Learn & Master Guitar with Steve Krenz Full 20 DVD
DVD 1
Session 1 - Starting off right
Topics:
1. Getting to know the guitar
2. How to tune the guitar
3. Proper right and left hand techniques
4. How to read guitar tablature and chord diagrams
5. Learn the C and G7 chords
6. Finger and chord exercises. Advice given on recommended amount of practice time.
Session 2 - Reading music & notes on the 1st and 2nd strings
Topics:
1. How to read music - rhythm, rests, treble clef, time signatures, barlines & measures
2. Natural notes on the 1st and 2nd strings up to the third fret
3. 1st and 2nd string finger exercises
4. Ode To Joy jam-along
5. JingleBells jam-along (listen to the sample clip - scroll to the bottom of the page)
DVD 2
Session 3 - Notes on the third and fourth strings
Topics:
1. Reading music - ties, dots, repeat signs, eighth notes
2. Natural notes on the 3rd string up to the third fret
3. Natural notes on the 4th string up to the third fret
4. Finger exercises for eighth notes, third and fourth string notes
5. Yankee Doodle jam-along (listen to the sample clip - scroll to the bottom of the page)
6. When The Saints Go Marchin' In jam-along
7. Love Me Tender jam-along
Session 4 - Notes on the fifth and sixth strings
This is a particularly lengthy session, and typically takes about 2 weeks to finish if you're a complete beginner.
Topics:
1. Natural notes on the 5th string up to the third fret
2. Natural notes on the 6th string up to the third fret
3. Finger exercises for notes on the 5th and 6th strings
4. Recap of notes in the first position, and a C Major Scale example
5. Minuet in C jam-along
6. Reading music - introducing sharps, flats and natural signs
7. The A Minor and E chords, plus finger exercises
8. Simple Gifts jam-along
9. The Star Spangled Banner jam-along
10. Minuet in G jam-along
DVD 3
Session 5 - Basic open chords
Topics:
1. Learn the C, G, Am, E and Dm chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
2. Learn the G, D7, Em and B7 chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
3. Learn the D, C7, A, A7 and E7 chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
4. Morning Has Broken jam-along
5. America The Beautiful jam-along
Session 6 - Minor seventh and suspended chords
Topics:
1. Learn and practice strumming patterns / rhythms with the Am7, Dm7 & Em7 chords
2. Music reading - strumming patterns with and without ties
3. Learn and practice strumming patterns / rhythms with the Asus, Dsus & Esus chords
4. Three basic 4/4 strumming patterns
5. Practicing the open chords in the key of C - C, Am, Am7, Dm, Dm7, G7, G, Em and Em7
6. Practicing the open chords in the key of G - G, Am, Am7, C, D, D7, Dsus, Em and Em7
7. Practicing the open chords in the key of D - D, D7, Em, Em7, G, G7, A, A7 and Asus
8. Scarborough Fair jam-along
9. Greensleeves jam-along
10. The Banana Boat Song jam-along
For me, the highlight of this session is the practice of open chords in the key of C, G and D. It's rare to find guitar books that teach what chords fit into a particular key, and even more rare to find beginner books that include suspended and minor chords in the progressions. Two thumbs up.
DVD 4
Session 7 - Barre chords on the sixth string
Topics:
1. Music theory - half-steps and whole steps
2. Natural notes on the 6th string up to the twelfth fret
3. Learn and practice movable 6th string barre chords - F, F7, Fm, Fm7 and Fsus
4. Music theory - major scales
5. Home on the Range jam-along
6. Yellow Rose of Texas jam-along
Session 8 - Barre chords on the fifth string
Topics:
1. Natural notes on the 5th string up to the twelfth fret
2. Learn and practice barre chords - B, Bm, B7, Bm7 and Bsus
3. Music theory - keys and key signatures, plus tips and tricks on determining a key from the key signature
4. Parallel major and minor scales, and the relationship between them
5. Jamaica Farewell jam-along
DVD 5
Session 9 - The secret to great strumming
Topics:
