Fundamentals of Music - Song Analysis - (Advanced Elective)
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 5: Strums for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3 & 4 or are comfortable with basic mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming and chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 8: Barre Chords for Advanced Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will expand your chord playing to the entire fretboard, including Sharps and Flats, with E form major, minor and 7th chords, while building complex and expressive rhythm techniques utilizing fretting hand damping and syncopation.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, slash chords, arpeggios, bass runs, and switching between different strumming patterns and techniques in rhythm.
You are comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords. You can also play a few basic licks over a 12 barre blues progression and understand basic diatonic chord theory.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Jeff M
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Jeff M
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin is a composer/performer who loves teaching his students. He started playing guitar at age 13 and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Soon after he began learning the solos of Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Buckethead. He later attended the University of North Florida for Jazz Studies where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. While working toward his Master of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Jeff served as an Associate Instructor for IU’s Jazz Department: directing big bands, coaching combos, and teaching music students enrolled in classes and applied guitar lessons. He has appeared across the country including performances at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and the Bloomington Jazz Festival where he also presented masterclasses in jazz guitar and group performance. In June of 2011 he was selected along with 14 other young musicians from across the country to participate in the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Rufus Reid, David Baker, and Nathan Davis. His 2011 debut Owl Studios release, Blocks, reached #1 in the Jazz Week Chart-bound rankings and # 11 in the CMJ Jazz airplay rankings. Jeff can be heard around the city playing original music in his own contemporary jazz groups. #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #5andup #bassguitar
Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will dramatically advance your guitar technique as you mix and match individual notes and strums with alternate bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, slash chords and more, gaining the capacity to bring multiple voicings and embellishments to your playing.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, and switching between these different strumming patterns in rhythm.
You are also comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Eric T.
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Recording And Music Production 2
Dylan
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Multi-track Recording, Editing regions and MIDI
Learn the basics of recording multiple audio tracks to create a “multi-track” recording, editing audio regions and using MIDI!
In this course you will learn how to create 2 basic audio tracks and “mix” them together to create a song. We will review how to create a basic audio track, then how to repeat the process with an “overdub” to add more elements to your song (ex. Guitar and voice, vocal harmony etc.). You will also learn how to edit your audio regions by splitting, cutting and pasting, and delve into the wonderful world of MIDI instruments. Open for all instruments including voice!
Requirements: Completion of RAMP 1 or equivalent.
Graduation requirements
Set the tempo for your project to your desired tempo using the metronome
Make a simple beat using the beat sequencer.
Soundcheck and record 2 basic audio tracks playing in time with the metronome. Tracks should be at least 8 bars in length and each be rhythmically in time with the metronome. Tracks should be a section of a song either cover or original.
Create a MIDI track to go along with your audio tracks (like bass, keyboard, or percussion etc.)
Adjust track volumes to a nice “mix” where all tracks can be heard at a balanced level relative to each other.
Copy your entire project and paste it on the end of your existing tracks to create a 16 bar project.
Cut out 2-4 bars of one of your tracks by splitting and cutting that section.
Save and export your project to an .mp3 file.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Vocal Exercise/Sing a Song
Anthony
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Artists can sign up (via the chat) during exercises to work on a solo song in the second portion of the class. Each student then will have a chance to work on different areas of vocal performance such as lyrical analysis, breath management, and “audience banter.”
No experience needed, all are welcome!
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Anthony
Anthony specializes in various styles from Pop, Rock to Traditional and Contemporary Broadway. His goal is to help you gain the confidence and technical skills to conquer multiple musical styles. He has been teaching voice lessons and vocal coaching to students of all walks of life: experienced Broadway performers, hip hop artists wanting to improve their melodies, enthusiastic youths prepping for an “Annie” audition and those planning to sing while accompanying themselves on an instrument.
Anthony has been relaxed and comfortable in-front of the piano since he was 6 and is sure he can make you feel the same way. Whether you’re playing Ode to Joy, or Wrecking Ball; we’ll approach it with your enjoyment in mind.
Lessons will be fun and exciting, yet challenging. All you need to bring to your first lesson is a positive attitude!
#vocalteacher #3andup
Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop - (Advanced Elective)
Lenny
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Lenny
He specializes in classic American styles.
Lenny is an accomplished finger picker and applies this technique to both folk and blues. You could say he wrote the book on finger picking--literally, since he is the author of the book "Finger Style Basics for Guitar", which is published by the Guitar School.
His interest in the blues is focused mainly on acoustic delta variety (as in Robert Johnson, etc.) and related ragtime styles as in (Mississippi John Hurt, etc.) He enjoys transcribing the old recordings and providing the resulting tabs to his students.
He is also a singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan/Leonard Cohen vein and is the creator and instructor of the Songwriter's Circle course at the Guitar School.
In his latest performing venture, Lenny is exploring vintage jazz. He sings, plays and arranges for his swinging vocal harmony band, the Fascinators.
#fingerstyle #guitar
Songwriter Circle
Dylan
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Have you started writing a little on your own, but don't know where to go from there?
This could be the class for you! Explore songwriting through a trial and error process within a mutually supportive circle of other fledgling songwriters. Your expert instructor will provide specific themes and guidance to get you started. The next week, you'll bring in your new song draft and perform it! Then you and the circle will discuss, share thoughts, and pick up some new ideas from the instructor. No competition or pressure, just a fun way to unlock your creative potential in this powerful form of musical expression. The class will also touch on some aspects of music theory as it applies to songwriting. For students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Singing and Playing Workshop
Dylan
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Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with open chords. Basic experience with rhythm preferred but not required! Open to players of all levels.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Guitar Ensemble with Eric T. - (Advanced Elective)
Eric T.
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Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Guitar Yoga - Guitar Workout (Adults/Teens) - (Intermediate Elective)
Vince
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This drop in class will concentrate on reviewing and practicing many of the skills taught in our beginner classes including chord changing, palm muting, arpeggios, bass-strum patterns etc. Vinnie will take you through a series of varying warm-ups and exercises at a challenging but relaxed pace in a fun, supportive environment.
