Elevate your playing by learning the styles and techniques of the architects of classic rock guitar: Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Gilmour, and Page.
Learn the appropriate scales, the best use of effects, and the rhythmic and melodic timing to create an authentic funk-based solo and sound.
From rock to jazz or folk to metal, what separates the great guitarists from the rest is their mastery of the skills taught in this program. From basics like chords and scales to nuances like improvisation techniques, form, control, and inflexion, this certificate program will take your guitar playing to the next level. Few accomplished guitarists have reached their peak alone, and Berklee’s faculty is unparalleled when it comes to delivering the personalized instruction and feedback that will help you turn the fretboard into a playground packed with unlimited possibilities.
Develop the skills to become a professional guitar player. Through private lessons with Berklee's renowned faculty and a rigorous program of study that spans contemporary music styles, you will develop your unique sound, improve your technique, increase your musicianship, and harness technology to create professional-sounding recordings.
Play great rock while you learn from one of the most revered guitar methods of all time!
These songs map directly to the lessons of William Leavitt’s Modern Method for Guitar Vol. 1, the basic guitar text at Berklee College of Music. Carefully overseen by Scotty Johnson of Berklee’s Guitar Department, these arrangements are crafted to Leavitt’s time-proven approach, giving you the chance to apply what you learn to the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana and many others. The accompanying CD demonstrates all tunes and offers play-along tracks for practicing the duets.
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Scotty Johnson is an associate professor of guitar at Berklee College of Music. He compiled and helped oversee the production…
William Leavitt was a long-time chair of Berklee’s Guitar Department, serving from 1965 to 1990. He had a profound influence…