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.
Course Content
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Introduction and Basics
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Lesson 2: Tablature and Chords
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Lesson 3: Expanding Open Chords
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Lesson 4: 7th Chords and Player’s Perspective
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Lesson 5: Introduction to Barre Chords
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Lesson 6: Power Chords and the Second String
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Lesson 7: Strumming Patterns and Dynamics
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Lesson 8: 12-Bar Blues and the Third String
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Lesson 9: Fretting Techniques and Scale Reading
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Lesson 10: Pentatonic Scales and Chord Preparation
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Lesson 11: Basic Scales and Duets
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Lesson 12: Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, and Fourth String Notes
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Lesson 13: Practice Songs and Eighth Notes
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Lesson 14: Thumb Fretting and Fifth String Notes
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Lesson 15: Pentatonic Mastery and Sixth String Notes
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Lesson 16: Eighth Notes and Scale Review
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Lesson 17: Open Chords Review
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Lesson 18: Barre and Power Chord Review
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Lesson 19: Rhythm and Blues Review
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Lesson 20: Performance and Assessment
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Practice for Final Assessment
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Instructor Final Assessment
Get Your Rock Island Sound Certificate
Complete the full course to earn a certificate of completion you can share.