Students will have the opportunity to request specific techniques to work on and there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end of each class.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Vince
Vinnie has been a full-time musician and teacher since 1995, and is especially patient with adult beginners. He's performed on Broadway as an understudy lead guitarist in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp collaborative Moving Out, is currently a regular sub in the pit orchestra of Mamma Mia and has also worked on Jersey Boys. He's been onstage backing Herb Reed's Platters, Marylin Michales, and others, but most weekends, Vin rocks a crowded dance floor with party-rockers the Mulligans and/or '80s tribute act The Ronald Reagans. You might also find him replicating the mesmerizing guitar tones of The Edge with leading tri-state area U2 tribute band U2 Nation. (Yes-3 bands!!!!) Vinnie has penned hundreds of six-string-related articles and is a regular contributor of instructional lessons and transcriptions to Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Five of Vin's lesson columns were chosen for inclusion in Hal Leonard's 2008 publication The Guitar Player Book. At NYC Guitar School, Vinnie's experience in performing, writing and transcribing, have helped him design and teach the Classic Rock, U2, Heavy Metal, Surf Rock, Led Zeppelin, and Intermediate Acoustic Rock courses He also offers guidance to the Adult Rock Band performance ensemble classes. He holds a BS in Jazz and Commercial music from Hofstra and a BA in Musicology from L.I.U. In 2007 Vinnie released his solo acoustic instrumental CD Sketches for Sofia and is currently writing and performing original material with NYCGS's own Genifer Owen. He has also played on recordings by Lloyd United, The Mist, actor Chris Burke and others. Vinnie is a proud user and endorsee of Hughes & Kettner amplifiers. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, & 3 or are comfortable with basic open chords, basic strumming patterns, and rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production Workshop (Advanced Elective)
Hector
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Hector
Fundamentals of Music - Song Analysis - (Advanced Elective)
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 5: Strums for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3 & 4 or are comfortable with basic mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming and chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 8: Barre Chords for Advanced Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will expand your chord playing to the entire fretboard, including Sharps and Flats, with E form major, minor and 7th chords, while building complex and expressive rhythm techniques utilizing fretting hand damping and syncopation.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, slash chords, arpeggios, bass runs, and switching between different strumming patterns and techniques in rhythm.
You are comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords. You can also play a few basic licks over a 12 barre blues progression and understand basic diatonic chord theory.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Jeff M
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Jeff M
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin is a composer/performer who loves teaching his students. He started playing guitar at age 13 and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Soon after he began learning the solos of Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Buckethead. He later attended the University of North Florida for Jazz Studies where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. While working toward his Master of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Jeff served as an Associate Instructor for IU’s Jazz Department: directing big bands, coaching combos, and teaching music students enrolled in classes and applied guitar lessons. He has appeared across the country including performances at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and the Bloomington Jazz Festival where he also presented masterclasses in jazz guitar and group performance. In June of 2011 he was selected along with 14 other young musicians from across the country to participate in the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Rufus Reid, David Baker, and Nathan Davis. His 2011 debut Owl Studios release, Blocks, reached #1 in the Jazz Week Chart-bound rankings and # 11 in the CMJ Jazz airplay rankings. Jeff can be heard around the city playing original music in his own contemporary jazz groups. #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #5andup #bassguitar
Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will dramatically advance your guitar technique as you mix and match individual notes and strums with alternate bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, slash chords and more, gaining the capacity to bring multiple voicings and embellishments to your playing.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, and switching between these different strumming patterns in rhythm.
You are also comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Eric T.
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Advanced Bass Skills
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
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2. Play 16th notes to a metronome at 60bpm on any open string, alternating your index and middle fingers for 30 seconds.
3. Play three major scales of your choice.
4. Play 1 minute of a song from the following list, along to the original recording, at full speed:
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder), I'll Take You There (The Staple Singers)
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
Tia Vincent-Clark grew up in a family of professional musicians and began her teaching career in 1999. Her patience, enthusiasm and commitment to teaching are all reasons that we are thrilled to have Tia as an integral part of NYC Guitar School! Great with all ages and skill levels, Tia specializes in nurturing a love for guitar in beginners and also enjoys teaching bass and ukulele. She completed a BA in Music from The City College of New York in January of 2007 and holds a diploma in Audio Engineering and Production from The Institute of Audio Research in New York City. Tia currently plays in two professional tribute bands as well as writing and performing in her original band Huh. #bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #vocalteacher
Vocal Exercise/Sing a Song
Anthony
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Artists can sign up (via the chat) during exercises to work on a solo song in the second portion of the class. Each student then will have a chance to work on different areas of vocal performance such as lyrical analysis, breath management, and “audience banter.”
No experience needed, all are welcome!
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Anthony
Anthony specializes in various styles from Pop, Rock to Traditional and Contemporary Broadway. His goal is to help you gain the confidence and technical skills to conquer multiple musical styles. He has been teaching voice lessons and vocal coaching to students of all walks of life: experienced Broadway performers, hip hop artists wanting to improve their melodies, enthusiastic youths prepping for an “Annie” audition and those planning to sing while accompanying themselves on an instrument.
Anthony has been relaxed and comfortable in-front of the piano since he was 6 and is sure he can make you feel the same way. Whether you’re playing Ode to Joy, or Wrecking Ball; we’ll approach it with your enjoyment in mind.
Lessons will be fun and exciting, yet challenging. All you need to bring to your first lesson is a positive attitude!
#vocalteacher #3andup
Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop - (Advanced Elective)
Lenny
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Lenny
He specializes in classic American styles.
Lenny is an accomplished finger picker and applies this technique to both folk and blues. You could say he wrote the book on finger picking--literally, since he is the author of the book "Finger Style Basics for Guitar", which is published by the Guitar School.
