Guitar

Tijdens de lessen krijgt het ontwikkelen van een goede techniek veel aandacht. Timing en gevoel voor tempo worden intensief getraind. Maar ook het spelen van blues, spelen vanuit klankvoorstelling, een verhaal vertellen op je gitaar, grooves spelen, goed en smaakvol begeleiden, en solo spelen komen aan bod. Verder is er ruime aandacht voor noten lezen, sound, compositie en stijlverkenning.

During the lessons, a lot of attention is devoted to developing good technique. Timing and a feeling for tempo are intensively trained. But we also address playing the blues, playing from a sound basis, telling a story on your guitar, playing grooves, good and tasteful accompaniment and playing solo. There is also a focus on reading notes, sound, composition and style recognition.

Besides the weekly individual major lesson, you also have a weekly guitar training in a small group. During this class, the focus is on technique and learning sight reading. Major, bands and theoretical subjects support each other. You can immediately apply the knowledge you acquire in your guitar lesson in bands. 

Admission requirements guitar

We expect a considerable level at the start of your study to ensure that you can complete your study in four years at the desired level. We test your level and development potential during the admission. The following is expected of you:

• Playing at least two stylistically different pieces which represent what you can do.
• Rhythm test: keeping to a rhythm when playing a drum loop, in which the loop stops for several beats.
• Playing/reproducing: a fragment is played that you need to play as quickly as possible by ear and/or unprepared with a play-along.
• Read notes of a simple melody.
• Read chord symbols, 3 and 4 sounds (including instructions about rhythm and form), both as an accompanist and soloist.