Fast Track Comprehensive Guitar Program
(BGA Flagship Guitar Program For Beginners & Experienced)
Guitar Required: Steel String Acoustic Guitar or Electric Guitar
A complete learning package
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Online One on One Live classes with an Instructor.
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Logically structured lesson modules with proprietary lesson notes and audio tracks.
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Lesson videos for important fundamentals, strumming patterns & techniques and lead techniques.
Program Overview
Note: Duration taken to complete the courses will vary depending on students experience, practice and other factors.
Beginner Intermediate Course
Basics
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Learn to read Guitar Tablature (TAB) and Chord Diagrams
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Learn various aspects of posture for right technique and playing comfort
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Learn important fundamentals, exercises and techniques to develop good Left & Right hand coordination
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Learn the aspect of "Time Values" using music notation
Chord Fundamentals and Techniques
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Learn the important Open position chords, other shapes of the chords, Power chords, and various chord progressions that are used to play thousands of songs from various genres
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Learn techniques & exercises to easily shift between chords in time to develop strong chord playing skills quickly
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Learn the fundamental strumming patterns and strumming techniques like Palm Mute that are used for dynamics & tone
Solo/Lead Fundamentals and Techniques
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Learn Alternate picking technique to play solos fluently
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Left & Right hand techniques & exercises to develop strong Pick attack & Control
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Learn various soloing techniques like vibratos, Hammer On/Pull Off, Slides, String Bending etc., and
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Learn to implement all solo techniques effectively in songs and instrumental pieces
Songs & Instrumental across genres
Learn to play songs and instrumental pieces from various genres to develop all round guitar skills and techniques in chords and lead.
Vocal Songs
For ease of learning every vocal Song is broken down with clear details of song structure, chords & progressions, strumming patterns & techniques, solo/lead, Riffs etc, along with audio tracks & backing tracks.
Instrumental Arrangements
Learn to arrange vocal songs and other musical pieces as instrumental arrangements to develop creativity and strong technical skills in chords and lead.
Workshop
The workshop is designed to develop following skills
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Playing against metronome to develop good time sense and accuracy
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Playing songs against backing tracks to develop strong chord and lead playing skills, and to develop the skills necessary to play in a band.
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To develop ear focus and understand how drum beats and other instrument parts are used as reference to play songs in time
Intermediate Advanced Course
Advance your techniques and song playing skills
The intermediate advanced course will up your playing skills to make you a technically strong player
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Learn bar chords and various bar chord progressions that are used to play songs from various genres
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Learn techniques & exercises to comfortably play bar chords and easily shift between bar chords in time to develop strong chord playing skills.
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Learn additional strumming techniques like staccato strum, dead note technique, rest technique etc. to develop strong strumming techniques for dynamics & feel.
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Learn to play technically advanced songs and instrumental arrangements to develop strong song playing skills in chords and lead.
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Workshop to develop stronger technical skills
Fingerstyle Basics
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Learn fingerstyle Picking & Plucking Techniques and variations of "t-i-m-a" sequences to develop good right hand technique.
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Learn fingerstyle chord arpeggio patterns with variations of "t-i-m-a" sequences to develop good right hand technique.
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Learn to combine fingerstyle picking, plucking and strumming techniques to create rhythm patterns for songs.
Fundamental Music Theory
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Learn fundamental theory of Major & Minor scales
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Learn theory of Chord families and relationship with scales
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Learn to transpose songs to a different key and understand various scenarios for transposing music
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Learn various scenarios and theory behind using Guitar Capo
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Learn the fundamental theory of chord construction & Triads
Project (Optional)
Student can work on a video project under the guidance of the instructor after completing the beginner intermediate course, which will help evaluate their progress and improve their playing skills.
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Song/Instrumental piece for the project can be selected from the program or out of the program.
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The guidelines and approach for the project will be shared with student during the project.
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