Guitar Lessons – Intermediate

Course Overview

Are you ready to build on your foundational guitar skills? Join our Intermediate Guitar (Stage 2) course and improve your ability in a fun, interactive, and collaborative environment.

With our intermediate lessons you will continue to learn different keys, complex playing styles, improvisation, and performance techniques.

You will develop skills in chordal aspects of pieces for study including moveable chord shapes utilising triads and seventh chords, melodic aspects of pieces for study including keys, scales and their positioning on the guitar and learn solo aspects of pieces for study including scales, arpeggios and melodic development.

This course follows on from the Beginners (Stage 1) course and once completed you will have the proficiency to play both chordal accompaniments and melodies for entire songs and the knowledge to apply these skills to a variety of musical settings.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

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What you will learn

Course outline

In this course you will learn several complete songs with focus on:

  • Presentation of pieces for study with explanation of techniques required to play them
  • Chordal aspects of pieces for study including moveable chord shapes utilising triads and seventh chords
  • Melodic aspects of pieces for study including keys, scales and their positioning on the guitar
  • Solo aspects of pieces for study including scales, arpeggios and melodic development
  • Practice methods and application
  • Basic music theory as applied to the guitar

Note: Course content is adjusted to suit different experience levels within the class

Course outcome

  • It is intended that by the end of the course you will be able to play chordal accompaniment and melodies to several entire songs.
  • You will have the knowledge to apply these skills to a variety of musical settings. Students have the opportunity to practise the application of new skills on a piece of music of their own choosing. This will be presented to the group in the final week.

What you need to know

Entry requirements

It is preferable that you have completed the Guitar – Beginners (or similar Stage 1) course once or twice before attempting the Guitar – Intermediate course.

Skills required for successful transition into Guitar Stage 2 are:

  • The ability to play some open chords
  • Basic understanding of bar chords (at least root note on string 6 and 5 major and minor shapes)
  • Elementary music reading skills.

What you need to provide

  • Acoustic guitar
  • Manuscript book/writing materials
  • Electronic guitar tuner
  • Guitar picks
  • Capo

Other information

  • Guitar – Intermediate (Stage 2) is designed for students to repeat multiple times. In light of this, the course content is changed each term to suit different experience levels within the class
  • This is a group class. Material is presented using a combination of written and played musical examples. Students will play individually and in small groups. Feedback will be provided individually and to the group as a whole.

Class details

Start Date24 October 2024
End Date12 December 2024
Sessions8
DaysThu
Time6:30pm - 8:30pm
TutorMohamed Emam
Location Online Zoom Class

$240

Class details

Start Date24 October 2024
End Date12 December 2024
Sessions8
DaysThu
Time8:00pm - 9:30pm
TutorSam Mudie
Location Online Zoom Class

$215

Delivery Mode

To meet the needs of our students Macquarie Community College balances delivery and engagement across permanent, regular and temporary delivery sites and offer face-to-face, remote zoom classes and self-paced learning options.

Ways to Study

  • On campus

Our college campus locations are:

    • Blacktown
    • Chatswood
    • Carlingford
    • Epping
    • Ryde
    • Mt Druitt
  • Virtual classroom
  • Complete workplace training
  • Combine ways to study

FAQ

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How to Enrol

Step 1 - Choose Your Course

  • Select the non-accredited short course you are interested in.
  • Find a day and time that suits your schedule.

Note: Enrolment is open to anyone 18 years or older.

Step 2 - Enrol and Verify

  • Click ‘Enrol Now’ after selecting your course and schedule.
  • Enter your details on the enrolment page.
  • Verify your email through a secure link sent to your email address.
  • Complete the secure checkout and payment process.

Ensure you read the Terms and Conditions available at: Macquarie Community College Terms and Conditions. For assistance, call customer service at 1300 845 888.

Step 3 - Receive Your Enrolment Details

  • You will receive an immediate enrolment confirmation email upon successful enrolment. Check and read the attached Terms and Conditions.
  • The payer of the enrolment will receive a tax invoice immediately after processing.
  • You will receive a course reminder email a day before your class begins.
  • For Online Zoom classes, a Zoom link and password will be emailed the day before class. Use the same link and password for subsequent sessions if applicable.