Online guitar tuition
Learn to play the guitar online with a personal tutor
Online guitar lessons are structured to be accessible for both beginners, intermediate and experienced students wanting to learn either the classical, acoustic or electric guitar. In each style of playing the student will learn the fundamentals of understanding and creating rhythm, chord shapes, the ability to read music/tab and be able to interpret the music both as a solo player and with a backing track across a wide range of genres, such as classical, rock, blues and folk music. In addition, opportunities are also available to progress with popular music boards such as the ABRSM and Trinity College. Specific techniques taught for each instrument are outlined below, as are answers to common queries about learning to play the guitar online.
Online classical guitar lessons
- With your online guitar tutor providing advice, learn to sit in the classical position, with correct posture to avoid back pain and positioning of the right and left hand to allow smooth and expressive playing.
- Correct right hand technique, such as alternation of index and middle fingers, rest strokes to enhance the melody, tremolo, string planting and arpeggios.
- Correct left hand technique including barring, finger independence, ornamentation and harmonics.
Online acoustic guitar lessons
- Holding a plectrum and developing specific techniques essential for effective acoustic playing, such as alternate picking and sweep picking.
- The online guitar tutor will help you to focus on rhythm, both on plectrum direction and common rhythmical techniques such as ghost strumming and syncopation.
- Popular styles of playing such as carter style, flat picking, Travis picking and popular finger style patterns.
Online electric guitar lessons
- Playing lead solos using left hand techniques such as string bending and palm muting.
- Power chords and the importance of dampening strings when using distortion to create effective riffs and licks.
- Your online guitar tutor will show you how to construct an improvised solo based around the CAGED system using backing tracks.
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How does online guitar tuition differ from in-person learning?
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Can I customise online guitar lessons?
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How long does it take to learn to play the guitar online?
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Can online guitar lessons help me pass a music exam?
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