PRO-08 Paul Gilbert

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About this lesson

This lesson introduces Paul Gilbert's style of lead playing to your student. The licks demonstrate Paul's use of alternate picking, legato, arpeggios and phrasing. This is a very advanced lesson so only give this to your student if you know they will be prepared for it. If the student enjoys this style of playing, you can give them one of Paul's songs to continue their development.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • How to use fast alternate picking during scale runs
  • Combine picking and legato for complicated patterns
  • Wide stretching, string skipping arpeggios

Combine this lesson with exercises to help the student develop the skills necessary to play the licks.

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PRO-07 Randy Rhoads

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About this lesson

This lesson gives your student an overview of a couple aspects of Randy Rhoads' style of playing. Randy was well known for his lead playing so the lesson looks at his use of legato, tapping and phrasing. One aspect of his rhythm playing is also covered so your student can have a glimpse into both areas. If your student enjoys the style of licks used in this lesson you can take it further by giving the student one of his songs to work on.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • Randy's approach to lead focusing on legato, tapping and phrasing
  • Using pedal tones and double stops
  • Alternate picking using the pentatonic scale

The Teacher's Guide explains each lick so read through the guide before giving this lesson to your student.

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New resources: Restringing Guitars

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A new set of handouts have been included in the Lesson Materials section showing your student how to restring their guitar. Photos are included in each guide to make the process easier.

MAI-01 Changing Electric Guitar Strings

MAI-02 Changing Nylon String Acoustic Guitar Strings

MAI-03 Changing Steel String Acoustic Guitar Strings

We also have a new 'in the style of' lesson covering a couple aspects of Dimebag Darrell's lead style. This is a great lesson for students wanting to develop their metal lead playing abilities.

PRO-06 Dimebag Darrell

MAI-03 Changing Steel String Acoustic Guitar Strings

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About this resource

This handout is an easy to follow step by step guide to help your student restring their steel string acoustic guitar. Photos are provided to assist with the more confusing steps. This will be handy if the student breaks a string and wants to try restringing it on their own instead of bringing it to you.

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MAI-01 Changing Electric Guitar Strings

MAI-02 Changing Nylon String Acoustic Guitar Strings

MAI-02 Changing Nylon String Acoustic Guitar Strings

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About this resource

This handout is an easy to follow step by step guide to help your student restring their classical guitar. Restringing a nylon string acoustic is more complicated than other types of guitars so plenty of photos are provided to assist. The student will learn step by step how to tie the strings to the bridge properly to avoid slippage. This will be handy if the student breaks a string and wants to try restringing it on their own instead of bringing it to you.

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MAI-01 Changing Electric Guitar Strings

MAI-03 Changing Steel String Acoustic Guitar Strings

MAI-01 Changing Electric Guitar Strings

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About this resource

This handout is an easy to follow step by step guide to help your student restring their electric guitar. Photos are provided for the more confusing steps. As there are so many different types of electric guitars and bridges used, this guide will only give an overview on the process. It is recommended you take some time to show the student how to change the strings specifically on their guitar so they understand it.

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MAI-02 Changing Nylon String Acoustic Guitar Strings

MAI-03 Changing Steel String Acoustic Guitar Strings

PRO-06 Dimebag Darrell

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About this lesson plan

This lesson focuses on a how Dimebag Darrell would use chromatic notes, repeating patterns and the diminished fifth interval in his lead playing. The examples focus on runs to give the student a few different angles on the same approach. By the end of the lesson the student will understand how to create their own similar licks suitable for metal soloing. The examples can be challenging and are meant to be played at a high tempo so would only be suitable for intermediate to advanced students.

The Teacher's Guide will explain each lick and give you a blueprint you can use for your lesson.

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New lesson plans: Eric Johnson & Joe Satriani

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New guitar lesson plans have been created to give your students a quick snapshot of the style of Eric Johnson & Joe Satriani. These lesson plans are handy if you want to see how interested your student may be with their style or just to teach them new approaches to guitar.

PRO-04 Eric Johnson

This lesson focuses on a couple unique aspects of Eric Johnson's playing such as his use of chord voicings, hybrid picking and triads. This style would suit most intermediate students interested in more lead playing.

PRO-05 Joe Satriani

This lesson looks at how Joe Satriani uses tapping, legato and modes in his style. The examples are quite technical so aren't suitable for beginners. Intermediate and advanced students would benefit from this lesson even if they have not heard anything by Joe before.

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PRO-05 Joe Satriani

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About this lesson plan

This guitar lesson plan looks at a few unique aspects of Joe Satriani's playing style. Each example focuses on one specific technique to help you gauge the student's interest in the technique or style. The pieces are quite technical so are not suitable for beginners. If the student is interested in the pieces used it would be worth spending some time working on some of Joe's songs.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • How to use legato up and down a single string
  • Use both hand tapping in different ways
  • Use modes in progressions

The Teacher's Guide explains each example in detail so you can properly teach it even if you aren't familiar with the techniques or Joe's style of playing.

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PRO-04 Eric Johnson

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About this lesson plan

This lesson plan focuses on a few aspects of Eric Johnson's style. The examples focus on how Eric uses wide intervals, different picking techniques and his use of chords. Even if the student hasn't heard Eric's music it's still worth going through this lesson for the techniques used. The Teacher's Guide focuses the discussion on how the student can use the ideas behind the licks in their own playing. The goal isn't to just give your student licks they can use in their improvisation but to provide your student with fresh ways to think about guitar.

Your student will learn:

  • How to use different voicings for chords
  • Practice hybrid picking
  • How to effortlessly shift between different Pentatonic positions
  • How to use triads in fresh ways

If your student takes an interest to this style of playing then after finishing this lesson it would be a good idea to run through some of Eric's songs such as Cliffs of Dover.

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