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4 Classes (9 hours 16 minutes)


  • Materials

    Guitar, GarageBand

  • Final Product

    Original recorded guitar track

  • Level

    Beginner

Learn Guitar: The Expanded Beginners Guide

First, learn guitar anatomy, tuning, music theory foundation, major and minor chords, and a variety of playing exercises to improve overall technique.

Music Theory for Songwriters: From Beginner to Producer

Next, deep dive into more music theory fundamentals about chords and scales, improvisation, and composition.

Guitar Practice: Improve Your Finger Strength, Stretch, Speed & Independence

It's time to reinforce your new skills with exercises to improve your finger strength, stretching capabilities, the speed you're able to play at, and your finger independence.

Beginners Guide to GarageBand (Mac) - Let’s Write a Song

Now that you've solidified your playing skills, you're ready to begin the process of capturing your music by learning the interface of GarageBand for Mac, as well as the basics of music production and audio mixing to create a clean, professional-sounding recording of your guitar playing.

Congratulations! You’re All Done.

You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.