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How To Play Barre Chords
Learn moveable chord shapes across all keys using the chromatic scale. Includes a 12-bar blues and root movement. 5 HD lessons.
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Beyond Barre Chords
Major, minor and dominant 7th chords in five fretboard positions, applied in I–IV–V progressions across the neck. 3 HD lessons.
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Drop Two Voicings
13 lessons taking Drop 2 chords across the full length of the fretboard. Companion to Ged Brockie’s book of the same name. ~30 hours of study.
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Learning Minor Pentatonic Scales
Five pentatonic scale patterns across the neck, licks, key changes and how to use the scale across different octaves. 5 HD lessons.
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Fingerstyle Guitar Techniques
Right hand pima technique, arpeggios, half barre, hammer-ons and pull-offs. Created by James Akers to accompany his Guitar Exam Exercise Book. 5 HD lessons.
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Advancing Guitar
Open string scales, chords, rhythm, transposition and arpeggios by guitarist Ross Baird. The bridge between beginner and intermediate playing. 7 HD lessons.
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Sound Production
Industry interviews created for the SQA by Circular Music Ltd. Featuring leading figures from Scotland’s music production world. Freely offered for all.
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Creating A Career In Music
Candid interviews with leading music industry professionals from Scotland and around the world, originally produced for further education students. Freely offered for all.
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Triadic Inversions
Spread triads across the fretboard for more engaging harmony and chord progressions. String skipping, left hand dexterity and an original composition. 6 HD lessons.
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Overjoyed — Stevie Wonder
Solo guitar arrangement of Overjoyed transcribed and performed by Ged Brockie. Covers the chord progression, harmony and a complete solo arrangement. 30+ min with PDF.
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Creative Arpeggios
Root notes, 3 and 4-note arpeggios and moveable arpeggio forms demonstrated by Ged Brockie. 30 min video with PDF download resource.
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Harmonise & Arrange A Jazz Standard
Deep dive into jazz harmony and arrangement using The Night We Called It A Day by Ged Brockie. Techniques, harmonic and melodic concepts. 34+ min with PDF.
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Streets Of London
Chord melody arrangement and accompaniment techniques applied to Streets of London by Ged Brockie. Intermediate level. 27 min with chord chart PDF.
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The Theorbo Masterclass
James Akers’ lecture and live performance at Napier University, Edinburgh. History and performance practice of the theorbo in depth. Nearly one hour.
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