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Sherpa Classrooms
TrueFire has assembled some of the planet’s top guitar gurus for you to study with.
They will carry your bags to school and give you a kick in the rear when you need it
most. Explore the curriculum directory below and click to view more about each
course of study.
Study with Freekbass
The Groove Den
Whether you play Rock, Funk, R&B, Country, Metal, or something else, the power of the groove, and the essentials of good technique, will always help you to become the bass player you want to be. "As bassists, we are the glue that brings together the melodic and the rhythmic world." With Freekbass, you'll explore and build upon key techniques to help make you the complete musician so that you can go on any musical journey you want. Freekbass offers a comprehensive online classroom experience featuring personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Bass Guitar: All Styles Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Bruce Arnold
Sherpa Pinnacle
Bruce Arnold's Sherpa Pinnacle classroom covers ear training, technique, music theory, sight reading, improvisational techniques spanning scales, chords, arpeggios, chordal and melodic superimpositions, approach notes, trichords, tetratonics, pentatonics, hexatonics, 12 tone improvisation, time and rhythm studies, sight reading and even music business related topics. Arnold offers two online classroom experiences, both including an in-depth analysis of the student's aural, technical, theoretical and rhythmic skills, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Chris Buono
Guitar Gym
You can choose from one of two highly personalized learning experiences with master educator Chris Buono here in his Guitar Gym; you can focus solely on developing your technique, skills and overall chops, OR you can augment your lesson plans with style-specific, theoretical, improvisational and/or performance enhancing studies for rock, blues, funk, metal and everything in between. Whichever option you choose, Buono will personalize your lesson plans and practice regimens based on your current skills, your available practice time, and your objectives. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Metal, Theory Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Frank Vignola
The Jazz Studio
Frank Vignola's Jazz Studio features hundreds and hundreds of video lessons, charts, sheet music and practice rhythm tracks - all of the tools, knowledge and resources you will ever need to become an accomplished musician. "There's 40 years of guitar study in this classroom - truly everything I know and feel about music and the guitar. I look forward to being able to share that with you here in the Jazz Studio!" Vignola offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's aural, technical, theoretical and rhythmic skills, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Jamie Andreas
Guitar Principles & Essentials
Anyone can learn to be a great guitar player IF they learn how to practice correctly, and have a proper course of development laid out for them. For over 40 years, Andreas has been helping beginners and pros alike learn how to play and practice correctly - the key to achieving the highest level of proficiency on the guitar. Andreas offers two online learning experiences, both including personalized video instruction of her acclaimed Laws Of Body Learning, Right Hand Essentials, Left Hand Essentials, and The Art & Science of Guitar Practice. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Jeff Beasley
Shred Warehouse
This classroom is extremely comprehensive. We start with how to hold the instrument and finish with Paganini's 5th Caprice! I cover everything you could imagine in between: chord vocabulary, scales, arpeggios, elementary to advanced theory, sweep picking, hybrid picking, alternate picking, ear training, legato techniques, metronome studies, beat groupings, counting, and harmonization. You will be seriously challenged to expand your technical horizons and get serious about the technical and musical aspects of your guitar playing. Beasley offers a comprehensive online classroom experience featuring personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Jeff McErlain
The Juke Joint
Jeff McErlain's Juke Joint will school you in essential blues rhythm patterns and soloing ideas in the styles of all the classic and contemporary blues greats. You'll develop a solid blues vocabulary of classic and modern blues licks as a springboard to finding your own blues voice. You'll learn how to mix pentatonics, arpeggios, modal, diminished, whole tone and chromatic scales in your improvisations. You'll learn how to train your ears, apply theory and navigate the fingerboard intuitively. McErlain offers a comprehensive online classroom experience featuring personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: All Styles of Blues Level: Early Intermediate to Advanced |
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Study with Jeff Scheetz
Blues Rock Summit
Whether you're a flat-out beginner or accomplished pro, Jeff Scheetz's Blues-Rock Summit will help you develop the techniques, vocabulary, improvisational skills and theoretical knowledge that you'll need to take your blues-rock playing wherever you'd like it to go. You'll receive personalized instruction covering classic, mainstream and modern blues-rock rhythm, soloing and improvisation. Scheetz offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's skills, strengths and weaknesses, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Blues, Rock, Blues-Rock, Theory Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Jimmy Heffernan
Dobro Base Camp
