William A. TakeLessons Instructor Electric Guitar, Music, Music Theory N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles, CA

William:

- Started playing guitar age 12

- Began private lessons age 14

- Won numerous guitar dueling battles

- Began giving private lessons as a way to help expand the horizons of kids wanting to learn and myself

- Toured extensively in Japan with Heinous Criminal 03'-05'

- Enrolled at Musician's Institute Winter 07'

- Enrolled at FSU Fall 09' 

Music is my passion and being able to convey my ideas and thoughts to another musician clearly is something I strive for in my daily life. I love to teach and show people that anyone has the ability to make a masterpiece, even from the most basic of pigments.

I focus on a curriculum incorporating elements & rhythms of jazz, bossa nova, latin, funk, blues, rock & metal. Although, I am more then happy to go over any style or particular songs that you want to get into as well. 

Lesson break down: A brief over view (handouts are included)

(Beginner lv: 1st lesson)

- Talk about your influences and what you hope to gain throughout, as well as making a excellent practice regimen

- Introduction to the fretboard and the notes

- Introduction to chords and the theory behind them

- Introduction to chord progressions, there application and analysis

- Introduction to playing in time and foot tapping

- Introduction to ear training

- Introduction to sight reading

(Intermediate lv:)

- Key transposition and analysis of chord progressions, using the Arabic and Roman numbering systems to clearly define harmony from melody.

- Introduction to intermediate fretboard techniques

- Introduction to 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, sus, aug & dim chords on all available roots

- Intermediate Ear training and interval recognition

- Scales: Maj, Min

- Arpeggios and there application: Maj, Min, Dom, Maj7, Min7(b5) 

- Begin working with melodic soloing examples

(Advanced lv:)

- Pro performance fretboard acrobatics

- Soloing over key changes

- Chart reading

- extended/exotic scales and arpeggios

- ....?

Be prepared to have your fretboard abilities pushed to the max!

Jazz, rock, bossa nova, metal, Latin, funk, blues & classical, electric guitar, ear training, sight reading, music notation, fretboard Acrobatics, Pro musicianship, guitar effects, maintenance, funk guitar, Brazilian, blues, rock & Metal guitar.

Electric Guitar, Music, Music Theory