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.

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