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• ​anatomy of your instrument

• holding the instrument/posture

• tuning essentials

• reading simple notation and chord charts

• the musical alphabet

• fundamentals of rhythm and strumming

• playing simple songs

• developing a well balanced practice routine 

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• basic theory of functional harmony

• intermediate techniques for both hands

• exploring different musical genres and playing styles

• basic ear training

• improvisation 

• scales and arpeggios

• songwriting and creating your own music

• sight reading and literacy

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• advanced technique

• counterpoint

• composition

• voice leading

• chromatic and advanced harmony

• four part chorale composition 

• analysis of symphonic works

• understanding musical form

• developing advanced repertoire (classical and jazz finger style, etc.)

• transcription