Course curriculum

    1. Introduction - What this Course Covers

    2. Getting to Know Your Guitar

    3. Finding a Comfortable Position

    4. Tuning the Guitar

    1. Getting Your Fingers on the Fretboard

    2. The E5 Power Chord and Simple Timing Examples

    1. Fretboard and Chord Diagrams

    2. Open String Jam

    1. Setting Up Your Practice Space for Success

    2. Breaking Up Music into Bite-Sized Pieces

    3. Backing Tracks & the "Tempo Ladder"

    1. Note Values Made Practical

    2. Applying Note Values in Music

    3. Progressions vs Riffs

    4. Application in Music: "Breaking Through"

    5. Application in Music: "Ashes of Tomorrow"

    1. Challenge 1: "Shadow Line"

    2. Challenge 2: Power of Eighth

    3. Wrap Up

About this course

  • $29.99
  • 19 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Don Parkhurst, Jr.

Rhythm Guitar Mastery Instructor

Don Parkhurst, Jr., has been playing guitar for over 4 decades and teaching professionally for more than 20 years. He attended Hartford Conservatory of Music as well as Atlanta Institute of Music, has studied and taught out of the Troy Stetina Series methods for many years, as well as taken personal lessons with Alex Skolnick (Testament, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage). His major area of specialty is Rhythm Guitar mastery. In Don's words, "Without rhythm you have no music." His other primary area of focus lies in the development of good practice habits. In regard to this, he says, "My job is not to just show you what to do but instead train you to do all this for yourself, because one day I won’t be there to help you.”

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