Guitar Advanced
Course Overview
Guitar Continuers: Strengthen Your Sound & Technique
This course is designed for students who are able to read music notation and are able to play chords even at a basic level and are ready to continue developing their skills in a collaborative and supportive group environment.
Whether you're an advancing beginner or at an intermediate level, you'll build confidence through:
• Playing as part of an ensemble
• Developing technique, timing, and musicality
• Expanding your chord knowledge and repertoire
• Preparing and performing specially arranged songs suited to different skill levels
To give an idea of the repertoire - The current group is playing
March Antico (Richard Charlton)
Rondo from Abdel Azar (Purcell)
Cibel (jean Baptiste Loeillet)
La Sansonette (Dominique Forges)
Ochi Chornye (Russian Folk Song)
The Mad Lover (John Eccles)
Girl from Ipanema (Jobim)
Although there is a focus every week, we tend to try to maximise our playing time.
Course Breakdown
Week 1: Playing in position. Refining Technique
Week 2: Review of scales, the chord scale and how to think about improvisation
Week 3: Beautiful Chord Voicings (Girl from Ipanema)
Week 4: Improvisation
Week 5 to 8: Playing our pieces and improvising During these weeks if I notice any gaps in knowledge, understanding or technique I will address them as they come up.
Week 9: Warm-up, rehearsal and little performance with video recording.
This outline provides an overview of what may be covered during the course; however, changes may occur based on various factors and the needs of the class.
Term Dates
Term 1 runs from Saturday 31 January to Saturday 28 March
Term 2 runs from Saturday 18 April to Saturday 20 June (10 week course)
Term 3 runs from Saturday 18 July to Saturday 12 September
Term 4 runs from Saturday 10 October to Saturday 5 December
Materials List
- An acoustic guitar with new strings and a guitar pick.
- A folder and music stand if you have one.
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Joseph Zarb
Joseph is an experienced music educator and performer, currently teaching guitar at Mercy College Chatswood and Lane Cove Public School, where he has taught for over 15 years. He is also a board member of the Lane Cove Music Education Co-op, having served as Chairman during its founding year.
From 1998 to 2008, Joseph taught Visual Arts and Music at high school level, including HSC Visual Arts, primarily at Delany College Granville.
As a performer, Joseph is active in several ensembles:
Marsala – World Music Without Borders (Singer, Guitarist, Band Leader)
Performing globally inspired music in over 16 languages for more than 30 years.The Cameron Jones Trio (Guitare Rythmique)
A Gypsy jazz group inspired by Django Reinhardt.The Three Rivers Ensemble (Guitar, Voice, Ney)
Performing traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern music.
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