Fret Beats Launches - Crash Course of Guitar (1 Month)

Introduction

You have come home on vacations for a month and you are desperate to learn guitar in this season, but you have only one month. How someone can learn a musical instrument in one month? Doesn’t it sounds impossible? The answer is yes it is not possible to master any musical instrument just in one month, but considering your available duration it could be worked out in such a way that later you may start exploring your guitar playing skills through regular practice.

For such enthusiastic aspirants who are having very less time for learning we have devised a one month Crash Course of Guitar that will teach you the basic chords and progressions you need to learn in order to play songs on guitar.

Philosophy

You start learning music and you keep learning till your last breathe, thus learning never stops. In the above perspective, it would be an exaggerating statement to commit that we teach guitar in one month. To learn music and master the art of performing you need to learn with patience, lot of hard work and for that you need strong determination towards learning music. During this one-month of comprehensive training we will teach you lessons in a fast track mode and we just confirm that you have understood the concept. Once your course gets complete you are required to improvise each and every lecture at your own pace by giving ample time practicing over and over again until the exercise is played the way it should be. Thus after completing the course you switch into self-learning mode instead of instructor led training.

How The Crash Course Works?

Fret Beats has a minimum basic course (C Major) of guitar that is of three months of duration. That course covers the Major and Minor Chord combinations, Scales and few songs over these chords. In Crash Course we cover the last two month’s course of C Major and it is covered in one month.

Prerequisite for Crash Course

The aspirant must purchase guitar from day one, as we will cover the course in fast track mode hence, it is necessary that the same must be understood and practiced regularly on the same day and the following day.  Any student who is above 15 years in age can join this course.

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Types of Guitar Capos

What is a Guitar Capo? 

A capo is a small device that is used on the neck of a guitar which reduces the playable length of the strings. This raises the pitch of the guitar strings when played. The capo is made such that it fits onto the neck of the guitar on the selected fret which shortens the length of the strings. The musician could play guitar with an altogether different tuning. Hence guitarist uses capo for alternative purpose of playing guitar. 

Strap on Guitar Capos 

It is the simplest form of guitar capo that consists of two components namely a rubber strap and a bar. The bar is placed on the guitar strings and the strap is tightened firmly around the neck of the guitar. 

Trigger Style Guitar Capos 

It is the one of the most common type of guitar capo. It consists of two bars which are held tight with the help of a spring. The first bar is placed over strings whereas the second bar pushes behind the neck. This capo allows guitarists to quickly and easily change the tension of device, thus they are also known as quick release capos. 

Spring Loaded Capos 

It uses spring controlled handle that allows guitarists to add or remove the capo easily. It is somewhat similar to trigger style capo. This capo can be placed or removed using single hand. The tension of this capo cannot be adjusted like trigger style capo hence it could lead to string bend. 

Ratchet Capos

The Ratchet Capo uses a simple and intuitive design to gently lock strings into place at any desired fret. It is made of plastic or fiber like material and mostly works on the technique of ratchet locks being used. One press of the quick release lever unlocks the capo for placement around the guitar's neck. Once in place a gentle squeeze with your fingering hand locks the ratchet capo into place.
 

Screw-on Capos 

These capos use a single screw to for clamping the capo over guitar neck. The tension of the device is adjusted through a screw that is held on one of the bars of the capo. It can be rotated clockwise or anticlockwise to built or release the tension. 

Roller Capos 

This capo can be said a revolutionary device. Imagine that a guitarist changing the capo position in the middle of playing the music without interrupting the show. This capo have rollers on both the sides hence the guitarist can change the keys quickly in the middle just by rolling the capo forward or backward. 

Partial Capos 

Another alternate type of guitar capo available these days, is known as the partial capo which is commonly used to fret certain selected strings of the guitar. 

Alternate Tuning Capos 

The alternative tuning device is ideal for guitarists who want to experiment with guitar tuning on various levels since this capo allows the musician to tune every individual string which in turn provides numerous possibilities for open string tuning and all this can be accomplished without detuning the guitar.

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