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Guitar for Beginners – Live Online Interactive Course

Infyni’s Guitar for Beginners course takes you step-by-step from understanding guitar basics to playing popular songs. Covering essential chords, strumming, and simple music notation, this live course is perfect for beginners looking to develop skills and play with confidence.

Live Course

Live Class: Thursday, 14 Nov

Enrolled: 1

Duration: 36 Hours

Sessions: 8 classes per month

Offered by: infyni

Live Course

About Course

This course at Infyni provides a solid foundation for beginners eager to learn guitar basics in an engaging, live setting. Students start with guitar anatomy, tuning, and proper hand positioning before diving into essential open chords, strumming patterns, and smooth chord transitions. By introducing basic music notation and tablature, the course enables students to play simple songs and melodies. Additional lessons cover rhythm and metronome usage, finger exercises, and guitar maintenance, ensuring you have the skills and knowledge to progress confidently.

Key Highlights:

Introductory Sessions: Comprehensive overview of guitar parts, types, and tuning
Chords & Strumming: Learn open chords and essential strumming patterns
Music Reading & Tablature: Basic notation, tabs, and chord charts
Songs & Melodies: Play popular tunes and improve coordination
Care & Maintenance: Proper upkeep to keep your guitar in top shape

What You’ll Learn in This Course:

Introduction to Guitar
- Parts of the guitar: body, neck, headstock, strings, frets, tuning pegs
- Types of guitars: acoustic, electric, classical
Basic Chords and Strumming
- Open chords (C, G, D, E, A, Em, Am)
- Strumming patterns: downstrokes, upstrokes, and basic rhythms
Reading Music and Tablature
- Basic music notation: staff, notes, time signatures
- How to read guitar tabs and use symbols like slides and hammer-ons
Simple Songs and Melodies
- Play simple songs using open chords ("Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Happy Birthday")
- Basic melodies and riffs, including popular songs
Finger Exercises
- Strength-building exercises like chromatic patterns
Rhythm and Timing
Care and Maintenance of the Guitar

Skills You Will Gain

Basic Chord Shapes and Transitions Strumming Patterns Finger Placement and Technique Reading Guitar Tabs Introduction to Music Theory Simple Song Playing Tuning and Guitar Maintenance Basic Picking Techniques Introduction to Scales Practice Techniques for Improvement

Course Offerings

Instructor Led Live sessions
Clarify doubts during session
Access Session Recordings
Attend on mobile and Tablet
Assessments and Competition
Direct Messages
Feedback from Instructor
Full lifetime Resources
Certificate of Completion

Topics
Instructor (1)

1 Introduction to Guitar

Parts of the guitar: body, neck, headstock, strings, frets, tuning pegs
Types of guitars: acoustic, electric, classical
Tuning the guitar: standard tuning (EADGBE)
Proper posture and hand positioning: sitting vs. standing, thumb placement

2 Basic Chords and Strumming

Open chords: C, G, D, E, A, Em, Am
Simple strumming patterns: downstrokes, upstrokes, basic rhythm patterns
Chord transitions: smooth changes between chords

3 Reading Music and Tablature

Basic music notation: staff, notes, rests, time signatures
Reading guitar tabs: string numbers, fret numbers, symbols for techniques (slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs)
Understanding chord charts

4 Simple Songs and Melodies

Playing simple songs using open chords: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Happy Birthday"
Basic melodies and riffs: single-note melodies, easy riffs from popular songs
Singing while playing: basic coordination

5 Finger Exercises

Basic finger strength and dexterity exercises: chromatic exercises, finger independence
Simple picking exercises: alternate picking, basic arpeggios
Coordination drills: combining fretting and picking hand exercises

6 Introduction to Rhythm and Timing

Basic rhythm concepts: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes
Clapping and counting rhythms: internalizing beats and timing
Using a metronome: practicing with a steady tempo

7 Care and Maintenance of the Guitar

String changing: when and how to change strings
Cleaning the guitar: keeping the instrument in good condition
Basic troubleshooting: common issues and quick fixes