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John Heussenstamm Teacher: John Heussenstamm
Chapter: Chords & Final Exam
Lesson: Reading Chords
Course: Guitar > Notation > Beginner
Other courses by this teacher:
Guitar > Rock
Guitar > Blues
Guitar > Jazz

LEVEL 1. BEGINNER
 
Chapter 1: Introductory Concepts
1.1. Welcome to Reading and Writing Music
  1.2. Johns Music Reading Stories
  1.3. The G Clef, Lines, and Spaces
  1.4. Notes and Slashes, Sharps and Flats, Octaves
 
Chapter 2: Symbols & Musical Time
1.5. More Motivational Stories from John
  1.6. More Music Symbols - Bar Lines and Tempo
  1.7. More Symbols and Musical Time
 
Chapter 3: Rhythms and Rests
1.8. Johns Uncle Sax aka George Wilder
  1.9. The Rhythm Wheel
  1.10. Guitar Rhythms and Rests
  1.11. More Rests Half-Notes and Ties
  1.12. Rhythm Breakdown
 
Chapter 4: Rhythm Variations
1.13. Rhythm variations and Tablature
  1.14. Writing and Reading Help Each Other
 
Chapter 5: Key Signatures
1.15. Key signatures - Sharps Naturals and Flats
  1.16. Key Signatures Demonstrated
  1.17. A complicated Key - Key of E
 
Chapter 6: Melody in Staff and Tablature
1.18. Study First Position Notes on Guitar in Tab
  1.19. Study First Position Notes on Guitar in Tab Pt 2
  1.20. A Simple Piece in Tab and Staff
  1.21. Jazz Melody Demonstrated
  1.22. Rock Melody Demonstrated
 
Chapter 7: Note Studies and Ledger Lines
1.23. Note Study
  1.24. Note Study 2
  1.25. Ledger Lines
  1.26. Unison notes and their positions
  1.27. Unison Notes Part 2
 
Chapter 8: Advanced Rhythm Concepts
1.28. Rhythm Studies
  1.29. Dotted Notes
  1.30. Rhythm Variations and Combinations
  1.31. Rhythm Drill w 16ths and Rests
 
Chapter 9: Chords & Final Exam
[1.32. Reading Chords [FREE]] now playing
  1.33. Chords Part 2
  1.34. A Great Story - - A musical Lightbulb
  1.35. Final Exam - Read this famous piece of music
  1.36. Final Exam - Answers
  1.37. Recap and Farewell from the Course


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Course Description:
Guitarists are notoriously bad at reading music. Remove this stigma now with John Heussenstamms easy course in reading and writing music. Capture your own ideas on paper. Read charts which enable you to play any arrangement at any session. Bypass the boredom and hurdles which make reading and writing music a chore. A must for every serious guitarist.

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