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N S T R U C T I O N
Offering
guitar instruction to all ages and all experience levels.
Nathaniel is an experienced teacher and a working musician with a
background of touring, studio work, composition and performance in a
variety of genres.
Public Courses offered at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music include:
+ International Fingerstyle Guitar
+ African Guitar Styles
+ Reggae Ensemble
+ Fingerboard Theory
+ "Acoustic Smorgasbord" mixed ensemble
+ "Fingerpickin' Good" Intro to Fingerstyle
Private Lessons Courses of study include:
ROCK, GUITAR, & MUSICIANSHIP
+ Learning to play songs, chords and melody
+ Rhythm guitar styles, Lead guitar styles
+ Music theory and reading music
[Beg -> Adv]
MODAL THEORY
+ Its application to jazz and rock improvisation
+ Its application song-writing and composition
[Beg -> Adv]
JAZZ GUITAR
+ Reading rhythms
+ Comping and chord substitutions
+ Soloing
+ Chordal Melody and Solo arrangements
+ Developing a repertoire
[Beg -> Adv]
FINGERSTYLE
+ Classic American folk and piedmont blues
+ International Guitar: the global songbook
[Beg -> Adv]
AFRICAN GUITAR STYLES
+ Survey of sub-Saharan guitar styles,
including Soucous, Rumba, Juju, Highlife,
Palm Wine, Dry Guitar, Chimurenga and
Mbanqanga
[Int -> Adv]
CLASSICAL TECHNIQUE AND REPETOIRE
+ Classical guitar Carcassi method
+ Repertoire
[Beg -> Int]
BRAZILIAN GUITAR
+ Brazilian rhythms
+ Chord voicings
+ Song repertoire
[Int -> Adv]
SONGWRITING
+ Melody and chord progressions
+ How to write a hook
[Beg -> Adv]
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