per week per student
Guitar Lessons For Intermediate Players | Western Style Guitar Lessons
This intermediate or advanced guitar lessons online introduces students to the next level of guitar learning, which delves deeper into chords, making students practice advanced chords namely diminished chords, augmented chords and polychords apart from teaching students about scales, modes, arpeggios. Students enrolling for this course will be able to better handle the guitar, in terms of holding, the positioning of hands and their movement on the fretboard or neck of the guitar.
Bangalore
Karnataka
India
Educator Profile

Course Details
Students with basic knowledge about music and guitar are eligible for this course. This course covers guitar lessons for intermediate players. This course will cover advanced motor exercise, dexterity and finger independence exercises. Classes on Chords – Suspended Chords (Sus2, sus4), 5th (Power) Chords, Added Ninth 9th and 11th Chords, Major Sixth (Maj6) and Minor Sixth Chords (min6); Scales – Harmonic & Melodic minor scales. Modes- Modes in various keys, improvising; Arpeggios – 3 string, 4 string & 6 string will all be part of the advanced level course.
Students will be given an introduction to harmonics and will be trained on hammer-on, pull-off techniques, slides, blues and rock guitar licks. They will be provided with ample opportunity to practise advanced rhythms, soloing, playing songs or cover versions using advanced chords, as well as the opportunity to master the fretboard, neck, economy picking and sweep picking. This course, providing one of the best online guitar lessons, will also introduce students to melodic phrasing, dynamics, string bending, tapping, pinch harmonics, right-hand muting and other nuances of playing the guitar, helping them graduate from novice to advance.
Here is another basic course tailored by Harish Marappa: where students will be introduced to the different types of guitars followed by the different parts in a guitar as well as the correct posture to hold the guitar Basics Of Guitar | Western Style | Learn Western Guitar Lessons Online
About Harish Marappa: Born and brought up in Bangalore, Harish has been playing the guitar for the last fifteen years. Harish is a master of many styles playing contemporary, rock, metal, fusion, acoustic, ambience and blues. A keen learner Harish is an equally adept teacher loved by his students for his patience and style of teaching. One of his student appreciating his teacher mentions that Harish comes up with finger exercises on the fly to help students having trouble with pull offs or barre chords. That is Harish’s commitment to ensure anyone turning up to him for guidance never returns empty handed. Harish is now here on ipassio for the students who want to learn guitar online.
This is the course that helps students to graduate from being a novice to being proficient in the guitar. It shares with students all the nuances that acclaimed guitarists are popular for. Regular practice and learning from Harish will ensure students at the end of the intermediate course are able to perform in front of an audience, understand compositions and play cover versions of renowned artists such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Joe Satriani, Deep Purple and many more.
Students enrolling for this long-term course on ipassio can be sure that they receive individual attention from the teacher, as the class strength is limited to 2 students. It also gives teachers the opportunity, to gauge their students progress in depth and make changes whenever and wherever required, to ensure the student gets the maximum out of this course. Since long term courses are detailed, students get the advantage of learning intricate details about this art form. The limited strength of the class also ensures that there is a strong bond between the students and their teacher clearing out any inhibitions that the student might have. The sustained guidance available from the teacher ensures that the student does not deviate from set goals or targets. Learning these western guitar lessons from a revered, experienced exponent of this art form, through the long duration of this course, keeps the student inspired and motivated to achieve more.
The beginners course with Harish build a strong foundation for the students to build a strong aesthetically and theoretically correct building of music. Students pursuing the intermediate course will be able to compose, understand compositions and play cover versions confidently. Regular practise and learning as per the teacher's advice can ensure they can perform in the company of other instruments or bands.
This course is primarily for students who are at intermediate level or above. This course requires students to be in possession of:
- Electric Guitar is needed as most of the soloing techniques would involve electric guitar;
- Metronome;
- Tuner; and
- The most important requisite that needs to stay with you throughout, is the urge and the passion to master the instrument.
Weekly Schedule
These sections are for individual students.
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SECTION | DAY & TIME | Available | |
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Section
Section A
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Wed 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM America/New_York
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2 Seats |