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Performance Groups
ARE YOU DREAMING OF PLAYING IN A BAND?
ARE YOU ACHING TO TRADE LICKS WITH OTHER MUSICIANS?
ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR A SUPPORTIVE MUSICAL SCENE?
Speedy Beers is now offering professional coaching for small groups
that are specifically tailored to each musicians' abilities and interests.
Speedy will coach Rock groups, Jazz Combos, Fiddle Bands, and Classical String Ensembles.
Novice to advanced players welcome!
Placements are available for musicians who play guitar, violin,
mandolin, bass, viola, cello, sax, trumpet, flute, keyboard and drums.
Groups are conducted in a large private, professional studio.
Speedy Beers invites novice through advanced players to contact him for audition and placement.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
| Instrument | Requirements |
| Rhythm Guitar |
• Basic chords in the key of C, D, E, F, G and A.
• Bar chords: Major, Minor, and Seventh.
• Power chord fingerings.
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| Lead Guitar |
Same as Rhythm Guitar above, plus:
• Pentatonic scales fingering #1 and #2.
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| Bass Guitar |
• Triads in the keys of C, D, E, F, G and A.
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| Keyboards |
• Triads and 7th chords in the keys of C, D, E, F, G and A.
• Must know how to read music.
• Major and minor pentatonic scales in the keys of C, D, E, F, G and A.
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| Drums |
• Know how to play basic rock-n-roll beats.
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This group is currently meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm.
| Instrument | Requirements |
Fiddle, Mandolin,
Viola, Cello |
• Scales in the keys of C, G, D, and A.
• Have basic note reading skills through Suzuki Volume one.
• To improvise you will need to know your Pentatonic scales in the above keys.
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| Guitar |
• Chords in the keys of C, G, D, and A.
• To improvise you will need to know your Pentatonic scales in the above keys.
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| Bass Guitar |
• Triads in the keys of C, D, G and A.
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| Keyboards |
• Basic chords in the keys of C, G, D, and A.
• Must know how to read music.
• Major and minor pentatonic scales in the keys of C, G, D, and A.
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| Drums |
• Have some drum set facility.
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This group is currently meeting on Fridays, 5:30-6:30pm.
| Instrument | Prerequisite / Requirements |
All Instruments
(except drums) |
Prerequisite:
Speedy's 12-week course in Jazz Theory
You should know the major scales on your instrument.
Scales that will be studied and used:
• Major
• Major Pentatonic
• Minor Pentatonic
• Blues
• Major seven
• Dominant seven
• Dorian minor
• Diminished
• Whole tone
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| Additionally... |
| Guitar |
• Diatonic jazz chords in all five positions. |
| Bass |
• Three and four note arpeggios in diatonic order for all five positions. |
| Keyboards |
• Diatonic jazz chords in all keys. |
| Drums |
• Play swing, latin, jazz waltz |
This group is not yet scheduled - time to be announced.
| Instrument | Requirements |
| Beginning |
• Reading skill through book one Suzuki or equivalent. |
| Intermediate |
• Reading skill through book three Suzuki or equivalent. |
| Advanced |
• Reading skill through book four Suzuki or equivalent. |
This group is currently meeting on Wednesdays evenings, 6:30-7:30pm.
Monthly payments for performance groups are due in advance.
You will pay $60 per month at the rate of $15 per hour session.
Speedy's students pay a discount rate of $40 per month at the rate of $10 per hour session.
This is a monthly fee. No payment will be accepted for a single session.
Attention Teachers: Please read this special note regarding performance groups.
Contact Speedy for questions or for other information regarding group coaching.
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