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Local Classes: Springboro, Ohio
In small group guitar classes students learn in a structured environment along with other aspiring musicians. This is a low pressure, highly effective way for students of all ages to learn and master the guitar.
I encourage everyone to start at the beginning but I know that there are some students who may benefit from starting in a higher-level class. If you are unsure where to start, you may contact me for a skills assessment. After completing this program, you will be able to play many of the top worship songs! You will also master important guitar skills and gain a firm knowledge of music theory that will be the foundation for future learning. Contact Us:
Contact Eric Roberts - 937-416-5166
Church Office - 937-748-0957 M-F 9-5
Email Eric Location:
Classes held at Clearcreek Christian Assembly
1150 South Main St. Springboro, Ohio 45066 |
Three ways to enroll:
1. Print Enrollment form
2. Call the church office at 937-748-0957
or Eric at 937-416-5166
Payments Accepted:
Check, Cash, Major Credit Cards
Pay at time of enrollment or at first class.
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Author and Teacher:
Eric received his BA in music education in 2000 from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He has been teaching private lessons in guitar, voice and drums for over 10 years as well as performing and leading worship professionally. Eric leads worship at Clearcreek Christian Assembly in Springboro, Ohio. Read more about Eric here.
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Class Descriptions: |
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Getting Started - Text: 8 Chords
100 Songs Book 1
Begin by learning important charts for reading guitar music along
with the proper ways to hold the guitar, the pick and important finger
and strumming exercises to help you develop the skills you need to
become a great player. You will learn your first 4 chords and be able
to play over 30 songs with those simple chords. This is the kick start
that every student needs to begin playing the guitar. Many times,
you can take private lessons for over a year and never be able to
play a full song! In my class, you will be playing multiple songs
in your first 8 weeks. |
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Going Further and Technique
- Text: 8 Chords 100 Songs Book 2
Continue to build on your foundation as you learn great
sixteenth note strumming patterns to add to the songs you know as
well as learn 4 more chords including the dreaded Bm chord! I make
it easy for my students with the new popular voicing of the Bm chord
used by pro guitar players all over. It proves that you do not have
to play a barre chord to play a great sounding Bm and F#m chord.
Also begin to develop your picking and finger picking patterns to
use on worship songs. By the end of class 2, students will know
enough chords and patterns to play all 100 worship songs in the
8 chords complete songbook.
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Foundations and Theory - Text: 8 Chords 100 Songs Book 3
This class is called "foundations" because we will cover in depth music theory for the guitar player that is truly the foundation for their musical future. The concepts that students learn and begin to retain in this class help them put together the musical puzzle. It is one thing to be able to play a song... it is a whole different thing to be able to understand how it is written, why it sounds the way it does and how it is made up to be a song. Students take the knowledge they have learned and the skills they have acquired in previous classes and step them up to the next level in this very important class. Students also develop skills like playing and singing at the same time, playing solos and scales over progressions, writing simple songs and leading a worship band or small group worship set. New chords, techniques and floods of knowledge come together in this final class. It thrusts the beginning guitarist into the realm of the advanced musician.
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The Worship Song Shop - Text: The Original 8 Chords 100 Songs Songbook
This is where the rubber meets the road for many beginners. With their new knowledge of simple chord and patterns, we begin the worship song shop to learn and play some of the top worship songs of our culture. I continue to help the student grow by using popular songs and widely used techniques and chords to help broaden their skill level. You will begin to learn hooks and lead lines along with the top songs and begin to really play them like the original band. This class is important for beginners at this stage because it boosts their confidence and helps them begin to really build their repertoire as a guitar player. This is a fun class focused on learning songs and developing what was learned in Class 1 and 2. This class usually ends with a recital or performance experience for the students that are interested.
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Advanced Guitar
This class is for those who have completed Book 1-2-3 and the song shop. This class will take you beyond open chords to using moveable chords and scales to play more complex guitar parts. Each 12-week session is tailored to those students enrolled. Text for this class will include the Worship Guitar Workshop Compilation along with other worksheets and books as needed.
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