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a – Welcome to Guitar Lessons Ithaca!

aa – Things You’ll Need to Get Started

aaa – Making Referrals to Guitar Lessons Ithaca

Articles Published by Dennis Winge

Basic Musicianship Skills for Guitarists

Blues, part 5, Blues You Can Use

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

Bonus: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

Chart Reading Symbols / How to Make Chord Chart

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 2 Am plus G, C, D

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

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

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, Chord Vocabulary Workout, part 1, 5 progressions

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

Commuter Audio: Master List

For Music Geeks Only

Fretboard Theory, adding notes per string

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Fretboard Theory, Arpeggios, Major and Minor Triads

Fretboard Theory, CAGED system, introduction and overview

Fretboard theory, harmonized scales

Fretboard Theory, Intro to, part 1

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Fretboard Theory, pedal point exercises

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Fretboard Theory, roots-only CAGED training exercise

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Intro Pack

Jam Tracks, Famous Songs, Part 1

Kai’s personal files

Music Theory, Intervals, Decoding Famous Riffs

Music Theory, Intervals, Mirroring Intervals

Music Theory, Modern Harmony Simplified

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Music Theory, Seven Elements of Music

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Participating in Student Concert / Recital

Reading, David Oakes Book, audio for certain exercises

Rhythm, map – all groupings

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

Rhythm, map – part 2, 16th notes

Rhythm, map – part 3, triplets, groupings of 3, 6, 12

Rhythm, starting and ending phrases on certain beats

Rhythm, straight vs. swing feel, part 1

Rhythm, versatility, part 1, intro to

Rhythm, versatility, part 3, table of time

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, Slides

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, String Bends

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, Vibrato

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements

Soloing, Embellishments, Expressive Elements, Palm Muting

Soloing, How to Really Practice using the CAGED system

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Soloing, Legato Playing, part 1, introduction

Soloing, Licks, Blues

Soloing, Licks, Common Licks & How to Build Your Own

Soloing, Licks, Easy

Soloing, Major Pentatonics

Soloing, major scales, 3 notes per string

Soloing, Minor Pentatonics as they fit with CAGED

Soloing, Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonics, part 1 – intro

Soloing, Motifs

Soloing, Overview of Scales & Tools Needed for Good Soloing

Soloing, Phrasing, 2-bar rhythmic repetition

Soloing, Phrasing, introduction

Soloing, Sequences, part 1

Songwriting, Part 1 – Introduction

Songwriting, writing etudes

Strumming, part 1, basic strums summary

Strumming, part 2b, 3/4 time

Strumming, part 3, other time signatures and feels

Student 7-month Anniversary Message

Student 90-day Anniversary Message

Student Repertoire – Book 1

Student Repertoire – Book 2

Student Repertoire – Book 3

Student Repertoire – Holidays

Student Repertoire – Jam Tunes

Tab Lesson 01

Tab Lesson 02

Tab Lesson 04

Tab Lesson 05

Tab Lesson 09

Tab Lessons in Various Key

Training, Practice Tracker