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
Connor - Know your guitar teacher
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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Guitar Techniques
Guitar for beginners
Chords and Rhythms
Scales and Modes
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.
Types of guitar lessons
Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Guitar concepts taught by Connor
The student and tutor reviewed fundamental bass guitar techniques, including finger strength, fretboard navigation, and chord theory. They practiced playing chord shapes and constructing basic grooves, with the tutor assigning exercises focused on string skipping and fretboard familiarity for future practice.
Chord Shapes and Movability
Triads: The Building Blocks of Chords
Articulation: Sustained vs. Staccato Notes
Fretboard Navigation and Reference Points
Basic Intervals: Root
Third
and Fifth
The student and tutor reviewed various guitar techniques, including chord transitions, arpeggios (1-3-5-7 formula), modes, and strumming. They practiced these concepts using song examples and discussed exercises for finger strength and flexibility. The student was assigned practice on specific chord voicings, arpeggios, and strumming patterns.
Chord Voicings and Inversions
Arpeggio Formulas (1-3-5-7)
Mode Flexibility and Application
Finger Strength and Dexterity Exercises
The student and tutor reviewed guitar chords, introduced the concept of relative major/minor chords, and began learning the song "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica. Practice included strumming patterns, chord transitions, and basic arpeggiation, with plans for continued practice of the song and scales.
Relative Major and Minor Chords
Chord Progressions and the Circle of Fifths
Strumming Patterns and Time Signatures
Arpeggiation: Picking Chord Notes Individually
Guitar Setup and String Action
The tutor and student reviewed guitar scales, modes, and bar chord applications, focusing on theoretical understanding and practical exercises like lateral scale playing and arpeggios. They planned to incorporate "Hotel California" and "Wish You Were Here" into future lessons to practice rhythmic and melodic techniques.
Arpeggios: Playing Chord Notes Individually
Chord Voicings and Major 7ths
Bar Chords: The E Shape
Lateral Scale Playing
Guitar Modes and Parent Scales
The tutor and student worked on guitar techniques, starting with improvising using the E minor scale over chords. They then progressed to learning and practicing various barre chord shapes, including E-shaped and A-shaped barre chords, and understanding how to form minor and seventh chords. The session concluded with refining a previously learned song, incorporating new strumming and muting techniques, and discussing future song selections based on the student's musical taste.
E Minor Scale and Improvisation
Chord Voicings and Bar Chords
Seventh Chords and Tension
Muting and Strumming Techniques
The student and tutor reviewed music reading fundamentals, focusing on translating musical notation on the staff to guitar fretboard positions. They practiced identifying notes, understanding scales like C major, and applied theoretical concepts like intervals and chord shapes using the CAGED system. Homework was assigned to practice reading music and connecting it to scales and chord shapes.
Reading Sheet Music on the Treble Clef
Tension and Release in Music
Chord Shapes and Inversions (CAGED System)
Musical Intervals and Relationships
Learning tools used in guitar classes
Backing Track Libraries
PDF Sheet Music
Guitar Tuner Apps
Chord Diagram Apps
Engaging guitar lessons
Open Q&A
Note taking
Record lessons
Weekend lessons
Mobile joining
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