Beginners Guitar

Wayne Curran

Auditorium

This course is for students who are wanting to learn the basics of acoustic guitar playing. The sessions will be hands on and fun with lots of opportunities to practice the skills taught. Members of the class will need to have an acoustic guitar along with a capo, tuner and music stand.

Topics covered include.

• Guitar parts and hardware
• Tuning
• Strumming Patterns
• Basic Open Chords
• Basic Music Theory
• Guitar Tablature

Participants will also practice and learn simple songs mainly from 60s and 70s during most sessions. Please bring your singing voice as the tutor needs all the help he can muster.

The Tutor

Like many people Wayne learnt guitar at school but after leaving did not pick up the instrument for forty years. Just over ten years ago he decided to become involved again, had several lessons and joined various courses to slowly improve his knowledge and skills with the instrument. He is currently a member of a four-piece guitar group called Gecko and also involved with a larger guitar and sing a long ensemble called The Tanawha Troupe. He greatly enjoys playing guitar and is happy to help others find similar happiness learning to slowly master the guitar.