Crossroads offers lessons in many different styles of music, including Rock, Blues, Classical, Country, Jazz and more.

At Crossroads, you will learn more then just playing, you will learn music theory, ear training, song writing, live and studio playing techniques, gear application, equipment maintenance, the music business and a whole lot more.

At Crossroads, you will also learn preventative measures to avoid injury, which will ensure years of problem free playing.

Here is a brief breakdown of some of the topics you will study at Crossroads Guitar Centre.

Section One is general and applies to many areas of music.
Section Two section will give a brief summary of topics used in each style.

Section One:
  • Proper Warm up techniques
  • Ear Training
  • Proper tuning methods
  • Timing, Rhythm, working with a metronome
  • Scales, including all major, minor modes, Blues, Pentining Exotic, Diminished, Augmented, Whole Tone, Hexatonic, Chromatic, Bebop, Altered and Hybrid etc.
  • Chords/Arpeggios including, Triads, 6th Chords, 7th Chords, 9th Chords, 11th Chords, 13th Chords, Slash Chords and Polychords
  • With Chords/Scales and Arpeggios you will learn not only how to play them but also their make up function and substitution and application
  • Improvising
  • Music Reading
  • Technique

Section Two:

Rock
Reading Alternative Picking Right Hand Tapping
Scales Tremolo Picking Hammer on's & Pull Off's
Chords Sweep Picking Tremolo/Vibrato Arm
Ear Training String Bending Whammy Bar
Arpeggios Vibrato String Skipping
Soloing Slide Alternative Tunings
Listening Style Studies Live Playing
Repertoire Finger Exercises Studio Playing

Classical
Reading Rest Stroke Etudes Listing
Scales Free Stroke Studies Live Playing
Chords Tremold Stroke Pieces Nail Care
Ear training Finger Exercises Repertoire Studio
Playing
Arpeggios Slurring Style Studies

Acoustic:
Reading Finger Exercises Alternative Tunings Live Playing
Scales Finger Picking Slide Repertoire
Chords Picking Techniques Soloing Studio Playing
Ear training Playing with a Capo
Listening
Arpeggios Left Hand Technique Style
Studies

Blues
Reading Finger Exercises Live Playing
Scales Finger Picking Slide Playing Repertoire
Chords Picking Techniques Soloing Studio Playing
Ear Training Listening
Arpeggios String Bending
Style Studies
Vibrato

Country:
Reading Finger Exercises Alternative Tunings
Scales Finger Picking Slide Playing Repertoire
Chords Picking Techniques Soloing Studio Playing
Ear training Playing with a Capo
Arpeggios
Left Hand Technique Style Studies
Pedal Steel Ideas Travis Style
Super Imposing
Live Playing Chords/Scales
String Bending Arpeggios
Banjo Rolls Open String Ideas
Travis Style
Chicken Picking
Claw Technique (Right Hand)
Open Sting Ideas

Jazz:
Reading
Scales
Chords
Ear Training
Arpeggios
Superimposing
Finger Exercises
Picking Techniques
Soloing
Listening
Style Studies
Chords/Scales/Arpeggios
Comping
Live Playing
Studio Playing
Chord Melody Playing
Repertoire
Walking Bass Lines
Chords and Walking
Bass Lines

Learn about Music Theory Topics including:
Scales
Chords
Progressions
Slash/Chords
Substitution
Modulations
Reharminizations
Improvising
Cycling Ideas
Timing
Syncopation
Harmony
Analysis

Writing Techniques including:
Melody
Progressions
Harmony
Key Changes
Tempo
Range
Orchestration
Form
Vocal
Tempo Changes
Structure
Length
Key
Instrumentation
Alternative Tunings

Learn how to approach live and studio situations.

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