1. What constitutes a good strumming technique?
2. Strumming with eighth notes, with and without ties
3. Music theory - diatonic intervals
4. Music theory - harmonic, major and perfect intervals
5. Double sharps and double flats, plus a warning about enharmonic notes
6. La Bamba jam-along
7. The Wabash Cannonball jam-along
8. Blues in E jam-along
Session 10 - Fingerstyle guitar
Topics:
1. Keys to good fingerstyle technique, and exercises
2. Merle Travis fingerstyle technique
3. Giuliani studies for classical guitar
4. House of the Rising Sun jam-along. Listen to the sample clip (scroll to the bottom of the page)
5. Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D jam-along
DVD 6
Session 11 - Pentatonic scales
Topics:
1. Music theory:
* Definition of the pentatonic scale
* Parallel major and minor roots
* The five pentatonic forms
* Common pentatonic patterns in pentatonic form #1
2. A Minor Pentatonic Blues jam-along
3. G Major Pentatonic jam-along
4. Around the Pentatonic World jam-along
Session 12 - Advanced chords
Topics:
1. Open & movable Two chords - theory and exercise
2. Open & movable Major 7th chords - theory and exercise
3. Open & movable Minor 11th chords - theory and exercise
4. Chord substitution for major and minor chords
5. Rockin' jam-along
6. Suspended Smooth jam-along
7. Acoustic Groove jam-along
DVD 7
Session 13 - Playing the blues
Topics:
1. Music theory - defining the blues scale
2. Comparing C Major vs C Blues vs C Minor Pentatonic vs C Minor Pentatonic with Added Flatted 5th scales.
3. Pentatonic forms with blues notes
4. The Blues Chord Progression, and an example in C
5. Music theory - triads: major, minor, augmented and diminished plus an example in C
6. C Jam Blues jam-along
7. Johnny's E Blues jam-along. Listen to the sample clip (scroll to the bottom of the page)
Session 14 - Giving your playing some style
......DVD 1
Session 1 - Starting off right
Topics:
1. Getting to know the guitar
2. How to tune the guitar
3. Proper right and left hand techniques
4. How to read guitar tablature and chord diagrams
5. Learn the C and G7 chords
6. Finger and chord exercises. Advice given on recommended amount of practice time.
Session 2 - Reading music & notes on the 1st and 2nd strings
Topics:
1. How to read music - rhythm, rests, treble clef, time signatures, barlines & measures
2. Natural notes on the 1st and 2nd strings up to the third fret
3. 1st and 2nd string finger exercises
4. Ode To Joy jam-along
5. JingleBells jam-along (listen to the sample clip - scroll to the bottom of the page)
DVD 2
Session 3 - Notes on the third and fourth strings
Topics:
1. Reading music - ties, dots, repeat signs, eighth notes
2. Natural notes on the 3rd string up to the third fret
3. Natural notes on the 4th string up to the third fret
4. Finger exercises for eighth notes, third and fourth string notes
5. Yankee Doodle jam-along (listen to the sample clip - scroll to the bottom of the page)
6. When The Saints Go Marchin' In jam-along
7. Love Me Tender jam-along
Session 4 - Notes on the fifth and sixth strings
This is a particularly lengthy session, and typically takes about 2 weeks to finish if you're a complete beginner.
