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Guitar

Guitar

Whether you’ve just picked up a guitar, or have been playing for years, our acoustic and electric guitar lessons will have you improving your technique in no time. 

Guitar Lessons

Guitar lessons take place every week at HCM Music Academy, suitable for students aged 7 and over, right up to adults. Prices range from £14 to £22 dependent on private or group led classes. 

All lessons take place at HCM Music Academy in Ware.

For more information about taking guitar lessons at HCM Music Academy, get in touch today.

Guitar Lessons Overview

If you’ve always wanted to learn to play the guitar, but weren’t sure where to start, then HCM’s guitar lessons could be just what you’re after.

Lessons take place every week at HCM, suitable for students aged 7 and over, right up to adults. They last either 30, 45 or 60 minutes (it’s up to you), they can be group or one-on-one tuition, and you can choose between the electric and acoustic guitar. Even if you’re a seasoned guitarist, our lessons are a great way to improve your technique and develop new skills.

Guitar Lessons fee

  • Group guitar lessons are £14 per student per lesson (charged by term) for a 30 minute session in groups of up to four students.
  • One-on-one guitar lessons are £22 per 30 minute session 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

HCM guitar lessons cover a full range of styles and genres – from classical, folk and pop pieces for acoustic guitarists, to rock, indie and heavy metal for those learning the electric guitar. The content and format of the lessons will vary depending on your level, the size of your class and the goals of you and your fellow classmates.

GUITAR TECHNIQUES

Here’s just a small selection of the techniques you’ll learn in HCM’s electric or acoustic guitar lessons:

  • Chords (from power to extended)
  • CAGED system
  • Chord progressions
  • RH rhythm techniques up to 16th note subdivisions using down and up strokes
  • Styles such as blues, rock and funk
  • Riffs
  • Solos
  • Improvisation
  • Chord charts
  • Sight reading
  • Scales including pentatonic, blues and major, and their application
  • Arpeggios
  • Advanced techniques such as bending, vibrato, legato, sweep picking, tapping
  • Picking including hybrid, alternate, economy and fingerpicking
  • Embedded music theory and knowledge
  • Embedded instrument maintenance, such as string changing and intonation
  • And finally… songs! These are specifically tailored to help you explore the guitar techniques you’re learning about and put them into context

End of Term Gigs

On top of guitar lessons, all our HCM guitarists are encouraged to take part in our end of term gigs and showcases. This helps students gain experience in playing live and in front of an audience, as well as giving useful experience and a new found confidence.

AWARDS

At HCM, we believe it can be beneficial for student guitarists to study for and sit graded instrument exams because it allows you to gauge your improvement and development over time. Our lessons all follow the RSL graded syllabus for electric and acoustic guitar from Debut to Grade 8. For teenage students, these graded syllabus lessons can complement other activities, such as GCSE Music or Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes.

To find out more about guitar at HCM Music Academy you can either complete our enquiry form, call us directly on 01920 460646 or by email learn@h-c-m.co.uk

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