His interest in the blues is focused mainly on acoustic delta variety (as in Robert Johnson, etc.) and related ragtime styles as in (Mississippi John Hurt, etc.) He enjoys transcribing the old recordings and providing the resulting tabs to his students.
He is also a singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan/Leonard Cohen vein and is the creator and instructor of the Songwriter's Circle course at the Guitar School.
In his latest performing venture, Lenny is exploring vintage jazz. He sings, plays and arranges for his swinging vocal harmony band, the Fascinators.
#fingerstyle #guitar
Songwriter Circle
Dylan
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Have you started writing a little on your own, but don't know where to go from there?
This could be the class for you! Explore songwriting through a trial and error process within a mutually supportive circle of other fledgling songwriters. Your expert instructor will provide specific themes and guidance to get you started. The next week, you'll bring in your new song draft and perform it! Then you and the circle will discuss, share thoughts, and pick up some new ideas from the instructor. No competition or pressure, just a fun way to unlock your creative potential in this powerful form of musical expression. The class will also touch on some aspects of music theory as it applies to songwriting. For students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Singing and Playing Workshop
Dylan
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Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with open chords. Basic experience with rhythm preferred but not required! Open to players of all levels.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production 2
Dylan
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Multi-track Recording, Editing regions and MIDI
Learn the basics of recording multiple audio tracks to create a “multi-track” recording, editing audio regions and using MIDI!
In this course you will learn how to create 2 basic audio tracks and “mix” them together to create a song. We will review how to create a basic audio track, then how to repeat the process with an “overdub” to add more elements to your song (ex. Guitar and voice, vocal harmony etc.). You will also learn how to edit your audio regions by splitting, cutting and pasting, and delve into the wonderful world of MIDI instruments. Open for all instruments including voice!
Requirements: Completion of RAMP 1 or equivalent.
Graduation requirements
Set the tempo for your project to your desired tempo using the metronome
Make a simple beat using the beat sequencer.
Soundcheck and record 2 basic audio tracks playing in time with the metronome. Tracks should be at least 8 bars in length and each be rhythmically in time with the metronome. Tracks should be a section of a song either cover or original.
Create a MIDI track to go along with your audio tracks (like bass, keyboard, or percussion etc.)
Adjust track volumes to a nice “mix” where all tracks can be heard at a balanced level relative to each other.
Copy your entire project and paste it on the end of your existing tracks to create a 16 bar project.
Cut out 2-4 bars of one of your tracks by splitting and cutting that section.
Save and export your project to an .mp3 file.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Guitar Ensemble with Eric T. - (Advanced Elective)
Eric T.
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Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Guitar Yoga - Guitar Workout (Adults/Teens) - (Intermediate Elective)
Vince
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This drop in class will concentrate on reviewing and practicing many of the skills taught in our beginner classes including chord changing, palm muting, arpeggios, bass-strum patterns etc. Vinnie will take you through a series of varying warm-ups and exercises at a challenging but relaxed pace in a fun, supportive environment.
Students will have the opportunity to request specific techniques to work on and there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end of each class.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Vince
Vinnie has been a full-time musician and teacher since 1995, and is especially patient with adult beginners. He's performed on Broadway as an understudy lead guitarist in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp collaborative Moving Out, is currently a regular sub in the pit orchestra of Mamma Mia and has also worked on Jersey Boys. He's been onstage backing Herb Reed's Platters, Marylin Michales, and others, but most weekends, Vin rocks a crowded dance floor with party-rockers the Mulligans and/or '80s tribute act The Ronald Reagans. You might also find him replicating the mesmerizing guitar tones of The Edge with leading tri-state area U2 tribute band U2 Nation. (Yes-3 bands!!!!) Vinnie has penned hundreds of six-string-related articles and is a regular contributor of instructional lessons and transcriptions to Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Five of Vin's lesson columns were chosen for inclusion in Hal Leonard's 2008 publication The Guitar Player Book. At NYC Guitar School, Vinnie's experience in performing, writing and transcribing, have helped him design and teach the Classic Rock, U2, Heavy Metal, Surf Rock, Led Zeppelin, and Intermediate Acoustic Rock courses He also offers guidance to the Adult Rock Band performance ensemble classes. He holds a BS in Jazz and Commercial music from Hofstra and a BA in Musicology from L.I.U. In 2007 Vinnie released his solo acoustic instrumental CD Sketches for Sofia and is currently writing and performing original material with NYCGS's own Genifer Owen. He has also played on recordings by Lloyd United, The Mist, actor Chris Burke and others. Vinnie is a proud user and endorsee of Hughes & Kettner amplifiers. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners
Koby
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, & 3 or are comfortable with basic open chords, basic strumming patterns, and rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming.
Koby
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Koby
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Koby
Recording And Music Production Workshop (Advanced Elective)
Sean
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Sean
As a native New Yorker, Sean is a performing musician in multiple bands across the tri-state area. He plays bass in the Avant-Pop act, Diana Lopez, as well as the Rock group, Damn Jackals. Sean’s musical identity has always been defined by his curiosity for different styles.
Although his first love is electric bass, Sean has also been playing guitar and drums for over a decade, in diverse genres. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2015, with a degree in music technology, and has been teaching and performing full time ever since. He loves engaging musically with people of all skill levels. Tailored to each student, Sean’s teaching style is exciting and encouraging, with a focus on technique. Sean also provides tools for improvisation and songwriting as a way for students to foster their own musical voice, and to keep them empowered as creative individuals. Sean’s infectious passion for music might have you down musical alleys you never thought you’d venture.
#bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #guitar #5andup #bassteacher
Fundamentals of Music - Song Analysis - (Advanced Elective)
Dylan
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Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 5: Strums for Intermediate Beginners
Dylan
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3 & 4 or are comfortable with basic mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming and chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 8: Barre Chords for Advanced Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will expand your chord playing to the entire fretboard, including Sharps and Flats, with E form major, minor and 7th chords, while building complex and expressive rhythm techniques utilizing fretting hand damping and syncopation.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, slash chords, arpeggios, bass runs, and switching between different strumming patterns and techniques in rhythm.
