Your course will provide you with the skills, techniques and musical understanding to accompany songs, solo and expand in traditional blues forms and more contemporary styles. This group can accommodate a wide range of levels and abilities and is very supportive of your learning while also presenting a wide range of challenges.Your course will develop your repertoire and knowledge of songs and tunes while introducing you to topics such as: Arm, wrist, hand and finger exercises and technique to develop requisite strength/flexibility and to avoid risk of straining. Listening/aural skills - recognising chords, hearing and predicting chord changes. Twelve bar blues forms and progressions in different keys with rhythmic options at differing tempos. Minor Pentatonic Scales for soloing Ensemble playing - Starting with simple forms and practicing to high levels of clarity, timing, tone and expressiveness, then gradually developing complexity. Further technique such as string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, finger picking, open tunings and slide technique. The course is delivered with a differentiated approach to support each player's level of development
Name: Acoustic Guitar Blues & Beyond Qualification title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Performing Arts Qualification type: Assessment Assessment information not yet available Awarding Generic award - no awarding body Created 20160725 10:23:42 Updated 20160725 10:23:42
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Richmond Adult Community College
Further Education
info@racc.ac.uk
020 8891 5907
http://www.racc.ac.uk
Parkshot Town: Richmond County:Surrey
Title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Performing Arts Qualification: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Performing Arts Classification: Arts, Media and Publishing