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Welcome to the online course

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James Barratt welcomes you to the course, and explains how to use it to get the best result for your playing.

Part of the courseRockschool Guitar Grade 442 lessons (3h 27m)

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42 lessons (3h 27m) · 1 free

- 01. Welcome to the online course
  You are here
  1:33
- 02. Meet Charlie Griffiths
  1:23
- 03. Meet Stuart Ryan
  1:52
- 04. Meet Marcus Bonfanti
  2:12
- 01. Base Jumper
  2:08
- 02. Crop Duster
  2:11
- 03. Circus Experience
  2:15
- 04. Dirt Wizard
  Free lesson
  2:00
- 05. Funkometer
  2:14
- 06. Carbon Footprint
  2:11
- 01. Base Jumper
  9:36
- 02. Crop Duster
  13:47
- 03. Circus Experience
  13:38
- 04. Dirt Wizard
  10:20
- 05. Funkometer
  13:43
- 06. Carbon Footprint
  13:57
- 01. Intro to technical exercises
  2:44
- 02. Rob Luft on how to practice exercises
  3:31
- 03. Group A: Scales
  4:05
- 04. Group B: Arpeggios
  1:07
- 05. Group C: Chords
  1:49
- 01. Alternate picking
  3:08
- 02. Legato (hammer-ons & pull-offs)
  5:29
- 03. Barre chords
  6:15
- 04. Vibrato
  7:37
- 05. Advanced Legato
  5:45
- 06. Natural harmonics
  3:16
- 07. Pinched harmonics
  5:01
- 08. String bending
  8:59
- 09. Tapping
  6:39
- 01. Intro to Approaches to improvisation
  1:00
- 02. Recap on chord tones
  4:07
- 03. Improvising over chord tones
  10:18
- 04. 7th chords
  6:38
- 05. Embelleshing a melody
  5:36
- 06. Challenge: Submit your melody
  0:26
- 07. Composing your solo
  8:53
- 08. Rhythm guitar and Embellishments
  5:40
- 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

Lesson transcript

Welcome to the Course!

Hey guys, welcome to the course. You've made a great choice!

Get the Most Out of the Course

A few things before you get started:

Course Materials:
- There's a lot of information you can get from this course without owning a Rock School book. It's not essential.
- However, I would recommend getting hold of a book if you're looking to dive deep into the performance pieces.
- You'll have access to all the transcriptions.
- Particularly if you're interested in booking yourself in for a graded exam, a book of your own will be absolutely essential for you to sit the exam.

Course Structure

The course is divided into a few sections:

Performance of Each Piece:
- Followed by an analysis of the piece.
- Covers:
  - Technique
  - Structure
  - Ways to develop and improvise in designated sections.
Technical Exercises:
- A run-through of all the technical exercises at your grade.
Improvisation and Creativity:
- An approach to improvisation, including:
  - Melodic and rhythmic comping improvisation.
  - This can be really useful for improvisation outside of the Rock School syllabus, and for coming up with solos within the pieces.
Additional Resources:
- Lots of additional downloadable materials (PDFs) where you will find examples to help you progress further.

Support and Feedback

If you do come across any trouble, please do give us a shout through the website. Send in videos of you playing, and we can provide personalized feedback on what we see.

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