Learn Guitar With Steve Stine: Level 1

Master the Basics: Your First Step to Guitar Mastery with Steve Stine

What you'll learn

Understand and play major and minor chords, read chord charts, and learn tips for cleaner, faster chords.

Master beat, rhythm, time signatures, use of a metronome, various strumming patterns, accenting, and dynamic variation.

Learn about different guitar and pick styles, how to hold the guitar and pick, parts of the guitar, string names, and tuning.

Understand the chromatic scale, enharmonic notes, apply the chromatic scale to the 6th string, and learn 6th string barre and power chords.

Requirements

This course is designed to be accessible for beginners, so there are no strict prerequisites. As for equipment, learners will need a guitar. Both acoustic and electric guitars are suitable. Remember, the most important requirement is a willingness to learn and practice regularly!

Description

Learn Guitar With Steve Stine: Level 1 is a comprehensive course designed to take you from the basics of guitar playing to more advanced techniques. Starting with an overview of different pick styles and how to hold the guitar, you’ll quickly move into understanding the parts of both acoustic and electric guitars, learning the names of the strings, and mastering tuning.The course then dives into the world of chords, teaching you what a chord is, how to read a chord chart, and how to play major and minor chords. You’ll also learn tips and tricks for cleaner, faster chords, and techniques like Lift and Shift, and Pivoting.Next, you’ll explore rhythm with lessons on metronome use, beat, subdivision, time signatures, and a variety of strumming patterns. You’ll also learn about dynamic variation, separation of the strings, and organic strumming techniques.Finally, the course concludes with a deep dive into the chromatic scale, including how to apply it to the 6th string, understanding enharmonic notes, and learning 6th string barre and power chords. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate player looking to solidify your skills, Learn Guitar With Steve Stine: Level 1 offers a thorough and engaging approach to mastering the guitar.

Overview

Section 1: Preparatory

Lecture 1 Overview

Lecture 2 Different styles of picks

Lecture 3 How to hold the pick/sometimes use fingers/fingernails

Lecture 4 Different styles of guitars

Lecture 5 How to hold the guitar

Lecture 6 Parts of the guitar

Lecture 7 Parts of the electric guitar

Lecture 8 The names of the strings

Lecture 9 How to tune the guitar

Section 2: Creativity with Chords – Part 1

Lecture 10 What is a “chord”

Lecture 11 How to read a chord chart

Lecture 12 A Major Chord

Lecture 13 Key elements

Lecture 14 C Major Chord

Lecture 15 D Major Chord

Lecture 16 E Major Chord

Lecture 17 F Major Chord

Lecture 18 G Major Chord

Lecture 19 G Major Chord (Alternative)

Lecture 20 A minor Chord

Lecture 21 B minor Chord

Lecture 22 D minor Chord

Lecture 23 E minor Chord

Lecture 24 Final discussion

Section 3: Creativity with Chords – Part 2

Lecture 25 Tips and Tricks for Cleaner and Faster Chords

Lecture 26 Lift and Shift

Lecture 27 Pivoting & Cadd9 Chord

Lecture 28 String Control

Section 4: Music Theory – Part 1

Lecture 29 Introductory discussion

Lecture 30 Metronome & Tempo

Lecture 31 Beat & Rhythm

Lecture 32 Subdivision

Lecture 33 Time Signature

Section 5: Strumming and Rhythm – Part 1

Lecture 34 Strumming

Lecture 35 Accenting

Lecture 36 Strumming Patterns

Lecture 37 Pattern #1

Lecture 38 Pattern #2

Lecture 39 Pattern #3

Lecture 40 Pattern #4

Lecture 41 Pattern #5

Lecture 42 Pattern #6

Lecture 43 Pattern #7

Lecture 44 Pattern #8

Lecture 45 Pattern #9

Lecture 46 Pattern #10

Lecture 47 Real World Strumming

Section 6: Strumming and Rhythm – Part 2

Lecture 48 Organic Strumming

Lecture 49 Dynamic variation

Lecture 50 Separation of the strings

Section 7: Creativity with Chords – Part 3

Lecture 51 Adding and subtracting fingers organically

Lecture 52 Adding and subtracting fingers organically - Part 2

Section 8: Music Theory – Part 2

Lecture 53 Understanding the chromatic scale

Lecture 54 Chromatic scale applied to 6th string

Lecture 55 Enharmonic Notes

Lecture 56 On every string

Section 9: Creativity with Chords – Part 4

Lecture 57 6th string barre chords

Section 10: Creativity with Chords – Part 5

Lecture 58 6th string power chords

The course is aimed at both beginners and intermediate guitar players. Beginners will find the lessons on different styles of picks, how to hold the pick and guitar, parts of the guitar, names of the strings, and how to tune the guitar particularly useful. The lessons on chords, strumming patterns, and the chromatic scale will benefit both beginners and intermediate players looking to solidify their foundational knowledge and skills. The course is also suitable for those who want to improve their chord transitions, strumming techniques, and understanding of scales.