Topics:
1. Natural notes on the 5th string up to the third fret
2. Natural notes on the 6th string up to the third fret
3. Finger exercises for notes on the 5th and 6th strings
4. Recap of notes in the first position, and a C Major Scale example
5. Minuet in C jam-along
6. Reading music - introducing sharps, flats and natural signs
7. The A Minor and E chords, plus finger exercises
8. Simple Gifts jam-along
9. The Star Spangled Banner jam-along
10. Minuet in G jam-along
DVD 3
Session 5 - Basic open chords
Topics:
1. Learn the C, G, Am, E and Dm chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
2. Learn the G, D7, Em and B7 chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
3. Learn the D, C7, A, A7 and E7 chords - chord diagrams and basic strumming pattern / rhythm exercise
4. Morning Has Broken jam-along
5. America The Beautiful jam-along
Session 6 - Minor seventh and suspended chords
Topics:
1. Learn and practice strumming patterns / rhythms with the Am7, Dm7 & Em7 chords
2. Music reading - strumming patterns with and without ties
3. Learn and practice strumming patterns / rhythms with the Asus, Dsus & Esus chords
4. Three basic 4/4 strumming patterns
5. Practicing the open chords in the key of C - C, Am, Am7, Dm, Dm7, G7, G, Em and Em7
6. Practicing the open chords in the key of G - G, Am, Am7, C, D, D7, Dsus, Em and Em7
7. Practicing the open chords in the key of D - D, D7, Em, Em7, G, G7, A, A7 and Asus
8. Scarborough Fair jam-along
9. Greensleeves jam-along
10. The Banana Boat Song jam-along
For me, the highlight of this session is the practice of open chords in the key of C, G and D. It's rare to find guitar books that teach what chords fit into a particular key, and even more rare to find beginner books that include suspended and minor chords in the progressions. Two thumbs up.
DVD 4
Session 7 - Barre chords on the sixth string
Topics:
1. Music theory - half-steps and whole steps
2. Natural notes on the 6th string up to the twelfth fret
3. Learn and practice movable 6th string barre chords - F, F7, Fm, Fm7 and Fsus
4. Music theory - major scales
5. Home on the Range jam-along
6. Yellow Rose of Texas jam-along
Session 8 - Barre chords on the fifth string
Topics:
1. Natural notes on the 5th string up to the twelfth fret
2. Learn and practice barre chords - B, Bm, B7, Bm7 and Bsus
3. Music theory - keys and key signatures, plus tips and tricks on determining a key from the key signature
4. Parallel major and minor scales, and the relationship between them
5. Jamaica Farewell jam-along
DVD 5
Session 9 - The secret to great strumming
Topics:
1. What constitutes a good strumming technique?
2. Strumming with eighth notes, with and without ties
3. Music theory - diatonic intervals
4. Music theory - harmonic, major and perfect intervals
5. Double sharps and double flats, plus a warning about enharmonic notes
6. La Bamba jam-along
7. The Wabash Cannonball jam-along
8. Blues in E jam-along
Session 10 - Fingerstyle guitar
Topics:
1. Keys to good fingerstyle technique, and exercises
2. Merle Travis fingerstyle technique
3. Giuliani studies for classical guitar
4. House of the Rising Sun jam-along. Listen to the sample clip (scroll to the bottom of the page)
5. Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D jam-along
DVD 6
Session 11 - Pentatonic scales
Topics:
1. Music theory:
* Definition of the pentatonic scale
* Parallel major and minor roots
* The five pentatonic forms
* Common pentatonic patterns in pentatonic form #1
2. A Minor Pentatonic Blues jam-along
3. G Major Pentatonic jam-along
4. Around the Pentatonic World jam-along
Session 12 - Advanced chords
Topics:
1. Open & movable Two chords - theory and exercise
2. Open & movable Major 7th chords - theory and exercise
3. Open & movable Minor 11th chords - theory and exercise
4. Chord substitution for major and minor chords
5. Rockin' jam-along
6. Suspended Smooth jam-along
7. Acoustic Groove jam-along
DVD 7
Session 13 - Playing the blues
Topics:
1. Music theory - defining the blues scale
2. Comparing C Major vs C Blues vs C Minor Pentatonic vs C Minor Pentatonic with Added Flatted 5th scales.
3. Pentatonic forms with blues notes
4. The Blues Chord Progression, and an example in C
5. Music theory - triads: major, minor, augmented and diminished plus an example in C
6. C Jam Blues jam-along
7. Johnny's E Blues jam-along. Listen to the sample clip (scroll to the bottom of the page)
Session 14 - Giving your playing some style
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