Guitar teacher Christopher Schlegel

Christopher Schlegel was born in 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri. From a young age on, Christopher Schlegel had a keen interest in music. He made his first “guitar” when he was 6 years old, using a yardstick, shoebox top, and some twine and rubber bands.

When in his teens, Christopher got more serious involved with music, he had learned to play guitar and he had joined a band, playing music from The Ramones, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, etc. Soon Christopher started to play jazz, blues and other forms of rock music. In his late teens, he stopped playing in bands and focused on composing.

Up till now Christopher Schlegel was a self taught musician, but now he entered Bethel College and acquiring a BA in Music with an emphasis in Applied Guitar. During that period Christopher focused on developing a high level of skill in the classical and jazz genres, as well as furthering his knowledge and abilities in rock, pop, and fusion styles.

By now Christopher Schlegel has over 20 years of experience with teaching guitar and music theory to students of all ages, and in many different styles. Christopher has taught classical, jazz, rock and blues lessons for students at all levels of ability.

Christopher Schlegel on Classical Guitar
Beethoven Pathetique Adagio Cantabile

If you want to get online guitar lessons from guitar teacher Christopher Schlegel ( and 44 other guitar teachers ) You just have to Join Guitar Tricks

Paul Tauterouff

Guitar teacher Paul Tauterouff has send us another guitar lesson, which The Guitar Classroom has published for their visitors :

Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns

Check out this guitar lesson and create some rhythm riffs while you have your low E string tuned to D. For those who are not familiar with this tuning, it is quiet easy to do, and it can gives a nice effect, it allows you to play power chords on the low E and A strings by barring one finger. This allows you easily change chords and slide between them.

Well, go and check it out: Dropped-D Rhythm Guitar Patterns

Drumming Lessons

In my last blog post I announced that The Guitar Classroom is now also providing singing lessons and piano lessons for their visitors.

Now I can tell you that we have more music lessons that could be of interest to you. First there are now accordion lessons available, and also violin lessons.

Furthermore The Guitar Classroom has found two excellent drumming lessons, one is called Drum Basics, the other Instant Drum Lessons.

If you are interested, check out these drum lessons now.

Maybe you are not so keen on learning to play another instrument and do you just stick to the guitar. Well, nothing wrong with that, although I believe having at least some knowledge about how to play an other instrument helps you to play guitar, especially if you play together with someone who plays this instrument.

Before you start an online guitar course you can find out about the teacher who runs the course. Lots of times you can hear and see him on some free guitar lessons the site offers, or you can search the web. You Tube is a great source to find something about the guitar teacher you would maybe get some lessons from.

Online guitar schools, like Jam Play ( visit Jam Play )and Guitar Tricks ( visit Guitar Tricks ) have a lot of guitar teachers, and, if you enroll in one of these guitar schools, you are able to follow lessons from every one of these guitar teachers. So you can try out different teachers, and that is a very good thing indeed. Teachers have a certain style, and by following lessons from different teachers, you will get a much broader education.

Get Guitar Super Stars

Some of the guitar courses we offer in The Guitar Classroom are created by one person, but not all of them. For example Team Method is a guitar course that is given by a team of guitar teachers, the same with Guitar Super Stars, a guitar course that has a group of teachers.The Guitar Super Stars system will allow you to excel with picking technique, rudiments, scales, and you will find that you have an incredible memory records.

Guitar Super Stars

Sarah Jackson from Boston is a pupil of Guitar Super Stars, and she has this to say about the course:

“Hi Andy,

Guitar Super Stars has exploded my guitar skills, and I can now play all my favorite songs… and what’s more amazing is that I did this in under 6 weeks following your lessons!

I was just a fairly average picker before, but now I’m shredding like Clapton on horse! NO KIDDIN’! Everybody I know is amazed at where these skills suddenly came from! They keep asking who taught me and I keep telling them: It’s all at Guitar Super Stars.

Thanks Andy, and please keep the lessons coming, as I can’t wait!”

Online Guitar Schools

As I mentioned before, online guitar schools are an excellent way to learn to play guitar, especially if you like to get lessons from a lot of different guitar teachers.

Guitar Tricks has 45 professional teachers, and, if you join Guitar Tricks for only $12.95 a month, you will be able to follow lessons from all of these 45 teachers.

Learn To Play Guitar With Guitar Tricks

Get your lessons from blues guitar teacher Hawkeye Herman

Hawkeye Herman has over 40 years of performing experience, playing the blues and folk music he loves so very much.

Hawkeye Herman leads a very active touring schedule of performances at festivals, concerts, school programs and educational workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He has build up a large faithful group of fans, due to his dynamic blues guitar playing and outstanding vocal abilities.

