Beginner Sight Reading for Guitar - Lesson 1 (Berklee method)

Lothar's Guitar School - Beginner Sight Reading for Guitar - Lesson 1 (Berklee method)

This is lesson 1 in a series of 10 lessons of sight reading for guitar. It's from the ground up and at the end of this course you will be able to read lead sheets and melodies of most popular songs and e.g. the Real Book. Lesson 1 deals with staff, bars, time signature, whole and half notes and rests in the key of C major. The pdfs for this course are available for FREE at [email protected]

1. Speed is not important. If the video is too fast - slow it down. When you practice on your own set the metronome at a comfortable level. Always use a metronome.
2. Learn to make mistakes. If you make a mistake - continue and find your way back into the next measure. Never stop.
3. Look at the piece before you play. Check the time signature, key signature, repeat marks and possible difficulties before you play.
4. Try not to read note for note, but larger units. The same way you read a book - you don't read letter by letter.
5. Always tap your foot and count in your head.
6. Use alternate picking. Play downbeats with a downstroke and upbeats with an upstroke.

Guitarists very often don't like to read music, but it's the universal language of musicians. This way you can remember and prepare music. Once mastered it opens complete new worlds and broadens musical horizons.

So far the following lessons are available:
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00:00 introduction
00:47 p1 staff, clef, bars
01:40 C major scale
02:44 p2 note values, time signature
04:25 p3 counting
06:54 p4 whole notes
09:46 p5 half notes
11:44 p6 half notes
14:35 ending