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Online Class: Guitar: Learn to Play

Whether you re an absolute beginner or you have some experience with the guitar, this comprehensive course will certainly allow you to improve your abilities on this versitile instrument. Each of the 12 lessons in this course progress in incremental steps that will help you understand how the guitar works while acquiring the necessary skills to play simple guitar music. This interactive course contains extremely detailed information on how to correctly play the guitar and is based on the guitar instructors 15 years of teaching group and private instruction. The supplementary documents used in conjunction with this course contain photos and diagrams which reveal valuable information about how to identify, tune and play your guitar. Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions.

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1.0 CEUs

Course Description

Have you always wanted to learn how to play guitar? You'll be strumming in no time with this fun and informative guitar course. This non-credit course is designed for the beginner as well as the intermediate player and will explore the basic fundamentals of how to play this challenging instrument. The class will examine basic chords, strumming rhythms, finger-picking and much more. With practice, you'll eventually be able to play simple and familiar songs. No previous knowledge of guitar is necessary. Students must have a guitar in good working condition.

Guitar instructor Edward Burns brings over 20 years of experience in teaching and performing to this guitar class. Learning to play the guitar can be difficult because of the fine motor skills needed to produce clear tones and an even rhythm. Both hands perform completely different tasks and there are many variables involved in playing this instrument. It is important to realize that learning to play guitar is like a long journey. To achieve your desired results, you must be patient and willing to commit daily time to practicing.

This interactive course contains extremely detailed information on how to correctly play the guitar and is based on Edward Burns' 15 years of teaching group and private instruction. The supplementary documents used in conjunction with this course contain photos and diagrams which reveal valuable information about how to identify, tune and play your guitar.

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Instructor Edward Burns

Course Lessons

Your Guitar - The main objectives for this lesson are to identify your guitar and its parts, learn about guitar strings and establish proper playing position.
Tuning Your Guitar - The objectives for this lesson will include an understanding of basic tuning methods for the guitar and the importance of establishing the correct string tension.
The Left Hand - The main objectives for this lesson will be to obtain proper hand position, learn two fingerwalking exercises, and identify stretching techniques that prepare the hands and fingers for playing.
The Right Hand - The main objectives for this lesson will be to identify two common methods for picking the guitar strings, establish a proper right hand position, and implement an exercise that will build proficiency when picking the strings.
Learning Basic Guitar Chords - The main objectives for this lesson are to learn how to read a chord diagram, identify 3 basic chords, understand the variables for producing clear notes, and analyze the procedure for changing between chords.
Strumming & Rhythm - The objectives for this lesson are to identify and analyze 2 common methods for strumming, understand how to use a metronome to improve rhythm, and to learn 2 strumming patterns for exercising rhythmic control.

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Optional Certificates Awarded

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Certificate of Academic Excellence

Learning the guitar requires persistance and commitment. Regular daily practice is a must and by following the practice schedule I will provide, the student should see noticeable improvement by the end of the class.

Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit. Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official. To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service. Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers to verify your achievement).

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