Beginner Fingerstyle Digital Guitar Course

BEGINNER FINGER STYLE GUITAR DIGITAL COURSE

This course consists of over ninety-minutes of step-by-step video lessons taught in our easy to digest format. If you have ever wanted to start playing fingerstyle guitar, then this course is for you.

Finger style guitar is so soft and melodious, it’s so beautiful. It’s a much different technique than using a pick or plectrum. 

You will learn all about proper posture, the proper way to hold the guitar for fingerstyle, left and right hand techniques, finger strokes, strumming with the fingers, many fingering patterns and arpeggios, using a metronome when practicing, alternating finger patterns, scales, many musical practice examples with scales and chords, right hand exercises, rhythmic slapping, and so much more!

We Teach you what to practice and give you Exercises including:

1. Rest Stroke Exercises  - right hand exercises using rest strokes. Proper technique is emphasized getting the right tones and the proper way to pluck the strings with the different fingers, thumb, and alternating fingers. We diagram out exactly what to practice as well as you will learn how to use a metronome when doing these exercises. These exercises are designed to get all the fingers synched up together and eventually get them on autopilot.

2. Free Stroke Exercises  - right hand exercises and finger alternation exercises with the free stroke. Again we emphasize playing slowly and cleanly and with the best tone and technique possible. Exercises are also demonstrated with a metronome. Simultaneous multiple finger exercises both with and without the thumb are also demonstrated with free strokes. Multiple camera angles really show all the details to these techniques.

LEARN COMMON FINGERSTYLE Scales & Patterns:

1. Scales - learn open string scales and how to play them fingerstyle. Both left and right hand techniques are demonstrated as well as the scales are written out in on-screen text. The scales are then used as practice exercises using alternating fingering – great exercises for crossing strings and getting comfortable with these techniques. 

2. Patterns With Chords  - more practice exercises but this time using chords in more musical type examples. You will get all the picking patterns up close and all the chords are written in text on the screen. You will really see what you have learned to this point come together in these musical examples and exercises. Plus you get many different patterns and variations for the strings and the fingerings.

Strumming With Fingers  – how to strum with your fingers. Strumming is taught with the thumb as well as other fingers. Proper technique is emphasized to get the clarity of each string to come out – it’s a different technique and sound then when you use a pick. Exercises are taught use strumming and picking together and then with changing chords and with finger variation.

Pattern Variations  – more patterns and fingering variations are discussed – so you get even more sounds and exercises. We also talk more about the practice log and how to keep track of your progress as you move forward in your guitar journey.

Finger style Rhythmic Slapping  – learn how to add rhythmic slapping to your fingerstyle playing. It’s a unique technique that will add much interest and variation into playing arsenal. All chords are displayed with our on-screen text and the technique is broken down into small sections as we go through a progression. Get the secrets in this lesson and you will be applying it across your playing in no time.

And to make learning fast we utilize on-screen text, multiple camera angles, multiple camera picture-in-picture, and close ups of the fret and pick hands. You see all the action up close and personal.

If you are familiar with our teaching methods you know that we break down techniques and make learning fun and fast. We give you practice regimens so you know exactly what to practice and we demonstrate the techniques at slow and regular speeds. This way you never feel like you are being left in the dust or have to constantly be on the rewind button.

Questions? Email us at TheNextLevelGuitar@yahoo.com