You are comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords. You can also play a few basic licks over a 12 barre blues progression and understand basic diatonic chord theory.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Jeff M
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Jeff M
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin is a composer/performer who loves teaching his students. He started playing guitar at age 13 and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Soon after he began learning the solos of Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Buckethead. He later attended the University of North Florida for Jazz Studies where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. While working toward his Master of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Jeff served as an Associate Instructor for IU’s Jazz Department: directing big bands, coaching combos, and teaching music students enrolled in classes and applied guitar lessons. He has appeared across the country including performances at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and the Bloomington Jazz Festival where he also presented masterclasses in jazz guitar and group performance. In June of 2011 he was selected along with 14 other young musicians from across the country to participate in the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Rufus Reid, David Baker, and Nathan Davis. His 2011 debut Owl Studios release, Blocks, reached #1 in the Jazz Week Chart-bound rankings and # 11 in the CMJ Jazz airplay rankings. Jeff can be heard around the city playing original music in his own contemporary jazz groups. #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #5andup #bassguitar
Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will dramatically advance your guitar technique as you mix and match individual notes and strums with alternate bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, slash chords and more, gaining the capacity to bring multiple voicings and embellishments to your playing.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, and switching between these different strumming patterns in rhythm.
You are also comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Eric T.
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Advanced Bass Skills
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
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2. Play 16th notes to a metronome at 60bpm on any open string, alternating your index and middle fingers for 30 seconds.
3. Play three major scales of your choice.
4. Play 1 minute of a song from the following list, along to the original recording, at full speed:
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder), I'll Take You There (The Staple Singers)
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
Tia Vincent-Clark grew up in a family of professional musicians and began her teaching career in 1999. Her patience, enthusiasm and commitment to teaching are all reasons that we are thrilled to have Tia as an integral part of NYC Guitar School! Great with all ages and skill levels, Tia specializes in nurturing a love for guitar in beginners and also enjoys teaching bass and ukulele. She completed a BA in Music from The City College of New York in January of 2007 and holds a diploma in Audio Engineering and Production from The Institute of Audio Research in New York City. Tia currently plays in two professional tribute bands as well as writing and performing in her original band Huh. #bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #vocalteacher
Vocal Exercise/Sing a Song
Anthony
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Artists can sign up (via the chat) during exercises to work on a solo song in the second portion of the class. Each student then will have a chance to work on different areas of vocal performance such as lyrical analysis, breath management, and “audience banter.”
No experience needed, all are welcome!
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Anthony
Anthony specializes in various styles from Pop, Rock to Traditional and Contemporary Broadway. His goal is to help you gain the confidence and technical skills to conquer multiple musical styles. He has been teaching voice lessons and vocal coaching to students of all walks of life: experienced Broadway performers, hip hop artists wanting to improve their melodies, enthusiastic youths prepping for an “Annie” audition and those planning to sing while accompanying themselves on an instrument.
Anthony has been relaxed and comfortable in-front of the piano since he was 6 and is sure he can make you feel the same way. Whether you’re playing Ode to Joy, or Wrecking Ball; we’ll approach it with your enjoyment in mind.
Lessons will be fun and exciting, yet challenging. All you need to bring to your first lesson is a positive attitude!
#vocalteacher #3andup
Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop - (Advanced Elective)
Lenny
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Lenny
He specializes in classic American styles.
Lenny is an accomplished finger picker and applies this technique to both folk and blues. You could say he wrote the book on finger picking--literally, since he is the author of the book "Finger Style Basics for Guitar", which is published by the Guitar School.
His interest in the blues is focused mainly on acoustic delta variety (as in Robert Johnson, etc.) and related ragtime styles as in (Mississippi John Hurt, etc.) He enjoys transcribing the old recordings and providing the resulting tabs to his students.
He is also a singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan/Leonard Cohen vein and is the creator and instructor of the Songwriter's Circle course at the Guitar School.
In his latest performing venture, Lenny is exploring vintage jazz. He sings, plays and arranges for his swinging vocal harmony band, the Fascinators.
#fingerstyle #guitar
Songwriter Circle
Dylan
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Have you started writing a little on your own, but don't know where to go from there?
This could be the class for you! Explore songwriting through a trial and error process within a mutually supportive circle of other fledgling songwriters. Your expert instructor will provide specific themes and guidance to get you started. The next week, you'll bring in your new song draft and perform it! Then you and the circle will discuss, share thoughts, and pick up some new ideas from the instructor. No competition or pressure, just a fun way to unlock your creative potential in this powerful form of musical expression. The class will also touch on some aspects of music theory as it applies to songwriting. For students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Singing and Playing Workshop
Dylan
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Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with open chords. Basic experience with rhythm preferred but not required! Open to players of all levels.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production 2
Dylan
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Multi-track Recording, Editing regions and MIDI
Learn the basics of recording multiple audio tracks to create a “multi-track” recording, editing audio regions and using MIDI!
In this course you will learn how to create 2 basic audio tracks and “mix” them together to create a song. We will review how to create a basic audio track, then how to repeat the process with an “overdub” to add more elements to your song (ex. Guitar and voice, vocal harmony etc.). You will also learn how to edit your audio regions by splitting, cutting and pasting, and delve into the wonderful world of MIDI instruments. Open for all instruments including voice!
Requirements: Completion of RAMP 1 or equivalent.
Graduation requirements
Set the tempo for your project to your desired tempo using the metronome
Make a simple beat using the beat sequencer.
Soundcheck and record 2 basic audio tracks playing in time with the metronome. Tracks should be at least 8 bars in length and each be rhythmically in time with the metronome. Tracks should be a section of a song either cover or original.
Create a MIDI track to go along with your audio tracks (like bass, keyboard, or percussion etc.)
Adjust track volumes to a nice “mix” where all tracks can be heard at a balanced level relative to each other.
Copy your entire project and paste it on the end of your existing tracks to create a 16 bar project.
