Introduction to Piano Basics
Week 1: Advanced fingerpicking and techniques
Goals: Master advanced fingerpicking patterns and techniques.
Content: Travis picking, hybrid picking, advanced fingerstyle techniques.
Exercises: Practice advanced fingerpicking patterns and techniques
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Week 2: Music Theory and Application
Goals: Deepen understanding of music theory and its application on guitar.
Content: Modes, chord inversions, advanced scales.
Exercises: Practice modes and chord inversions in different keys.
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Week 3: Advanced Improvisation
Goals: Improve improvisational skills using advanced scales and techniques.
Content: Using modes in improvisation, advanced phrasing techniques.
Exercises: Improvise over complex backing tracks using modes.
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Week 4: Ensemble playing and Arrangements
Goals: Develop skills for playing in an ensemble and creating arrangements.
Content: Arranging songs for multiple guitars, playing in different roles.
Exercises: Arrange and practice a song with multiple guitar parts.
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Week 5: Advanced Songwriting and Composition
Goals: Write and arrange more complex compositions.
Content: Advanced song structures, incorporating various techniques.
Exercises: Write a complex song incorporating advanced techniques.
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Week 6: Final Review and Recital Preparation
Goals: Review all advanced material and prepare for a final recital.
Content: Review advanced techniques, theory, improvisation, and songwriting.
Exercises: Prepare and perform a final piece for a recital.