Master left hand technique on guitar with easy-to-follow lessons. Improve your accuracy and control while playing over 50 musical examples.
This course is perfect for guitar players wanting to enhance their left hand technique, from basics to advanced techniques. It includes tons of video lectures and helpful PDFs, guiding players through the essentials of finger positioning and comfortable playing.
Everything you need to start playing guitar with great technique.
This course is all about developing great left hand technique on the guitar. The video lectures take you from the basics of sitting and hand position to more advanced concepts and techniques.
The course uses simple, easy-to-follow directions and terms, so there is no complicated jargon that you need to worry about. It is assumed that you have basic guitar literacy, so if your an absolute beginner (you're holding a guitar for the first time), then the course isn't for you for right now.
The course is designed for anyone who wants to improve their technique, whether you've been playing for a short time or your more advanced and play pieces from the classical guitar repertoire. Although I had a classical guitar audience in mind, you can benefit from the lessons in this course no matter what style of music you play.
The course comes with 53 video lectures (51 lesson videos, plus an introduction and conclusion), as well as PDF files of the musical examples written in both standard musical notation and guitar tablature (no note-reading is required). There are PDF files in each lecture, starting at lecture 7, and in the Introduction lecture there are 3 larger documents with all of the musical examples for each of the 3 large sections all in one place. The lectures are organized into 3 large sections, there are 20 lessons in the Basics section, 15 lectures in the Intermediate section, and 16 lectures in the Advanced section. I recommend following the lectures in order, and then you can go back and re-visit as many lectures as many times as you'd like.
This course will answer questions like, where do you place fingers on the fret? How do you play more accurately? How should you position your left hand? How do you do a barre chord without straining your left hand? What is the meaning of life? (Ok, maybe not that last one).
All you'll need is a computer, tablet, or mobile device and your guitar, and you'll be good to go. Some people find it helpful to print out the musical examples and keep it nearby, so find what works best for you. You'll find this course is a good fit for you if already play guitar at least a little bit and you want to increase the accuracy, control, and coordination of your left hand and become a better guitar player.
Play guitar with more control and less effort in the left hand.
Play over 50 musical examples all over the fret-board of the guitar.
Develop a solid foundation that will stay with you for a lifetime of guitar playing.
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My name is Brian Riggs and I am a classical guitarist and guitar teacher from Chicago, IL. I have a degree in classical guitar performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and I've played in master classes with some amazing guitarists, most notably Christopher Parkening at his class at Montana State University. I want to share what I've learned...
This course teaches to break down technique into very small elements that are easy to achieve, and when you put it all together, the effect is amazing, above expectations.
This should be called 51 drills, not 51 techniques. The technical information is rather limited. I also found the instructor's repetitive communication style to be rather inefficient. Of course review of material is helpful, but that is not what I'm referring to here. It seems like he forgets that he just said something 15 seconds ago, sometimes saying the same thing 3-6 per lesson. The intro is indicative of what I'm talking about, so if that doesn't bother you, maybe this is right for you.
Easy to understand and each step is demonstrated clearly. It’s helped me to hold the guitar correctly and eliminate the pain I was having in my wrist
Good and detailed course with very clear demonstration.
Clear and easy to understand instructions .
As a student of 1.5 years, these 51 videos offered me about... 10~20 exercises I had glossed over and forced me to learn them in-depth. The final few are brand-new to me, and absolutely golden! Thanks Brian!
Brian Riggs courses are superb .I have downloaded 3 .My playing has improved already
I have been playing electrical giutaar for years and everything I was doing was wrong, This course is an eyeopener for me. I love it. This is what I needed.
Brian explained the position of the left hand in very clear terms! Thank you
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Martin K.
He has a very simple, thorough and easy to understand way of teaching