Cut out 2-4 bars of one of your tracks by splitting and cutting that section.
Save and export your project to an .mp3 file.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Guitar Ensemble with Eric T. - (Advanced Elective)
Eric T.
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Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Guitar Yoga - Guitar Workout (Adults/Teens) - (Intermediate Elective)
Vince
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This drop in class will concentrate on reviewing and practicing many of the skills taught in our beginner classes including chord changing, palm muting, arpeggios, bass-strum patterns etc. Vinnie will take you through a series of varying warm-ups and exercises at a challenging but relaxed pace in a fun, supportive environment.
Students will have the opportunity to request specific techniques to work on and there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end of each class.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Vince
Vinnie has been a full-time musician and teacher since 1995, and is especially patient with adult beginners. He's performed on Broadway as an understudy lead guitarist in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp collaborative Moving Out, is currently a regular sub in the pit orchestra of Mamma Mia and has also worked on Jersey Boys. He's been onstage backing Herb Reed's Platters, Marylin Michales, and others, but most weekends, Vin rocks a crowded dance floor with party-rockers the Mulligans and/or '80s tribute act The Ronald Reagans. You might also find him replicating the mesmerizing guitar tones of The Edge with leading tri-state area U2 tribute band U2 Nation. (Yes-3 bands!!!!) Vinnie has penned hundreds of six-string-related articles and is a regular contributor of instructional lessons and transcriptions to Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Five of Vin's lesson columns were chosen for inclusion in Hal Leonard's 2008 publication The Guitar Player Book. At NYC Guitar School, Vinnie's experience in performing, writing and transcribing, have helped him design and teach the Classic Rock, U2, Heavy Metal, Surf Rock, Led Zeppelin, and Intermediate Acoustic Rock courses He also offers guidance to the Adult Rock Band performance ensemble classes. He holds a BS in Jazz and Commercial music from Hofstra and a BA in Musicology from L.I.U. In 2007 Vinnie released his solo acoustic instrumental CD Sketches for Sofia and is currently writing and performing original material with NYCGS's own Genifer Owen. He has also played on recordings by Lloyd United, The Mist, actor Chris Burke and others. Vinnie is a proud user and endorsee of Hughes & Kettner amplifiers. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, & 3 or are comfortable with basic open chords, basic strumming patterns, and rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production Workshop (Advanced Elective)
Sean
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Sean
As a native New Yorker, Sean is a performing musician in multiple bands across the tri-state area. He plays bass in the Avant-Pop act, Diana Lopez, as well as the Rock group, Damn Jackals. Sean’s musical identity has always been defined by his curiosity for different styles.
Although his first love is electric bass, Sean has also been playing guitar and drums for over a decade, in diverse genres. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2015, with a degree in music technology, and has been teaching and performing full time ever since. He loves engaging musically with people of all skill levels. Tailored to each student, Sean’s teaching style is exciting and encouraging, with a focus on technique. Sean also provides tools for improvisation and songwriting as a way for students to foster their own musical voice, and to keep them empowered as creative individuals. Sean’s infectious passion for music might have you down musical alleys you never thought you’d venture.
#bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #guitar #5andup #bassteacher
Fundamentals of Music - Song Analysis - (Advanced Elective)
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 5: Strums for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3 & 4 or are comfortable with basic mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming and chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 8: Barre Chords for Advanced Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will expand your chord playing to the entire fretboard, including Sharps and Flats, with E form major, minor and 7th chords, while building complex and expressive rhythm techniques utilizing fretting hand damping and syncopation.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, slash chords, arpeggios, bass runs, and switching between different strumming patterns and techniques in rhythm.
You are comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords. You can also play a few basic licks over a 12 barre blues progression and understand basic diatonic chord theory.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Jeff M
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Jeff M
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin is a composer/performer who loves teaching his students. He started playing guitar at age 13 and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Soon after he began learning the solos of Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Buckethead. He later attended the University of North Florida for Jazz Studies where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. While working toward his Master of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Jeff served as an Associate Instructor for IU’s Jazz Department: directing big bands, coaching combos, and teaching music students enrolled in classes and applied guitar lessons. He has appeared across the country including performances at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and the Bloomington Jazz Festival where he also presented masterclasses in jazz guitar and group performance. In June of 2011 he was selected along with 14 other young musicians from across the country to participate in the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Rufus Reid, David Baker, and Nathan Davis. His 2011 debut Owl Studios release, Blocks, reached #1 in the Jazz Week Chart-bound rankings and # 11 in the CMJ Jazz airplay rankings. Jeff can be heard around the city playing original music in his own contemporary jazz groups. #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #5andup #bassguitar
Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will dramatically advance your guitar technique as you mix and match individual notes and strums with alternate bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, slash chords and more, gaining the capacity to bring multiple voicings and embellishments to your playing.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, and switching between these different strumming patterns in rhythm.
You are also comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Eric T.
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Advanced Bass Skills
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
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2. Play 16th notes to a metronome at 60bpm on any open string, alternating your index and middle fingers for 30 seconds.
3. Play three major scales of your choice.
4. Play 1 minute of a song from the following list, along to the original recording, at full speed:
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder), I'll Take You There (The Staple Singers)
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
Tia Vincent-Clark grew up in a family of professional musicians and began her teaching career in 1999. Her patience, enthusiasm and commitment to teaching are all reasons that we are thrilled to have Tia as an integral part of NYC Guitar School! Great with all ages and skill levels, Tia specializes in nurturing a love for guitar in beginners and also enjoys teaching bass and ukulele. She completed a BA in Music from The City College of New York in January of 2007 and holds a diploma in Audio Engineering and Production from The Institute of Audio Research in New York City. Tia currently plays in two professional tribute bands as well as writing and performing in her original band Huh. #bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #vocalteacher
Vocal Exercise/Sing a Song
Anthony
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Artists can sign up (via the chat) during exercises to work on a solo song in the second portion of the class. Each student then will have a chance to work on different areas of vocal performance such as lyrical analysis, breath management, and “audience banter.”
