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Rockschool Guitar Grade 2

Name: Rockschool Guitar Grade 2
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Duration2h 51m

Modules41

LevelBeginner

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (2h 51m)

- 01. Welcome to the online course
  1:33
- 02. Meet Charlie Griffiths
  1:23
- 03. Meet Rob Luft
  3:02
- 04. Meet Stuart Ryan
  1:52
- 05. Meet Marcus Bonfanti
  2:12
- 01. Cranked
  1:23
- 02. Ska'd for life
  1:29
- 03. Bonecrusher
  Free lesson
  1:18
- 04. Hit It Harder
  1:23
- 05. The Faith Divide
  1:31
- 06. Buzzsaw
  1:26
- 01. Cranked
  7:53
- 02. Ska'd for life
  5:57
- 03. Bonecrusher
  16:43
- 04. Hit It Harder
  10:35
- 05. The Faith Divide
  13:40
- 06. Buzzsaw
  6:57
- 01. Intro to technical exercises
  2:44
- 02. Tech advice (early grades)
  3:10
- 03. Rob Luft on how to practice exercises
  3:28
- 04. Group A: Scales
  1:38
- 05. Group B: Chords
  2:29
- 01. How to hold guitar and pick
  3:47
- 02. Picking hand position
  2:22
- 03. Fretting hand position
  2:44
- 04. Alternate picking
  3:08
- 05. Legato (hammer-ons & pull-offs)
  5:29
- 06. Barre chords
  6:15
- 07. Vibrato
  7:37
- 01. Intro to Approaches to improvisation
  1:00
- 02. Getting started with improvisation
  9:22
- 03. Assignment: Finding chord tones
  4:05
- 04. Improvising using chord tones
  10:18
- 05. Adding rhythmic interest to your solos
  4:11
- 06. Assignment: Improvising over a chord change
  2:52
- 07. Challenge: Submit your improv
  0:24
- 08. Rhythmic improv & comping
  9:55
- 01. Sight reading tips
  1:51
- 01. Course outro
  0:32
- 02. About Rockschool exams
  0:30
- 03. Preparing for your Rockschool exam
  1:28

About this course

Welcome to Rockschool Guitar Grade 2: The Pro Perspective

This innovative video course not only guides you through your grade, but also teaches you the principles of a professional guitarist.

MusicGurus and Rockschool have assembled a team of top pro guitarists to provide unique lessons on 6 pieces written specifically for this grade, as well as in-depth analysis of all the fundamental skills, and invaluable advice on sight reading, feel, developing authentic vocabulary, playing musically, practicing effectively and building your technique.

With the MusicGurus video player you can loop and slow down all the performances and demonstrations, so this course lets you see exactly what the pros are doing. If you're a student taking a graded exam, this course is the ideal preparation. And if you're a teacher teaching Rockschool, this course will provide all kinds of ideas to keep your lessons fresh and authentic.

Sheet music and tab is included for all pieces. However, the course is most effective when paired with a Rockschool Grade Book, which you can purchase here: https://www.rslawards.com/rockschool

Here is some information on the guitarists you'll learn from:

Stuart Ryan is an award-winning musician, regarded as one of the UK's finest acoustic/electric guitarists.
Rob Luft is an award-winning 24-year-old musician from London, and has been described as one of the UK's most prominent and talented young contemporary jazz guitarists.
Charlie Griffiths is adept at heavy metal, touring with his critically acclaimed progressive metal band, Haken. He's also written for Total Guitar, Guitar Techniques, and Guitar World for over ten years.
Marcus Bonfanti is a blues and country guitarist, who's collaborated with legends such as Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Ronnie Wood, Dave Gilmour, just to name a few.
James Barratt is a master technician and guitar educator - an experienced examiner for the Rockschool exam board and teacher at BIMM in Birmingham, focusing on Essential Styles and Live Performance.

Who it's for

Students preparing for the Rockschool Grade 2 exam
Beginners ready to move past first chords and riffs
Self-taught players wanting pro insight on real pieces

What you'll learn

Perform six graded pieces across contemporary styles
Apply cleaner technique to rock, ska and blues riffs
Practise more effectively using pro-level routines

What you'll need

An electric or acoustic guitar in working order
The Rockschool Grade 2 book for full sheet music
A few minutes most days, more useful than long sessions

Published with

RSL Awards

RSL Awards (Rockschool) is a UK awarding body specialising in contemporary music, with graded syllabuses for guitar, drums and piano developed over decades. MusicGurus partners with Rockschool to provide video guides and practice sheet music for their grade books, taught by professional musicians - many of whom played on the original performances and backing tracks recorded at Abbey Road and Real World Studios.

View the Exam Board page