Hawkeye Herman was awarded Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award, in 2000, for Excellence in Theatre for best original music in a theatrical production.

“Everyday Living,” Hawkeye’s first nationally released album from 1987, now reissued on CD, features the late blues giants Charles Brown and “Cool Papa” Sadler, and established the demand for his now long-standing festival and concert touring.

His latest CD’s and DVD have gotten excellent reviews, they are : “Blues Alive!” (CD), “It’s All Blues To Me” (CD), and “Hawkeye Live In Concert” (DVD)

In 1998 Hawkeye Herman got the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping The Blues Alive” award for achievement in education.

For six years Hawkeye Herman served on the board of directors of the blues foundation, and Hawkeye was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of fame in 2004.

The BBC asked Hawkeye Herman, in September 2005, to compose a song to commemorate the Katrina hurricane disaster, which resulted in the song “Katrina, Oh Katrina (Hurricane Blues)”. The song was aired to over 7 million listeners on the popular “BBC Today” program.

Hawkeye Herman : Katrina, Oh Katrina (Hurricane Blues)

Cascade Blues Association
“One of America’s finest acoustic guitarists and blues educators.”

Living Blues Magazine
“Herman plays with a sensitive, reflective touch that continually draws attention to his vocals, which are effectively understated and free of affectation… Herman can rock with the best of them. A solid choice for fans of traditional acoustic blues.”

Los Angeles Times
“…plays haunting music on a mournful guitar.”

Blues Access
“The only thing better than hearing this live album is seeing Hawkeye Herman in the flesh. Whether adding his own spin to blues classics or offering his own songs, Herman is a one-man history of blues, noteworthy guitar player and inimitable communicator. Miss him at your peril.”

If you like to learn to play the blues like Hawkeye Herman I have good news for you. Hawkeye has become a blues guitar teacher at Jam Play, so you can now very easily get your blues guitar lessons from him. How? Just come to The Guitar Classroom and sign up for guitar lessons from Jam Play

Rock guitar teacher Mark Brennan

Mark Brennan, born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, started to play guitar when he was just 10 years old. Like with so many other musician from that time his first influences were from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Soon he was playing in bands together with his brother, who played drums.

During his High school years Mark Brennan got to know and love acoustic guitar, and he got influenced by The Eagles, CSN, Dan Folgelberg, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, etc. In the 70’s he played in a popular Cleveland band, The Brennan-Cosma Band, a group that played a mix of rock and acoustic music. During this time Mark took up classical guitar and developed his finger style technique.

In 1980 Mark Brennan graduated at the Cleveland Stat University with a Bachelor of Music in Classical guitar performance. He also studied music composition, and took many music education classes. After his studies Mark took up guitar teaching, electric, acoustic and classical guitar. On the moment Mark Brennan runs a private guitar teaching practice from his home in Fairview Park, Ohio.

In the later 80’s Mark Brennan started to play rock guitar, he joined a group called Polyphony, playing music from groups like Yes, Genesis, Kansas, ELP, Styx, along with a set of  rock originals.

Currently, Mark is in the regionally successful Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here. The band performs faithful renderings of the Floyd classics spanning their entire catalog, along with a strong visual stage show. Here, Mark displays his command of the David Gilmour style.

Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here
Set The Controls For The Heart Of Sun

Mark Brennan also teaches rock guitar at the Internet guitar school Guitar Tricks. If you are interested to get online rock guitar lessons from Mark Brennan visit The Guitar Classroom and sign up for rock guitar lesson from Guitar Tricks

Ryan Camerons' Mastering Guitar Course

The guitar course “Mastering Guitar” was developed by Ryan Cameron, a professional guitarist and guitar teacher with over 14 years of experience.

Most of the techniques Ryan teaches were developed by Ryan himself, after he had checked what sort of online guitar lessons were available.

His mastering guitar course is a rather extensive guitar course, with a lot of extra’s. A nice approach is that Ryan gives you the ability to contact him if you feel the need to discuss something with your guitar teacher.

It is common practice the include free extra’s with any online guitar course, and Ryan Cameron is not changing that.

Anyone who purchase the Mastering Guitar Course gets the following bonuses :

The Mastering Guitar Course is suitable for beginners, and can be used to learn how to play acoustic guitar, or electric guitar.

The whole Mastering Guitar Course is approximately 120 MB but can be downloaded in separate packages. The price for the whole course is $47 and payment is handled by Clickbank, so you know it is safe, and you will have a 8 weeks money back guarantee, in case you are not satisfied with the Mastering Guitar Course.

The guitar course is available in The Guitar Classroom, at the page for online guitar lessons, and can be downloaded straight away.