience. By following a structured but flexible curriculum that is focused on my students goals, I ensure comprehensive skill development while keeping students engaged with the music that they love. The strength of my methodology lies in solidifying a strong foundation, while encouraging and nurturing individual creativity and musical expression. My goal is to set every single one of students up for musical success in the ways that matter most to them.
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Acoustic Guitar
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Guitar concepts taught by Connor
The student and tutor engaged in a comprehensive bass guitar lesson, focusing on technical exercises like "bass aerobics" to enhance finger dexterity, speed, and accuracy. They practiced playing intervals, octaves, and fifths, and explored concepts of chromatic runs and chord outlining with the aim of developing musical vocabulary and improvisation skills. The tutor assigned practice of specific exercises and interval patterns for the following week.
Bass Guitar Fingerboard Navigation
Intervals and Chord Outlining
Chromatic Runs and Musical Vocabulary
Bass Guitar Action and Tone
The Student and Tutor discussed the Student's recent practice on guitar techniques, specifically pentatonics, string skipping, and intervallic scale playing. The Student expressed feeling a creative rut and a desire to learn more accessible, social songs. To address this, they began learning the chord progression for "The Girl from Ipanema," exploring various voicings and extensions. For homework, the Student is to practice the song's chord progression, internalize its melody, and experiment with singing or soloing over it.
Overcoming a Musician's Rut
Advanced Scale Navigation: Intervals & String Skipping
Chord Voicing Exploration & Bossa Nova Standards
The Journey to Jazz Fluency & Improvisation
Student and Tutor reviewed the Student's progress on "Girl from Ipanema" and practiced CAGED system scales. They discussed advanced rhythmic concepts like playing percussively on guitar and integrating vocalization for improved musicality. The session concluded with an introduction to "Europa," focusing on specific chord voicings and assigning Theme 1 of the melody as homework, with the Tutor providing the necessary tab.
Mastering Jazz Standard Chord Voicings and Transitions
CAGED System Application and Fretboard Navigation
Introducing 'Europa': Higher Voicings and Lead Guitar Preparation
Enhancing Musicality Through Percussive Strumming and Singing
The Student and Tutor worked on jazz guitar concepts, introducing the Bebop scale and its application through chord scales for substitution in major 6th and major 7th contexts. The Student expressed a need for more jazz vocabulary and repertoire, leading to the assignment of Charlie Parker's "Ornithology" for practice. They also discussed plans to continue working on fretboard fluency and chord vocabulary, with the Tutor sharing a jazz improvisation handbook.
The Bebop Scale: Structure and Function
Chord Scales & Substitution Techniques
Mastering Jazz Articulation and Bebop Language
Pat Martino Formations for Immediate Jazz Lines
Learning Standards and Reading Sheet Music
The Student and Tutor reviewed guitar practice on chord voicings for "Girl from Ipanema" and CAGED scale shapes in B and D major. They practiced the challenging chorus progression of "Girl from Ipanema" at various tempos, focusing on smooth transitions. Future plans include learning the melody for "Europa" by Santana, improving basic open chords, and developing vibrato technique.
Introduction to Vibrato Technique
Jazz Voicings for Bossa Nova
Effective Practice Strategies for Transitions
CAGED System Application
Navigating Flat Five Chords
The Student and Tutor discussed new guitar gear, focusing on tone shaping through amp settings, pickups, and unique tunings. They practiced CAGED system exercises, applying these patterns to improvisation over jazz chord progressions. The session also introduced complex bossa nova chords for "The Girl from Ipanema" and covered practical guitar maintenance tips, including truss rod adjustments and string changes. For homework, the Student was tasked with practicing the CAGED patterns in different keys and working on the chord changes for "The Girl from Ipanema."
Guitar Tone Shaping Fundamentals
CAGED System for Fretboard Navigation
Bossa Nova Chord Voicings & Jazz Cadences
Guitar Maintenance & Practice Philosophy
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Chord Diagram Apps
Backing Track Libraries
PDF Sheet Music
Guitar Tuner Apps
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