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Old 08-30-2017, 12:12 AM
Guitar Slim II Guitar Slim II is offline
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Default Introduction to Guitar Counterpoint





Edit: A PDF of all four "sets" of exercises is now available directly from the web page -- which is now part of my sig (Thanks mods!). I hope to get the second video up by mid-week. Thanks again for the input and interest.

I've been teaching for decades, but am just now taking the plunge into producing video lessons. Here is one of my first videos, a beginner-classical lesson that deals with independent bass lines, and playing two lines at once.

I've also done these two "demo"lessons on the Spanish-guitar standard "Romanza."

https://youtu.be/y9BU3X4p1Lk
https://youtu.be/GZeT7JEpL48

I wanted to share these on the AG forum in particular, because the members here are really similar to my target audience and student base. Of my adult classical students, none are beginners and are almost always crossing over from some other style.

Instead of taking a strict, pedantic approach and telling students to forget everything they ever learned about guitar, I try to exploit whatever previous knowledge student has about chord shapes and scale patterns, etc., and connect what they already know with the new skills they're trying to learn.

I'm actually working on a whole instructional program aimed at players who can already play -- just not classical or fingerstyle. This place could be a receptive audience, and I'd love to hear any feedback you have if you decide to watch these.

Last edited by Guitar Slim II; 09-17-2017 at 08:59 PM.
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