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Steve has been a musician for over 25 years now. The moment he picked up the guitar as a kid his life was changed forever… and for the better! Growing up he listened to everything: Rock, Motown, Indie, Metal, Blues, Funk, Pop, Country etc... After graduation from college he moved to Los Angeles and spent 7 years there, playing guitar and singing professionally - recording, and writing his own music. He was even lucky enough to have a couple original songs published in two films, and at one point was close to signing a record deal with Universal Records, but he was labeled "too eclectic". It was understandable though, with his wide range of musical influences. So he then decided to move to Austin, TX and take a job teaching a songwriting course at ACC, and s...
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Guitar Rhythm Mastery: Strumming and Percussive Techniques
4-5 hrs 3,197 learners
By Steve Glazer
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Indicate the strumming hand for playing the guitar
  • Distinguish quarter notes from eighth notes
  • Identify the sixteenth note used when playing the guitar
  • Explain the basics of music charts, chords and primary rhythms
  • List the various basic strumming patterns
  • Summarize several percussive guitar rhythms
  • Discuss the eighth-note downstrokes used in rock music
  • Outline the different tempos of metal, hard rock, classic rock and sixteenth-note rhythms
  • Explain the characteristics of the rhythms used in hard rock and metal music
  • Identify the techniques and chords used to play various classic electric guitar pieces
  • Discuss how to fingerstyle rhythms on acoustic and electric guitar
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