No experience needed, all are welcome!
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Anthony
Anthony specializes in various styles from Pop, Rock to Traditional and Contemporary Broadway. His goal is to help you gain the confidence and technical skills to conquer multiple musical styles. He has been teaching voice lessons and vocal coaching to students of all walks of life: experienced Broadway performers, hip hop artists wanting to improve their melodies, enthusiastic youths prepping for an “Annie” audition and those planning to sing while accompanying themselves on an instrument.
Anthony has been relaxed and comfortable in-front of the piano since he was 6 and is sure he can make you feel the same way. Whether you’re playing Ode to Joy, or Wrecking Ball; we’ll approach it with your enjoyment in mind.
Lessons will be fun and exciting, yet challenging. All you need to bring to your first lesson is a positive attitude!
#vocalteacher #3andup
Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop - (Advanced Elective)
Lenny
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Lenny
He specializes in classic American styles.
Lenny is an accomplished finger picker and applies this technique to both folk and blues. You could say he wrote the book on finger picking--literally, since he is the author of the book "Finger Style Basics for Guitar", which is published by the Guitar School.
His interest in the blues is focused mainly on acoustic delta variety (as in Robert Johnson, etc.) and related ragtime styles as in (Mississippi John Hurt, etc.) He enjoys transcribing the old recordings and providing the resulting tabs to his students.
He is also a singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan/Leonard Cohen vein and is the creator and instructor of the Songwriter's Circle course at the Guitar School.
In his latest performing venture, Lenny is exploring vintage jazz. He sings, plays and arranges for his swinging vocal harmony band, the Fascinators.
#fingerstyle #guitar
Songwriter Circle
Dylan
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Have you started writing a little on your own, but don't know where to go from there?
This could be the class for you! Explore songwriting through a trial and error process within a mutually supportive circle of other fledgling songwriters. Your expert instructor will provide specific themes and guidance to get you started. The next week, you'll bring in your new song draft and perform it! Then you and the circle will discuss, share thoughts, and pick up some new ideas from the instructor. No competition or pressure, just a fun way to unlock your creative potential in this powerful form of musical expression. The class will also touch on some aspects of music theory as it applies to songwriting. For students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Singing and Playing Workshop
Dylan
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Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with open chords. Basic experience with rhythm preferred but not required! Open to players of all levels.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production 2
Dylan
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Multi-track Recording, Editing regions and MIDI
Learn the basics of recording multiple audio tracks to create a “multi-track” recording, editing audio regions and using MIDI!
In this course you will learn how to create 2 basic audio tracks and “mix” them together to create a song. We will review how to create a basic audio track, then how to repeat the process with an “overdub” to add more elements to your song (ex. Guitar and voice, vocal harmony etc.). You will also learn how to edit your audio regions by splitting, cutting and pasting, and delve into the wonderful world of MIDI instruments. Open for all instruments including voice!
Requirements: Completion of RAMP 1 or equivalent.
Graduation requirements
Set the tempo for your project to your desired tempo using the metronome
Make a simple beat using the beat sequencer.
Soundcheck and record 2 basic audio tracks playing in time with the metronome. Tracks should be at least 8 bars in length and each be rhythmically in time with the metronome. Tracks should be a section of a song either cover or original.
Create a MIDI track to go along with your audio tracks (like bass, keyboard, or percussion etc.)
Adjust track volumes to a nice “mix” where all tracks can be heard at a balanced level relative to each other.
Copy your entire project and paste it on the end of your existing tracks to create a 16 bar project.
Cut out 2-4 bars of one of your tracks by splitting and cutting that section.
Save and export your project to an .mp3 file.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Guitar Ensemble with Eric T. - (Advanced Elective)
Eric T.
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Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Guitar Yoga - Guitar Workout (Adults/Teens) - (Intermediate Elective)
Vince
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This drop in class will concentrate on reviewing and practicing many of the skills taught in our beginner classes including chord changing, palm muting, arpeggios, bass-strum patterns etc. Vinnie will take you through a series of varying warm-ups and exercises at a challenging but relaxed pace in a fun, supportive environment.
Students will have the opportunity to request specific techniques to work on and there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end of each class.
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Vince
Vinnie has been a full-time musician and teacher since 1995, and is especially patient with adult beginners. He's performed on Broadway as an understudy lead guitarist in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp collaborative Moving Out, is currently a regular sub in the pit orchestra of Mamma Mia and has also worked on Jersey Boys. He's been onstage backing Herb Reed's Platters, Marylin Michales, and others, but most weekends, Vin rocks a crowded dance floor with party-rockers the Mulligans and/or '80s tribute act The Ronald Reagans. You might also find him replicating the mesmerizing guitar tones of The Edge with leading tri-state area U2 tribute band U2 Nation. (Yes-3 bands!!!!) Vinnie has penned hundreds of six-string-related articles and is a regular contributor of instructional lessons and transcriptions to Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Five of Vin's lesson columns were chosen for inclusion in Hal Leonard's 2008 publication The Guitar Player Book. At NYC Guitar School, Vinnie's experience in performing, writing and transcribing, have helped him design and teach the Classic Rock, U2, Heavy Metal, Surf Rock, Led Zeppelin, and Intermediate Acoustic Rock courses He also offers guidance to the Adult Rock Band performance ensemble classes. He holds a BS in Jazz and Commercial music from Hofstra and a BA in Musicology from L.I.U. In 2007 Vinnie released his solo acoustic instrumental CD Sketches for Sofia and is currently writing and performing original material with NYCGS's own Genifer Owen. He has also played on recordings by Lloyd United, The Mist, actor Chris Burke and others. Vinnie is a proud user and endorsee of Hughes & Kettner amplifiers. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners
Koby
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, & 3 or are comfortable with basic open chords, basic strumming patterns, and rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming.
