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Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar with Sean McGowan

Acclaimed fingerstyle jazz guitarist and university professor teaches chord melody, comping, harmony, and solo jazz guitar.

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100+
Video lessons
20+ hours
Content
Beginner - Advanced
Skill range
100+
Video exchanges

About this course

Sean McGowan has created a definitive video library that includes hundreds of online guitar lessons. Students have unlimited access to Sean's entire guitar method, plus play-along tracks, and other study materials. The curriculum is designed for players of all levels - whether you're a proficient jazz guitarist new to fingerstyle or a fingerstyle player looking to incorporate jazz into your repertoire - and after a few foundational technique lessons, you're free to explore in any order that suits your playing. What ultimately sets these guitar lessons apart from other online offerings is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange learning platform. Sean reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to progress. All students can access the Video Exchange library, which is constantly expanding and may contain the key to unlock your playing.

What you’ll learn

  • Jazz Guitar Improvisation
  • Creative Practice Concepts
  • Swing Rhythm & Jazz Phrasing
  • Walking Basslines
  • Solo jazz guitar

Sample Lessons

Technique: Fretting Hand Independence sample lesson preview

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Technique: Picking Hand Independence sample lesson preview

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Technique: Hand Synchronization sample lesson preview

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Technique: Extended Techniques sample lesson preview

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100+ lessons · 10 levels

100+ video exchanges. All yours.

Video exchanges are lessons between the educator and student. Every student has access to the full library of exchanges recorded in this school. Learn from real feedback on real playing, even when it isn't your own.

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About the educator

Sean McGowan

A fingerstyle jazz guitarist known for inventive solo guitar arrangements, he is an award-winning recording artist and international festival performer. He serves as Professor of Music at the University of Colorado Denver and is the author of five guitar method books, including The Holistic Guitarist, creator of 14 TrueFire courses, and a contributing writer for Acoustic Guitar magazine.

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