Courses/Workshops
Here are listings of Seminars we have developed with groups in mind to teach at multiple dates for Guitar and Bass. We are also developing books on all these courses in mind to support musicians around the world with learning tools to be inspired with.
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Guitar Seminars
Guitar Amp and Setup Techniques
Guitar Rig Setup Techniques – Designing Guitar Rigs
- This course is a seminar 3 hours long on how different guitar rigs can produce great results without breaking your back or pocketbook! Tips on how to use effect loops, speaker/cab simulators, cabinet tricks, poweramp/preamp setups and rack oriented setups and buffer boxes.
Guitar Rig Setup Techniques – Effects, Tips and Tricks
- This seminar is on various ways of tradtionally setting up your effects rigs and pedalboards with amps and various configurations. New ways of setting up sound with direct injection techniques as well for live playing. How to use Dry/Wet mix of effects, buffer boxes and pedalboards, cabling and setup, power options, bypassing effects and methods, rack-oriented effects rigs, and more. Also we will talk about many different families of effects pedals and gear, their performance and how to setup.
Rhythm Guitar Development Rhythm Guitar 1 – Styles, Forms and Approaches
Rhythm Guitar 2 — Syncopation and Playing with a Drummer
Rhythm Guitar 3 — Creating parts and Groove Syncopation Excercises.
Lead Guitar Development
Lead Guitar – 1 Basics of Motifs, Phrasing and Parts and Approaches.
Lead Guitar – 2 Major/Minor/Pentatonic Scale Theory and Technique.
Lead Guitar – 3 Intervals and Improvisation.
Lead Guitar – 4 Advanced Improvisation Techniques: Modal Scale Theory and Applications
Chord Construction Development
Chord Construction For Guitarists – Module 1 – Interval basics and Chord Creation.
Chord Construction For Guitarists - Module 2 – Interval Theory and Chord Voicings
Chord Construction For Guitarists - Module 3 – Chord Progressions and Voicings
Fingerstyle Guitar Development
Fingerstyle for Guitarists – 1 – Basic Theory and Technique.
Fingerstyle for Guitarists – 2 – Arpeggios and Simple Voice Leading
Fingerstyle for Guitarists – 3 – Syncopation and Fingerpicking
Reading/Writing Music Development
Reading Music for Guitarists 1
Reading Music for Guitarists 2
Lead Sheets and Arranging
Ear Training for Guitarists – 1 Memorizing Intervals
Ear Training for Guitarists – 2 Memorizing Fretboard and Visualization
Fingerboard Discovery – 1 Learning Notes and Excercises
Fingerboard Discovery – 2 Developing Fretboard knowledge
The Acoustic Worship Leader 1
The Acoustic Worship Leader 2
Bass Seminars
Bass Essentials 1 – Basic Techniques and Practices
Bass Essentials 2 – Theory, Arpeggios, Walking Bass Lines
Bass Rhythms – Syncopation: Rhythmic Thinking and Concepts
Bass Rhythms – How to Create Bass Lines and Feel
