This page is devoted to the Level 3 classes being offered at 10 and 1:30. To find links to other time periods or classes at other levels, please see the Schedule Overview page.
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Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Working on Right & Left Hand Sound
In this class we’ll see how we can get the chords to speak correctly.
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
Working on the Right and Left Hand Positions
In this class we will see how to make the right and left hands work together to get the notes of the chord to speak correctly.
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
Rhythm Styles Showcase
An in depth look at various rhythm guitar styles and the ways to play them including swing, bossas, ballads, rhumbas, waltzes, choros, and more.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing Rhythm – “Unpumping Your Rhythm”
An introduction to Swing-Era Rhythm guitar and differentiating it from “La Pompe” and other European Styles
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
A Routine for Guitar Practice
How to start your day and work on the small details + exercises, and lead guitar review using the Blues as a work space.
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
How To Get Good Tone
In this workshop, we’ll work on how to produce the best sound for you and your instrument through technique.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing-Era Chord Melody – “Swing-Era Chord Melody Building Blocks 1”
A brief history of Swing-Era Chord Melody, and starting with the main shapes and patterns.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Routine for Working “La Pompe”
In this class, we will look at different ways to make the rhythm happen.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Different Styles of Accompaniment
We will look at some more and less modern styles of rhythm playing, and how to choose the right style and color for different songs.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
How to Play Waltz!
We’ll have a look at traditional Waltz, will learn inversions to allow moving bass lines on waltz, and will also have a look at 6/8 time songs such as Made in France.
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
Rhythm Work: Using the Right Chords
We will use a simple grid like The Blues, to explore good chord voicings for different situations.
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
Time Keeping 101
Ever notice how most jam session songs slow down? This sessoin will help you avoid the slow down by offering practical tips on how to improve your sense of time.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing Rhythm – “Four Heavy Beats to the Bar and No Cheating”
More focus on the time-feel and standard voicings of classic Swing-Era Rhythm Guitar.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
‘I can’t Give you Anything but Love’ and the “Christophe” Chord Progression
We’ll take an opportunity to analyse how to play on important chord progressions such as the “Christophe” and the “Turnaround”
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
Lead Course over ‘The Man I Love’
We will study an etude which will show us how to improvise on this piece.
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
Phrasing 101
In this session, you’ll learn how to turn stock phrases and licks into music through articulation, vibrato, bends, slides, and more.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing-Era Chord Melody – “Swing-Era Chord Melody Building Blocks 2”
More Swing-Era Chord Melody, using the next set of standard shapes and patterns.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Working on typical Manouche Chords
In this class, I will show you chord shapes and patterns over the tunes ‘Minor Swing’ and ‘Coquette’ that you can reuse and apply to all sorts of other songs.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Working on Voicings
I will show you the voicings that I use on songs such as ‘All of me’, ‘J’attendrais’, ‘Minor swing’, and Danse Norvégienne.
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
‘Swing 48’ and ‘Minor Blues’
We will continue to develop our skills as rhythm guitarists, by working through the lens of the “Minor Blues” form.
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
Voice Leading & Harmony for Rhythm Guitar
This session focuses on how to move fluidly through different chords progressions and tunes; how to unlock new voicings; and how to begin improvising and making music as a rhythm guitar player.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing Rhythm – “Expansion and Reduction”
When and how to 1) use larger or smaller chord voicings, and 2) add or subtract inversions and substitutions in Swing-Era Rhythm Guitar”
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
The ‘Autumn Leaves’ Chord Progression
We will analyze the chord progression to ‘Autumn Leaves’, and see how we can use it not just on the song itself, but also on: ‘For Sephora’, ‘Made in France’ or even ‘Minor Swing’!
Max O’Rourke — Morris House Rec Room
Voice Leading and Harmony for Lead Guitar
In this session, we’ll learn how to break away from licks and solo through chord changes.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing-Era Chord Melody – “Fleshing Out Swing-Era Chord Melody”
Classic Swing-Era Chord Melody “Guitar-Specific Tricks” and anchoring position shifts.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Working on different Manouche Rhythms
In this class, we will work on different rhythmic styles like, Bossa, Rumba, Bolero and Funk.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Review and Q&A
We will review some of what we have been covering throughout the work, and we will open the class up for questions, particularly from students who were not able to attend my previous classes.
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
Other Rhythms
In this class we will study Boléro, Latin, Funk, Freddie Green Style (for big band use) and Vintage American Swing rhythm playing.
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
Review and Synthesis
In this class, we will review the positions of the right and left hands, and put together everything we have learned in the previous classes.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing Rhythm – “Walking Tenor Lines”
My personal 2-note version of Freddie Green his later “One Note” Style
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence House Dining Room
Study with Sébastien Giniaux
My lessons are holistic. In each lesson we will work on ear training, technique, and musicality.
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence House 101
Chord Melodies, Intros, & Spicing up Your Solos
This class will help us play songs unaccompanied, and will help us build intros or improvisations mixing complex chords and single lines.
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence House Living Room
Putting it all Together, and Q&A
In this class we will put together all the pieces in my approach to improvising, and cover any last details students want to ask about.
Jonathan Stout — Morris House Living Room
Swing-Era Chord Melody – “The Swashbuckling Style of Allan Reuss”
Building on the 3 class previous classes, we’ll put all the tools to work in playing through Allan Reuss’s extraordinary Chord Melody Style.
Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Review and Q&A
We will review some of what we have been covering throughout the work, and we will open the class up for questions, particularly from students who were not able to attend my previous classes.
