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Guitar

Become a more well-rounded and articulate guitar player in any style including blues, rock, jazz and more.
 
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Guitar Chords 101
Rick Peckham (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Add more dynamics and expression to your playing and gain a greater feel for your instrument by learning Berklee's approach to the construction of chords and chord voicings.
Guitar Chords 201: Chord Melody and Inversions
Rick Peckham (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Master Berklee’s approach to playing guitar chords. Improve your style, intonation, technique, time feel, and tone in this in-depth course. Explore open triads, seventh chord structures, open triadic shapes, and inversions in a variety of musical styles.
Guitar Scales 101
Larry Baione (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Organize the guitar fretboard, develop your technique, and learn to confidently navigate the instrument by gaining a firm understanding of the pentatonic, blues, major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales and their modes.
Blues Guitar
Michael Williams (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn the techniques and licks of classic blues stylists, such as T-Bone Walker, Lightning Hopkins, B.B. King, and Magic Sam. Gain a foundation in form, control, feel, and harmony that will help to bring a blues sound to your playing or add more depth to any other style of music.
Jazz Guitar 101
Bruce Saunders (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Study the styles of some of the most influential jazz guitarists, and learn the basics behind the jazz language: chord/scale usage, building melodic tension, and improvisation techniques.
Jazz Guitar 201: Advanced Jazz Guitar Improvisation
Bruce Saunders (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Develop your jazz guitar performance skills by learning advanced techniques to improvise over chord changes, both in traditional “standards” and complex modern harmony.
Rock Guitar Soloing
Robin Stone (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn to play a great rock guitar solo! Rock Guitar Soloing is designed to help guitarists who may have learned the technical aspects of playing, but lack the theoretical application of the musical elements that make up a strong solo that moves the listener.
Classic Rock Guitar
Joe Musella (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Elevate your playing by learning the styles and techniques of the architects of classic rock guitar: Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Gilmour, and Page.
Funk/Rock and R&B Guitar Soloing
Thaddeus Hogarth (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn the appropriate scales, the best use of effects, and the rhythmic and melodic timing to create an authentic funk-based solo and sound.
Rhythm and Groove Guitar
Bruce Bartlett (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn the rhythmic techniques and chord tools that are the foundation of groove-based music. Expand your chord knowledge and learn to construct original rhythm guitar grooves that you can apply to a wide variety of music styles.
Getting Your Guitar Sound
Dan Bowden (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn to use your ears, hands, and the tools of the trade to play jazz, rock, blues, country and other genres, with a hi-quality, authentic and persuasive guitar tone.
Basic Improvisation
Matt Marvuglio and Jim Odgren and Edward Tomassi (12 weeks) 3 Credits 		For-credit: $1,295
Non-credit: $1,095
Learn a step-by-step approach to improvisation that applies to all styles and any instrument. Develop your solos by studying the riffs and licks of legendary players, and learn to incorporate the inflexions, feel, and nuances of the masters into your own playing!
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