Jack has over 30 yrs of teaching experience and has always taught students both privately and at music institutes..has given workshops...been involved in music examination/syllybi development with both ANZCA and VCE Guitar.

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In private one-on-one lessons Jack can assist students in the following areas:

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Guitar Lessons:

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• scales, arpeggios, harmony (chords) with a leaning towards Jazz/Latin/Fusion styles

• fingerboard knowledge/mechanics..to better understand your fingerboard

• developing your reading skills to assist you in reading lead sheets, gtr parts (i.e. big band, jazz ensemble, orchestral, music theatre etc)

•  improvisation concepts /techniques

•  stylistic undrstanding and ' musical language' development in jazz/latin/fusion/classical

• technique development and maintenance

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​Theory/Aural Lessons:

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• understanding your cycle of 5ths/key signatures

• intervals and their application to the instrument

• harmony...triads, 7th chords and extended/altered harmony..

• chord progressions

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Improvisation Techniques/Concepts:

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• Modal

• Target Tones

• Tension/Release

• Improv' vs Composition (i.e real-time composition)

• Thematic development

• Superimposition i.e. melodically & harmonically

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