FREE GUITAR COURSE: YEAR THREE WEEKLY LESSON VIDEOS AND ASSIGNMENTS
To get the most out of this free guitar course, you will need to do the homework in the books. Year Three Uses "The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two."
YEAR THREE: FIRST QUARTER
- Music Theory Concepts, Pages 6-41 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: The Chromatic Scale, Major Scale Construction, Circle of Fourths, Circle of Fifths, Triads, Inversions, Seventh Chords, Extended and Altered Chords, Intervals, Ascending Melodic Interval Worksheets, Triad Worksheets, Harmonizing the Major Scales, Chord Progressions, The Blues
- Improvisation Concepts, Pages 91-106 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Improvising over the 2-5-1 chord progressions in the keys of C, F, Bb and G; using chord tones
| WEEK 1 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮The Chromatic Scale = Video Lesson #1
〮Major Scale Construction = Video Lesson #2 〮Circle of Fifths = Video Lesson #3 〮Circle of Fourths = Video Lesson #4 |
Pages: 6-12 |
| Improvisation | 〮After Pentatonic and Major Scale Patterns = Video Lesson #21
〮Emphasizing Chord Tones in Your Solos = Video Lesson #22 〮How to Learn Chord Tones = Video Lesson #23 〮Chord Tones, Modes and Position Playing = Video Lesson #24 |
Page: 91 |
| WEEK 2 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮Major and Minor Triads = Video Lesson #5
〮Augmented and Diminished Triads = Video Lesson #6 |
Pages: 13-15
Extra Pages: 30-36 |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of C Major, First Position | Pages: 91, 92, 94 |
| WEEK 3 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮Seventh Chords = Video Lesson #7 | Pages: 16-19 |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of C Major, First Position | Pages: 91, 92, 94 |
| WEEK 4 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮Intervals = Video Lesson #8 | Page: 20
Extra Pages: 21-29 |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of F Major, First Position | Pages: 95, 97, 98 |
| WEEK 5 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮Harmonizing the Major Scale = Video Lesson #9
〮Chord Progressions = Video Lesson #10 |
Pages: 37-41 |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of F Major, First Position | Pages: 95, 97, 98 |
| WEEK 6 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Bb Major, First Position | Pages: 99, 101, 102 |
| WEEK 7 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Bb Major, First Position | Pages: 99, 101, 102 |
| WEEK 8 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of G Major, First Position | Pages: 103, 105, 106 |
| WEEK 9 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of G Major, First Position | Pages: 103, 105, 106 |
YEAR THREE: SECOND QUARTER
- Music Theory Concepts, Pages 42-56 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: The Natural Minor Scale, Harmonizing the Natural Minor Scale, and Modes of the Major Scale
- Improvisation Concepts, Pages 107-126 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Improvising over the 2-5-1 chord progressions in the keys of D, Eb, A, Ab; using chord tones
| WEEK 1 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Music Theory | 〮The Natural Minor Scale = Video Lesson #11
〮Harmonizing the Natural Minor Scale = Video Lesson #12 〮Modes of the Major Scale = Video Lesson #13 |
Pages: 42-56 |
| WEEK 2 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of D Major, First Position | Pages: 107, 109-111 |
| WEEK 3 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of D Major, First Position | Pages: 107, 109-111 |
| WEEK 4 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Eb Major, First Position | Pages: 112, 114-118 |
| WEEK 5 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Eb Major, First Position | Pages: 112, 114-118 |
| WEEK 6 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of A Major, First Position | Pages: 117, 119-121 |
| WEEK 7 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of A Major, First Position | Pages: 117, 119-121 |
| WEEK 8 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Ab Major, First Position | Pages: 122, 124-126 |
| WEEK 9 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Ab Major, First Position | Pages: 122, 124-126 |
YEAR THREE: THIRD QUARTER
- Improvisation Concepts, Pages 107-126 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Improvising over the 2-5-1 chord progressions in the keys of E, Db, B, Gb; using chord tones
- Chord Concepts, Pages 151-154 in The Guitar Lesson Companion, Volume Two: Big Band and Swing Voicings, Altered Chords, Altered Chord Resolution
| WEEK 1 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of E Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 127, 129-131 |
| WEEK 2 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of E Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 127, 129-131 |
| Chords | 〮Big Band Chord Voicings = Video Lesson #26 | 〮 Page 151 |
| WEEK 3 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Db Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 132, 134-136 |
| Chords | 〮Altered Chord Construction and Resolution = Video Lesson #27 | |
| WEEK 4 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Db Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 132, 134-136 |
| WEEK 5 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of B Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 137, 139-141 |
| WEEK 6 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of B Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 137, 139-141 |
| Chords | 〮Altered Chord Construction and Resolution = Video Lesson #27 | 〮Page: 152 |
| WEEK 7 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Gb Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 142, 144-148 |
| Chords | 〮Altered Chord Construction and Resolution = Video Lesson #27 | 〮Page: 153 |
| WEEK 8 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | 〮Chord Tones for the Key of Gb Major, First Position | 〮Pages: 142, 144-148 |
| Chords | 〮Altered Chord Construction and Resolution = Video Lesson #27 | 〮Page: 154 |
| WEEK 9 | CONCEPTS & VIDEOS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Improvisation | NO NEW CONCEPTS | REVIEW |