Kallan Livesey

I am an experienced player of 22 years, having played in touring bands as well as being a session guitarist.

I like to keep my lessons as simple as possible for students, i usually start with a consultation to get a better understanding of the students short term goals, short term goals, and current knowledge/ability within practical and theory based elements of music.

My syllabus is of course tailored to the students preferred style of music.

A generalised overview would consist of:
Beginner
- Fretting techniques
- Picking techniques
- timing techniques
- Single note patterns
- your first song using root/single notes
- your first chords
- your first song using chords
- your first scale
- learning the further shapes to the scale^
- your first solo
- technique summary.
- Practice jam
- Playing your first song all the way through

Intermediate
- introduction to the circle of fifths (theory)
- understanding notes within keys (theory)
- Your first writing session (creativity)
- Learning relevant major & minor scales to link in with the theory that is applied above^(practical)
- Learning intermediate songs of your choosing (practical)
- introduction to alternate picking along with scale exercises using metronome and backing tracks
- introduction to more advanced licks using techniques from your beginner sessions
- introduction to modes
- practice jams and recent theory quizzing
- introduction to legato
- fingerstyle picking techniques

Advanced
- scale fusion (theory in practice)
- learning each mode (theory)
- economy picking (practical)
- sweep picking
- legato
& much more…..