Chords Are Key for Guitar
A Fast Easy Way to Learn Guitar
Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. For ages 13+. For more information go to justonceclasses.com.
Topics include:
How chords work in a song
How to form the three main types of chords
How to tune your guitar
Basic strumming patterns
How to buy a good guitar (things to avoid)
How to play along with simple tunes
Chords are Key for Guitar Has Been Taught ALL OVER the USA since 2008!
This beginning guitar course has been taught at hundreds of locations all over the country since 2008 using this material. Here is a partial list of locations that have offered the Chords are Key for Guitar Seminar:
Cochise College Sierra Vista AZ
Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Dona Ana Community College, Las Cruces, NM
Midland College, Midland TX
Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley, AZ
Chandler Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ
San Juan College, Farmington, NM
University of New Mexico Ruidoso, Ruidoso, NM
Cayuga Community College, Auburn and Fulton, NY
Herkimer Community College, Herkimer, NY
Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, AZ
Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA
Dixie State College, St. George, UT
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
Illinois Valley Community College, LaSalle, IL
Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL
Kishwuakee College, DeKalb, IL
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH
Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ
Mohawk Valley Community College, Rome, NY
New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM
New Mexico State University, Alamogordo, NM
Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, IL
Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, TX
Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
Central Arizona College, Apache Junction, AZ
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Oakton Community College, Oakton, IL
Odessa College, Odessa, TX
Estrella Mountain Community College, Litchfield, AZ
Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL
Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI
Montcalm Community College, Sidney, MI
Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, PA
New Mexico State University Carlsbad, NM
College of the Mainland, League City, TX
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Northside Community Education, San Antonio, TX
Kerrville Community Education, Kerrville, TX
Rochester Community Education, Rochester, MN
Eden Prairie Community Education, Eden Prairie, MN
Burnsville Community Education, Burnsville, MN
Roseville Community Education, Roseville, MN
Mankato Community Education, Mankato MN
Farmington Adult and Continuing Education, CT
East Conn Adult and Continuing Education CT
Webster Continuing Education, NY
Howard Community College, Howard, TX
Thorndike Adult and Continuing Education, ME
Plus literally hundreds of other colleges, recreation programs, senior centers, community education programs and churches
Your Instructor
Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director. He has over 20 years experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 25,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 24 years. His classes have also been well received overseas in Kenya, South Africa and also in the Philippines. He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Course Curriculum
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StartChords are Key for Guitar Video Part 2 (21:42)
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StartChords are Key for Guitar Video Part 3 (23:37)
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StartChords are Key for Guitar Video Part 4 (19:25)
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StartChords are Key for Guitar Video Part 5 (23:35)
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StartChords are Key for Guitar Video Part 6 (21:10)