Free Online Course from Coursera: Guitar Performance Techniques

Coursera is offering a free online course about Guitar Performance Techniques.

About the Course:

Your favorite guitarist didn't become your favorite guitarist without the support of other musicians. The most important skill for a guitarist to learn is the exact same skill that was so important in kindergarten: playing well with others. Guitar Performance Techniques course gives guitarists the essential and practical skills to play well with others in any ensemble situation. This course begins with daily warm-up techniques that help you prepare for rehearsals, jam sessions, and stage performances. From there, you'll explore chords, time accuracy, tone production, ear training, and the many aspects of jamming with other musicians. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to confidently interact with other musicians in a group setting and bring your A-game to any jam session you join.

What You'll Learn:

• Develop warm-up techniques to prepare for ensemble playing.
• Identify and play common chordal accompaniment.
• Demonstrate ensemble playing techniques while performing.

Syllabus:

• Welcome to Guitar Performance Techniques! (week 1)
• Warming Up (week 1)
• Developing Your Ears (week 2)
• Tone Production Essentials: Developing Your Touch on the Guitar (week 3)
• Performance Preparation (week 4)

About Coursera:

Coursera is an American online learning platform founded by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller that offers massive open online courses (MOOC), specializations, and degrees.

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