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EXE-14 Legato Runs

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About this lesson

This lesson plan will teach your student how to start applying legato runs in their improvisation. Each exercise will teach the student a different aspect of legato and will slowly introduce new techniques and concepts. It's recommended that the student start with basic exercises as provided in EXE-06, 07 & 08 then move on to this lesson.

The exercises are presented in a musical way and the included Teacher's Guide gives advice on how to extend these basic idea around the fretboard.

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EXE-06 Two Note Legato

EXE-07 Three Note Legato

EXE-08 Four Note Legato

PRO-08 Paul Gilbert

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About this lesson

This lesson introduces Paul Gilbert's style of lead playing to your student. The licks demonstrate Paul's use of alternate picking, legato, arpeggios and phrasing. This is a very advanced lesson so only give this to your student if you know they will be prepared for it. If the student enjoys this style of playing, you can give them one of Paul's songs to continue their development.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • How to use fast alternate picking during scale runs
  • Combine picking and legato for complicated patterns
  • Wide stretching, string skipping arpeggios

Combine this lesson with exercises to help the student develop the skills necessary to play the licks.

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PRO-07 Randy Rhoads

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About this lesson

This lesson gives your student an overview of a couple aspects of Randy Rhoads' style of playing. Randy was well known for his lead playing so the lesson looks at his use of legato, tapping and phrasing. One aspect of his rhythm playing is also covered so your student can have a glimpse into both areas. If your student enjoys the style of licks used in this lesson you can take it further by giving the student one of his songs to work on.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • Randy's approach to lead focusing on legato, tapping and phrasing
  • Using pedal tones and double stops
  • Alternate picking using the pentatonic scale

The Teacher's Guide explains each lick so read through the guide before giving this lesson to your student.

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PRO-05 Joe Satriani

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About this lesson plan

This guitar lesson plan looks at a few unique aspects of Joe Satriani's playing style. Each example focuses on one specific technique to help you gauge the student's interest in the technique or style. The pieces are quite technical so are not suitable for beginners. If the student is interested in the pieces used it would be worth spending some time working on some of Joe's songs.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • How to use legato up and down a single string
  • Use both hand tapping in different ways
  • Use modes in progressions

The Teacher's Guide explains each example in detail so you can properly teach it even if you aren't familiar with the techniques or Joe's style of playing.

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PRO-03 Eddie Van Halen

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About this lesson plan

This guitar lesson plan will introduce your student to the lead style of Eddie Van Halen. The purpose of the lesson is to teach the student how he would use techniques such as tapping, legato and violining to create musical ideas. While techniques are dealt with in other lesson plans, this lesson plan focuses on how Eddie Van Halen uses them in musical context.

This lesson will teach your student:

  • How to use tapping, legato and violining in musical ways
  • How to use delay in a musical way
  • How to experiment with techniques

This lesson will greatly assist your student in their ability to improvise and think outside of 'licks'. The Teacher's Guide will help you explain the techniques and how to think creatively after the student has mastered the examples.

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TEC-07 Tapping

EXE-08 Four Note Legato

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About this lesson

These exercises will help your student develop their legato abilities and increase the strength in their fingers. The exercises are very similar to the three note and two note legato exercises and follow the same basic ideas. Once your student can play these exercises they will have no trouble applying legato in their own improvisation. The included lesson instructions will give you ideas on how to explain the exercises properly.

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EXE-06 Two Note Legato

EXE-07 Three Note Legato

New lesson material: Three note legato exercises

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A new lesson plan has been included in the Lesson Materials Section on legato exercises using three notes per string. This lesson follows on from EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises and it's recommended you give your student that lesson plan first before using this one. These exercises can be used to help your student learn various scales and two scales are used in the exercises.

Access the lesson here: EXE-07 Three Note Legato Exercises

More exercises are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

EXE-07 Three Note Legato Exercises

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About this lesson

This lesson plan follows on from EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises and covers three notes per string. These exercises are extremely useful in helping your student stretch their fingers out. They also help teach how to learn different scales quickly. It is common for guitarists to play three note legato phrases so this material will prepare them for that type of improvisation. The included lesson instructions will help you explain the exercises effectively.

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EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises

New lesson material: Two note legato exercises

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section covering legato exercises. These exercises use two notes at a time to help your student stretch their fingers out. More exercises will be added later on focusing on three and four notes at once. These exercises work best when practiced along with a metronome and the included lesson instructions will show you how to do it effectively.

Access the lesson here: EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises

More exercises are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

EXE-06 Two Note Legato Exercises

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About this lesson

These exercises will help your student improve their legato techniques as well as help stretch their fingers out. These exercises work the best when used along with a metronome. The included lesson instructions will guide you through each exercise and how to push your student to play them better.

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