About Course

Guitar Level One is your first step into playing music. Built around the FJH Guitar Method Book and paired with hands-on instruction from working musicians, this course teaches you the fundamentals every guitarist needs: proper hand position, essential chords, foundational rhythm, and your first complete songs.

Each lesson combines online preparation with your in-person studio session, so you walk into class ready to play and leave with new skills to practice. Whether your goal is to strum around a campfire, jam with friends, or build toward playing in a band, this course gives you the foundation to get there.

No prior experience required.

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Course Content

Lessons

  • Lesson 1: Introduction and Basics
  • Lesson 2: Tablature and Chords
  • Lesson 3: Expanding Open Chords
  • Lesson 4: 7th Chords and Player’s Perspective
  • Lesson 5: Introduction to Barre Chords
  • Lesson 6: Power Chords and the Second String
  • Lesson 7: Strumming Patterns and Dynamics
  • Lesson 8: 12-Bar Blues and the Third String
  • Lesson 9: Fretting Techniques and Scale Reading
  • Lesson 10: Pentatonic Scales and Chord Preparation
  • Lesson 11: Basic Scales and Duets
  • Lesson 12: Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, and Fourth String Notes
  • Lesson 13: Practice Songs and Eighth Notes
  • Lesson 14: Thumb Fretting and Fifth String Notes
  • Lesson 15: Pentatonic Mastery and Sixth String Notes
  • Lesson 16: Eighth Notes and Scale Review
  • Lesson 17: Open Chords Review
  • Lesson 18: Barre and Power Chord Review
  • Lesson 19: Rhythm and Blues Review
  • Lesson 20: Performance and Assessment
  • Practice for Final Assessment
  • Instructor Final Assessment

Get Your Rock Island Sound Certificate

Complete the full course to earn a certificate of completion you can share.

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