Guitar (Acoustic, Electric, Bass Guitar)
Our guitar lessons include acoustic, electric and bass guitar. Our faculty are specialists in diverse styles of music. GMG teachers come from various performance and educational backgrounds to bring our students the highest quality and diversity of instruction. The proper theory and technique is covered in the lesson. Guitar students develop listening skills, left and right hand independence, coordination, reading skills and improvisational creativity. All guitarists will learn to read tablature as well as standardized music notation, chords, finger picking, lead guitar, and rhythm technique.
Jazz guitar Jazz guitar method focuses on basic chord forms and their extensions, scales, modes,
strumming (comping), and picking styles. Students work on written music, the ability to read lead sheets, and improvisation.
Rock Guitar Students wishing to work on folk, rock, or pop styles learn basic strumming and finger picking styles, while working on pentatonic scales, and rudimentary chord progressions. Guitarists are encouraged to play their favorite artists’ music and to begin song-writing themselves.
Bass Guitar Bass guitar is taught at ISM as well. Correct technique, finger strength, dexterity, arpeggios, ‘walking’, chord symbols, slap techniques, and fretting are especially emphasized.