Acoustic Guitar & Mandolin
Information for Fall/Spring 2011-2012 lessons:
Welcome/ to Family Music Studio Acoustic Guitar! Acoustic guitar instruction will include fundamentals of music theory such as the staff, timing, and key signatures. Chord fingerings, picking patterns, scales, barre chords, chord placement in ad lib accompaniment will be covered. Grant will make assignments out of beginner and adult books from the Hal Leonard series, and adults will work out of the National Guitar Workshop Method fingerstyle series. Miss Catheryn will make assignments out of "Mel Bay's Children's Guitar Method" for younger beginners and "Essential Elements For Guitar" for older beginners.
Acoustic methods will include playing with a pick and playing patterns and melodies with the right hand. All the skills learned in acoustic instruction will be directly applicable to various styles (country, bluegrass, rock ballads) and various guitars (acoustic or electric). Goals for acoustic instruction include playing accompaniment and performing solo pieces. Beginning mandolin lessons are also available.
All monthly fees are based on 32 instructional times per school year. Two additional lessons at no extra charge are scheduled for your convenience in case of student absence making a total of 34 scheduled lessons. The first monthly fee is due back by August 1st with the registration sheet. Subsequent fees are due by the first of each month ending with the fee due on May 1st for a total of ten monthly payments.
Private half-hour Lessons: $68 per month.
Private 45-minute Lessons: $102 per month.
Private 60-minute Lessons: $136 per month.
Taught by: Grant Hodges, faculty teacher