Koby
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Koby
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Koby
Recording And Music Production Workshop (Advanced Elective)
Sean
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Sean
As a native New Yorker, Sean is a performing musician in multiple bands across the tri-state area. He plays bass in the Avant-Pop act, Diana Lopez, as well as the Rock group, Damn Jackals. Sean’s musical identity has always been defined by his curiosity for different styles.
Although his first love is electric bass, Sean has also been playing guitar and drums for over a decade, in diverse genres. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2015, with a degree in music technology, and has been teaching and performing full time ever since. He loves engaging musically with people of all skill levels. Tailored to each student, Sean’s teaching style is exciting and encouraging, with a focus on technique. Sean also provides tools for improvisation and songwriting as a way for students to foster their own musical voice, and to keep them empowered as creative individuals. Sean’s infectious passion for music might have you down musical alleys you never thought you’d venture.
#bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #guitar #5andup #bassteacher
Fundamentals of Music - Song Analysis - (Advanced Elective)
Dylan
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Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 5: Strums for Intermediate Beginners
Dylan
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3 & 4 or are comfortable with basic mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming and chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 8: Barre Chords for Advanced Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will expand your chord playing to the entire fretboard, including Sharps and Flats, with E form major, minor and 7th chords, while building complex and expressive rhythm techniques utilizing fretting hand damping and syncopation.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, slash chords, arpeggios, bass runs, and switching between different strumming patterns and techniques in rhythm.
You are comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords. You can also play a few basic licks over a 12 barre blues progression and understand basic diatonic chord theory.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Jeff M
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Jeff M
Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin is a composer/performer who loves teaching his students. He started playing guitar at age 13 and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Soon after he began learning the solos of Steve Vai, John Petrucci, and Buckethead. He later attended the University of North Florida for Jazz Studies where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree. While working toward his Master of Music degree at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Jeff served as an Associate Instructor for IU’s Jazz Department: directing big bands, coaching combos, and teaching music students enrolled in classes and applied guitar lessons. He has appeared across the country including performances at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and the Bloomington Jazz Festival where he also presented masterclasses in jazz guitar and group performance. In June of 2011 he was selected along with 14 other young musicians from across the country to participate in the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Rufus Reid, David Baker, and Nathan Davis. His 2011 debut Owl Studios release, Blocks, reached #1 in the Jazz Week Chart-bound rankings and # 11 in the CMJ Jazz airplay rankings. Jeff can be heard around the city playing original music in his own contemporary jazz groups. #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #5andup #bassguitar
Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners
Eric T.
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In this class you will dramatically advance your guitar technique as you mix and match individual notes and strums with alternate bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, slash chords and more, gaining the capacity to bring multiple voicings and embellishments to your playing.
If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 or are comfortable with mixed 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns, palm muting, bass strumming, and switching between these different strumming patterns in rhythm.
You are also comfortable with various chords including B7, Gadd5, Dm, small barre F, as well as basic open chords.
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Eric T.
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Advanced Bass Skills
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
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2. Play 16th notes to a metronome at 60bpm on any open string, alternating your index and middle fingers for 30 seconds.
3. Play three major scales of your choice.
4. Play 1 minute of a song from the following list, along to the original recording, at full speed:
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder), I'll Take You There (The Staple Singers)
Tia VOCALS / GUITAR
Tia Vincent-Clark grew up in a family of professional musicians and began her teaching career in 1999. Her patience, enthusiasm and commitment to teaching are all reasons that we are thrilled to have Tia as an integral part of NYC Guitar School! Great with all ages and skill levels, Tia specializes in nurturing a love for guitar in beginners and also enjoys teaching bass and ukulele. She completed a BA in Music from The City College of New York in January of 2007 and holds a diploma in Audio Engineering and Production from The Institute of Audio Research in New York City. Tia currently plays in two professional tribute bands as well as writing and performing in her original band Huh. #bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #8andup #guitar #vocalteacher
Vocal Exercise/Sing a Song
Anthony
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Artists can sign up (via the chat) during exercises to work on a solo song in the second portion of the class. Each student then will have a chance to work on different areas of vocal performance such as lyrical analysis, breath management, and “audience banter.”
No experience needed, all are welcome!
**Note: Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled two days in advance. Be sure to sign up for your favorite classes before then to reserve your spot!**
Anthony
Anthony specializes in various styles from Pop, Rock to Traditional and Contemporary Broadway. His goal is to help you gain the confidence and technical skills to conquer multiple musical styles. He has been teaching voice lessons and vocal coaching to students of all walks of life: experienced Broadway performers, hip hop artists wanting to improve their melodies, enthusiastic youths prepping for an “Annie” audition and those planning to sing while accompanying themselves on an instrument.
Anthony has been relaxed and comfortable in-front of the piano since he was 6 and is sure he can make you feel the same way. Whether you’re playing Ode to Joy, or Wrecking Ball; we’ll approach it with your enjoyment in mind.
Lessons will be fun and exciting, yet challenging. All you need to bring to your first lesson is a positive attitude!
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Singing and Playing Workshop
Dylan
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Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with open chords. Basic experience with rhythm preferred but not required! Open to players of all levels.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production 2
Dylan
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Multi-track Recording, Editing regions and MIDI
Learn the basics of recording multiple audio tracks to create a “multi-track” recording, editing audio regions and using MIDI!
In this course you will learn how to create 2 basic audio tracks and “mix” them together to create a song. We will review how to create a basic audio track, then how to repeat the process with an “overdub” to add more elements to your song (ex. Guitar and voice, vocal harmony etc.). You will also learn how to edit your audio regions by splitting, cutting and pasting, and delve into the wonderful world of MIDI instruments. Open for all instruments including voice!
Requirements: Completion of RAMP 1 or equivalent.
Graduation requirements
Set the tempo for your project to your desired tempo using the metronome
Make a simple beat using the beat sequencer.
Soundcheck and record 2 basic audio tracks playing in time with the metronome. Tracks should be at least 8 bars in length and each be rhythmically in time with the metronome. Tracks should be a section of a song either cover or original.
