Intermediate

Intermediate – Project Lesson 1
9 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: Note Values and Rests (Overview)
3. Music Reading: First Position Review
4. Rhythm Studies: Quarters and Eighths
5. Fingerboard Harmony: Mapping the Fingerboard
6. MUSIC READING: First Position Reading Studies
7. RHYTHM STUDIES: Performing Quarter and Eighth-Notes
8. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Performing the Octave Map
9. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 1)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 2
11 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: Music Symbols Overview
3. Music Reading: Ties in Music Notation
4. Fingerstyle Guitar: Plucking Hand Technique
5. Rhythm Studies: Eighth-Note Variations and Ties
6. Fingerboard Harmony: Octave Pattern Locations
7. MUSIC READING: Performing Studies 1 and 2
8. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: Classical Plucking Technique
9. RHYTHM STUDIES: Counting Tied Rhythms
10. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Plotting Octave Patterns
11. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 2)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 3
11 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: Rhythm /Notation Elements
3. Music Reading: Alternate Picking Eighth-Notes
4. Fingerstyle Guitar: Plucking Technique
5. Rhythm Studies: Taking Rhythm Study to Guitar
6. Fingerboard Harmony: The “Pattern 4” Chords
7. MUSIC READING: Performing Studies 1 to 5
8. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: Performing Studies 1 and 2
9. RHYTHM: Performing Rhythm Studies 1 and 2
10. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Applying Pattern 4 Chords
11. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 3)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 4
12 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: The Primary Scales in Music
3. Music Reading: Three and Four Note Chords
4. Fingerstyle Guitar: Sustained Arpeggiated Melody
5. Rhythm Studies: Counting the 8th-Note Triplet
6. Fingerboard Harmony: Pattern 4 Alternate Chords
7. MUSIC THEORY: Playing the Primary Scales
8. MUSIC READING: Reading Studies Performance
9. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: Sustain Performance Studies (let ring)
10. RHYTHM STUDIES: Performing 8th-Note Triplets
11. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Pattern 4 and 5 Chords Applied
12. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 4)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 5
13 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: Key Signatures
3. Music Reading: Eighth-Note Triplets / Chord Melody
4. Fingerstyle Guitar: Fingerpicked Bass-Line Melody
5. Rhythm Studies: The Shuffle Rhythm
6. Fingerboard Harmony: Pattern 2 Chords
7. MUSIC THEORY: Playing the Key Signature Intervals
8. MUSIC READING – PART ONE: Alternate Picking 8th-Note Triplets
9. MUSIC READING – PART TWO: Reading Chord Melody
10. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: Fingerstyle Melody Performance
11. RHYTHM STUDIES: Performing the Shuffle Rhythm
12. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Pattern 2 Chord Voicings
13. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 5)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 6
14 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory: The Major Scale Modes
3. Written Assignment: Ledger Lines and Clef Notation
4. Music Reading: Notation with Sharps and Flats
5. Fingerstyle Guitar – Celtic Fingerstyle Piece
6. Rhythm Studies – The Quarter-Note Triplet
7. Fingerboard Harmony – Pattern 3 Chords
8. MUSIC THEORY: Playing the Major Scale Modes
9. MUSIC READING (PART ONE): Working with Sharps and Flats
10. MUSIC READING (PART TWO): Reading within Keys
11. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR: Performing Celtic Step-Dance
12. RHYTHM STUDIES: Performing Quarter-Note Triplets
13. FINGERBOARD HARMONY: Pattern 3 Chord Voicings
14. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 6)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 7
13 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory – Chord Construction
3. Music Notation – Beams and Stems (General Rules)
4. Music Reading – Sharps and Flats Continued
5. Fingerstyle Guitar – Fingerstyle Patterns
6. Rhythm Studies – Triplet Variations
7. Fingerboard Harmony – Pattern 3 (Alt.) and Pattern 1 Chords
8. MUSIC THEORY – Triad and 7th-Chord Qualities
9. MUSIC READING – Performing in Sharp and Flat Keys
10. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR – Performing Fingerpicked Patterns
11. RHYTHM STUDIES – Performing Triplet Variations
12. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Performing Pattern 1 and 3 Chords
13. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 7)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 8
15 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory – The Harmonized Major Scale
3. Music Notation – Notating Chord Voicings
4. Music Reading – Keys, Shuffle Rhythm and Form
5. Fingerstyle Guitar – Pattern Picking Exercise Piece
6. Rhythm Studies – The Sixteenth Note
7. Fingerboard Harmony – Chord Patterns Review
8. MUSIC THEORY – Harmonizing Major Keys on Guitar
9. MUSIC READING – Sharp and Flat 24-Note Drill
10. MUSIC READING – F Major Melody (Study 3)
11. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR – Folk Fingerpicking Song
12. RHYTHM STUDIES: Performing Sixteenth-Notes
13. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – (Part A) Chord Review
14. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – (Part B) Chord Application
15. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 8)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 9
19 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Music Theory – Transposing Chord Progressions
3. Music Notation – Music Score Notation Techniques
4. Music Reading – Pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Fingerstyle Guitar – 2/4 Time Reading Exercise
6. Rhythm Studies – Sixteenth Note Variations
7. Fingerboard Harmony – Chord Studies
8. Single String Studies – Neck Patterns
9. MUSIC THEORY – Chord Transposing Strategy
10. MUSIC READING – Minuet in “G” by J.S. Bach (Guitar Part 1)
11. MUSIC READING – Minuet in “G” by J.S. Bach (Guitar Part 2)
12. MUSIC READING – J.S. Bach “Rondo Gavotte”
13. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR – Melody in 2/4 Time
14. RHYTHM STUDIES – 16th-Note Rhythm Variations
15. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Chord Study 1 (Performance)
16. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Chord Study 2 (Performance)
17. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Chord Application (Performance)
18. SINGLE STRING STUDIES – Scales and Arpeggios
19. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 9)
Intermediate – Project Lesson 10
17 Topics
1. Content Overview
2. Review – Rhythm Concepts and Duration
3. Review – Sheet Music Notation
4. Review – Scales
5. Review – Key Signatures
6. Review – Neck Layout
7. Review – Rhythm Studies
8. Review – Music Reading
9. Review – Fingerstyle Guitar
10. Review – Fingerboard Harmony
11. RHYTHM STUDIES – Performance
12. MUSIC READING – Performance
13. FINGERSTYLE GUITAR – Performance
14. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Part A
15. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Part B
16. FINGERBOARD HARMONY – Part C
17. Answer Key (for Intermediate Lesson 10)
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