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a – Welcome to Guitar Lessons Ithaca!

aaa – Making Referrals to Guitar Lessons Ithaca

Articles Published by Dennis Winge

Basic Musicianship Skills for Guitarists

Bonus: Just Being at the Guitar

Bonus: Make It Stick – the fastest ways to learn

Bonus: Mindset by Carol Dweck

Bonus: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Chart Reading Symbols / How to Make Chord Chart

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 4: A, D & E

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 5: various songs

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 6: songs with Bm

Chord Switching, how to play along with your favorite songs

Chords, Barre Chords, part 1 – “E” shapes

Chords, Barre Chords, part 2, “A” shapes

Chords, Barre Chords, part 3

Chords, Chord Vocabulary Workout, part 1, 5 progressions

Chords, Learning the F chord

Chords, Open Chords, major 7 and minor 7

Chords, Playing Harmonizing Scales

Chords, playing root notes for chords you don’t know

Chords, Power Chords, part 1, introduction

Chords, Power Chords, part 2, famous songs

Chords, Power Chords, part 4, stadium rock backing tracks

Chords, Power Chords, part 5, using 5ths below the root

Chords, Sus Chords

Commuter Audio: Master List

For Music Geeks Only

Fretboard Theory, CAGED system, introduction and overview

Fretboard theory, harmonized scales

Intro Pack

Jazz, Building a Repertoire

Music Theory, Introduction to Melody, part 1

Music Theory, Introduction to Melody, part 2

Music Theory, Making Melodies to Progressions

Music Theory, Modern Harmony Simplified

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Participating in Student Concert / Recital

Rhythm, Feeling the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave on Guitar

Rhythm, Feeling the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave on Guitar, part 2

Rhythm, map – part 1, 8th notes, groupings of 2, 4, 8

Rhythm, secrets of rhythm guitar, part 1: overview

Rhythm, straight vs. swing feel, part 1

Rhythm, versatility, part 1, intro to

Ricky’s personal files

Riffs

Soloing, alternate picking, part 1: introduction

Soloing, alternate picking, part 2b, major scale patterns

Soloing, alternate picking, part 3, integrating alternate picking with hammer-ons & pull-offs / legato playing

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, String Bends

Soloing, How to Really Practice using the CAGED system

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Soloing, major scales

Soloing, Minor Pentatonics as they fit with CAGED

Soloing, Phrasing, 2-bar rhythmic repetition

Songwriting, Part 1 – Introduction

Songwriting, writing etudes

Strumming, part 1, basic strums summary

Strumming, part 2, packet of 4/4 strums

Strumming, part 2b, 3/4 time

Strumming, part 3, other time signatures and feels

Strumming, part 5, strumming syncopation

Student 2-year Anniversary Message

Student 7-month Anniversary Message

Student 90-day Anniversary Message

Student Goal-Setting Resources

Student Repertoire – Book 1

Student Repertoire – Book 2

Student Repertoire – Holidays

Student Repertoire – Jam Tunes

Tab Lesson 01

Tab Lesson 02

Tab Lesson 04

Tab Lesson 05

Tab Lesson 09

Tab Lesson 13

Tab Lesson: Easy and Fun Progressions

Tab lessons 14 – 19

Tab Lessons in Various Key

Technique, Great Guitar Technique

Training, Practice Tracker