Master Dobro player Jimmy Heffernan will guide you on a unique Dobro learning adventure - especially if you already know how to play a little guitar! Whether you're a flat-out beginner or accomplished pro, Jimmy will help you develop the techniques, vocabulary, improvisational skills and theoretical knowledge that you'll need to take your Dobro playing wherever you'd like it to go. Jimmy offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's skills, strengths and weaknesses, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Blues, Country, Twang, Gospel and more Level: Beginner through Advanced |
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Study with Joe Pinnavaia
Fusion Fun House
Whether you're a flat-out beginner or accomplished pro, Joe Pinnavaia's Fusion Fun House will help you develop the techniques, vocabulary, improvisational skills and theoretical knowledge that you'll need to take your Fusion playing wherever you'd like it to go. You'll receive personalized instruction covering every aspect of Fusion playing from theory to rhythm to soloing and improvisation. Joe offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's skills, strengths and weaknesses, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Rock, Fusion, Technique and Theory Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Maurice Arenas
21st Century Fusion Guitar
Maurice Arenas’ classroom covers ear training, proper left and right hand technique, legato and staccato playing, alternate picking, sweep picking, hybrid picking, jazz/fusion music theory, improvisational fusion guitar techniques covering pentatonic scales, synthetic pentatonic scales, modes and synthetic scales, chords, arpeggios, sweep arpeggios, substitutions, approach notes, quatrals, quintals, chromatics, intervallic playing, speed development and rhythmic studies. Maurice offers a comprehensive online classroom experience with personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Fusion, Jazz, Shred |
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Study with Ravi
The Songwriters Circle
The Songwriters Circle is the classroom that encourages creativity and sharing. My goal is to enable you to play all of your favorite songs with proper playing technique, as well as compose and develop your own songs. If you are the type who sits down to practice but winds up hearing new musical ideas and trying to developing them (welcome to my life!), this is the place for you. Whatever your status, the Songwriters Circle will provide the inspiration and guidance that you need to bring out the best in yourself. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Rock, Pop, Folk, and Blues |
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Study with Scott Allen
Metal Shop
Guitarist Scott Allen takes you on a journey to learn all the secrets of Rock and Metal guitar. Studies include all of the fundamentals of Rock and Metal Rhythm Guitar, Chord Vocabulary, Rhythms, Syncopation, Metal Pedal Tones, Chord Theory, Harmony, Odd Time Signatures, Palm Muting, Ear Training, and Developing Speed. Allen offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's skills, strengths and weaknesses, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Neo-Classical, Shred and more Level: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional |
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Study with Sheryl Bailey
Bebop Dojo
Melodic development, applied theory, chord voicings, arpeggios, technique, ear training, comping and improvisation - all will be revealed in Sheryl Bailey's Bebop Dojo. Beginning, intermediate and even seasoned pros are invited to explore the world of jazz guitar and contemporary improvisation by working with top NYC jazz artist and educator, Sheryl Bailey who is hailed as a “modernist burner with an abundance of Pat Martino-style chops” by JazzTimes Magazine. Bailey offers a comprehensive online classroom experience featuring personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner to Advanced |
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Study with Steve Lasner
Bar Room Blues
If you’re interested in expanding your repertoire of crowd-pleasing blues tunes, pumping up your bag of killer blues licks, honing your technique, and generally prepping yourself to jump on stage and hold your own at any blues jam or gig -- you’ve just struck gold! Steve 'Red' Lasner's Boogie Shack is focused solely on learning the rhythm and lead parts for a wide variety of blues tunes without getting bogged down with a lot of theory, exercises or technical explanations. Lasner offers a comprehensive online classroom experience including an in-depth analysis of the student's skills, strengths and weaknesses, plus personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Level: Beginner-Late Intermediate |
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Study with Vicki Genfan
Acoustic Guitar Rhythm & Groove Camp
Whether beginner or pro, you're likely always on the lookout for ways to spice up your chords, rhythm patterns and the songs that you play. No matter your level of play or preferred style, we all encounter those ruts in our playing where we just can't seem to make what we hear in our head, translate to our fingers and fretboard. If you play acoustic guitar, cover popular songs, write your own tunes, perform solo, work in a band setting, or just like strumming on the front porch, this is the classroom for you! Vicki offers a comprehensive online classroom experiences featuring personalized one-on-one video instruction and lesson plans. Click "view details" to the right to learn more!
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Style: Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, World Level: Beginner – Advanced |
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