Your favorite guitarist didn't become your favorite guitarist without the support of other musicians. The most important skill for a guitarist to learn is the exact same skill that was so important in kindergarten: playing well with others. Guitar Performance Techniques gives guitarists the essential and practical skills to play well with others in any ensemble situation. This course begins with daily warm-up techniques that help you prepare for rehearsals, jam sessions, and stage performances. From there, you'll explore chords, time accuracy, tone production, ear training, and the many aspects of jamming with other musicians. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to confidently interact with other musicians in a group setting and bring your A-game to any jam session you join.
This course is part of the How to Play Guitar Specialization
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Learners should complete "Guitar for Beginners" and "Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions" before enrolling in this course.
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Develop warm-up techniques to prepare for ensemble playing
Identify and play common chordal accompaniment
Demonstrate ensemble playing techniques while performing
Skills you will gain
- Music
- Ear Training
- Performance Techniques
- Guitar chords
- Guitar
Learners should complete "Guitar for Beginners" and "Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions" before enrolling in this course.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to Guitar Performance Techniques!
Warming Up
Developing Your Ears
Tone Production Essentials: Developing Your Touch on the Guitar
Performance Preparation
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- 3 stars4.54%
- 2 stars2.27%
- 1 star4.54%
TOP REVIEWS FROM GUITAR PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES
Amazing Course ! Got to learn a lot out of this one !!! Especially Ear training
What a great course. I've learned practical ways of preparing for a gig; from effective warm-ups to what-to-bring-to-a-gig.
Great to share the knowledge - I think I can become better in the ensemble / jamming situation now. Thanks!
I found the techniques in this course very useful. I am grateful to have audited this course
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