Create a MIDI track to go along with your audio tracks (like bass, keyboard, or percussion etc.)
Adjust track volumes to a nice “mix” where all tracks can be heard at a balanced level relative to each other.
Copy your entire project and paste it on the end of your existing tracks to create a 16 bar project.
Cut out 2-4 bars of one of your tracks by splitting and cutting that section.
Save and export your project to an .mp3 file.
Dylan
Dylan Charles is a singer/songwriter based in New York City. His music runs the gamut from acoustic americana and rock/blues to jazzy soul and electo-pop. Touring nationally as a solo act and as a bandleader, he also co-founded and continues to perform with NYC soul band On The Sun and Arizona-based americana band The Border Crossers. In addition to his own projects, he frequently works with other artists as a multi-instrumentalist sideman, producer, co-writer and studio musician. Dylan has been playing guitar for over 20 years and teaching almost as long. He started working with New York City Guitar School when he moved to NYC in 2012 and is currently the program director for the school’s Rock Band program as well as a teacher at the Midtown and Brooklyn locations. In high school he taught lessons to fellow teens as part of a “Community Resources” program in his home town of Ann Arbor, MI. He frequently played local gigs through the Community High School jazz band program as well as with his own original music projects. He continued to teach, perform and record while studying jazz guitar at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006. In 2008 Dylan moved to Bisbee, AZ where he created and coached an after school rock band program at the Bisbee High School and worked as a substitute teacher for the Bisbee elementary, middle and high schools. Dylan also founded a non-profit program called “The Friday Project” when, because of budget cuts, Bisbee Unified School District cut Fridays from the school week. The program provided a wide variety of free workshops to kids and teens that were all taught by local residents in an effort to keep kids engaged in learning and exploring their passions in the absence of a traditional public school structure. Dylan’s positive energy and encouraging teaching style has helped so many students reach their music goals. Call or email us to set up a lesson with Dylan yourself and visit www.dylancharles.com for music, videos and a calendar of his upcoming performances. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #8andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Guitar Ensemble with Eric T. - (Advanced Elective)
Eric T.
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Eric T.
His professional experience includes everything from bar gigs co-starring the weekly hockey game to cross-country indie tours stuffed in a cramped van to backing up Grammy and Juno (Canadian Grammy) award-winning artists. The genres are equally diverse as the gigs; folk/singer-songwriter, rock, top 40, r&b, country and jazz just to name a few.
Although the bass has been Eric’s primary musical instrument, his guitar playing has always held an important role. In fact, during a decade of teaching, most his students have been guitarists...let’s face it, only a select few listen to Jimi Hendrix and want to be Noel Redding!
His teaching style is encouraging, motivating and relaxed while focusing on each student's personal musical taste and aspirations. Eric’s goal is to inspire each student to discover all that the guitar (or bass!) has to offer and help cultivate a love of music.
#bassguitar #leadguitar #fingerstyle #16andup #guitar
Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Prerequisites: You have completed Beginners 1 or are comfortable with basic open chords and can play along with the graduation video for the Beginner 1 level class.
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners
Mark
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If this if your first class, try playing along with this video beforehand--but don't worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video this is the right class for you!
If you are able to pass the graduation video check out our next class in the series!
Prerequisites:
You have completed Beginners 1, 2, & 3 or are comfortable with basic open chords, basic strumming patterns, and rhythm patterns like palm muting and bass strumming.
Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
Emilio
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Most absolute beginner students feel ready for the next level after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!
Prerequisites:
None! Just bring your desire to rock!
Emilio
Emilio came to New York from Chicago as a wide-eyed freshman studying film and sociology at New York University. In the seven years since, he realized he was the happiest when music was a priority, which has taken him all over the world, most recently here to the NYC Guitar School. He is delighted to have joined their fantastic staff, and promises to bring all the excitement and energy he has for guitar to fulfilling the needs of faculty and students. In addition to his work at the NYC Guitar School, Emilio plays guitar and drums with several bands and projects throughout the city, enjoys running around Prospect Park, and cheering on his hometown Chicago Bulls. #leadguitar #fingerstyle #7andup #guitar #ukulele #bassguitar
Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners
Mark
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Mark
Mark Johnson first moved to America from his hometown of London, UK in 2005 as a scholarship student studying guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music. He has since taken up residence in NYC, where he has worked for Interscope records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, The Oscars, Google, YouTube and Conde Naste. Mark’s professional experience includes everything ranging from local NYC bar gigs to having performed at Madison Square Garden and working on the guitar arrangement for Dave Grohl’s In Memoriam performance at the 88th Academy awards (OSCARS). Mark’s experience covers a diverse range of genres; Rock, Pop, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Jazz and Country to name a few. Mark enjoys working with his students to help them reach their goals at their own pace – motivating and challenging them along the way, whilst maintaining a relaxed atmosphere. He is always looking to inspire his students to learn new things and broaden their passion for the instrument. More on Mark at www.marksidneyjohnson.com . #leadguitar #fingerstyle #guitar #12andup #ukulele #bassguitar
Recording And Music Production Workshop (Advanced Elective)
Sean
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Sean
As a native New Yorker, Sean is a performing musician in multiple bands across the tri-state area. He plays bass in the Avant-Pop act, Diana Lopez, as well as the Rock group, Damn Jackals. Sean’s musical identity has always been defined by his curiosity for different styles.
Although his first love is electric bass, Sean has also been playing guitar and drums for over a decade, in diverse genres. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2015, with a degree in music technology, and has been teaching and performing full time ever since. He loves engaging musically with people of all skill levels. Tailored to each student, Sean’s teaching style is exciting and encouraging, with a focus on technique. Sean also provides tools for improvisation and songwriting as a way for students to foster their own musical voice, and to keep them empowered as creative individuals. Sean’s infectious passion for music might have you down musical alleys you never thought you’d venture.
#bassguitar #ukulele #leadguitar #fingerstyle #musicproduction #guitar #5andup #bassteacher