Electric Guitar Course
Aspire to play that trendy tune you've heard or master the swift movements of an electric guitar?
Aspire to play that trendy tune you've heard or master the swift movements of an electric guitar?
Join our Electric Guitar Course, designed mainly for adults and youths. Master the basic guitar techniques through utilizing original course materials and a curriculum developed by Yamaha Music Foundation, Japan.
Our qualified teachers will guide you through a boisterous musical journey with our wide repertoire of rock and fusion style music, even if you are a beginner with no prior background in music. But if you know a chord or two, you are encouraged to join a more advanced level.
In Yamaha, we keep our group class size small, allowing greater personal attention for you. Alternatively, join an individual class for a more flexible pace of learning.
Let us cultivate the guitarist in you.
Course Content
- Proper techniques in electric guitar playing
- Basic music rudiments and musical terms
- Learning of powered chords, barre chords and other extended, altered chords
- Pentatonic scales and modes for solo playing
- Exposure to various rhythm comping styles and riffs
- Reading of music notation and guitar tablature
- Wide repertoire of Rock and Fusion styles using back-up tracks
Main Skills Acquired in This Course
Textbook 1
- Left and right hand (Acoustic Guitar as well) dexterity exercises for beginner physical conditioning
- Concept and application of simple Root and 5th Power Chords
- Scales – Major, Major Pentatonic (2 octaves), Natural Minor Scale
- Rock Guitar Phrases and Riffs
- Simple improvisation over chords – scale application
Textbook 2
- Chord studies – Suspended 4th chords and Major 7th
- Scales – Minor pentatonic Scales
- Intermediate improvisation over chords – scale application, application of chord inversions
- High octave range melody playing applying all the left hand techniques learnt in Book 1
- Reading of notational chord tones
Textbook 3
- In-depth concept of the 12-Bar Blues
- Chord studies – 9th and 13th chords
- Music Theory – use of anticipated notes
- Advance improvisation using jazz modes, whole-tone, altered dominant, diminished scales
- Right hand technique – Rock arpeggio sweep sweeping, Pick and Pinch Harmonics, Tapping
*For students who have completed Textbook 3, we offer more advanced and customized lessons.
Lesson Details
Age Range to Start
･ 12 Years Old & Above
Course Duration
･ 8 Years
Lesson Type
･ Individual or Pair
Fees
| Electric Guitar Course | |||||
| Level | Lesson Duration | Level Duration | Textbook | Monthly Course Fee | Remarks |
| 1A | 30 mins | 6 Months | Textbook 1 | $160 | ** Pairing Option Available |
| 1B | 30 mins | 6 Months | $165 | ||
| 2A | 30 mins | 1 Year | Textbook 2 | $170 | |
| 2B | 30 mins | 1 Year | $175 | ||
| 3 | 30 mins | 1 Year | Textbook 3 | $190 | |
| 4 | 30 mins | 1 Year | $210 | - | |
| 5 | 45 mins | 1 Year | Materials required will be advised by teacher | $260 | - |
| 6 | 45 mins | 1 Year | $270 | - | |
| 7 | 45 mins | 1 Year | $280 | - | |
* All fees are inclusive of 9% GST.
* Non-refundable registration fee of $50 (including GST)
* Fee payment upon registration is via Cash, Cheque or NETS, subsequent course fees is to be paid by GIRO.
* For non-GIRO students, a refundable deposit of $150.00 is required.
** Pairing Option Available for Level 1A to 3 only
** 60 min pair option at a value of 145% of the individual course fee per student
* All fees are subjected to changes.
Schedule
･ Go to course schedule page for information.
