Thijs Rührup Muziek
Cornelis van der Lijnstraat 248
2593 NR Den Haag
06-10595632
info@thijs-ruhrup.com.
Guitar lessons
Solid, proven and effective guitar methods are used as well as self-written teaching materials. Lessons may be supported with mp3 recordings made during the lesson. Depending on the experience and/or preference of the student, the lessons are given on classical, western/steelstring, electric guitar and bass guitar.
Classical guitar
The learning trajectory for classical guitar is subdivided into three stages: Beginners course, Follow-up course, and Third year course in which all important basic skills are mastered to get the student on a clear track for further development and continuation of the classical guitar study. More advanced guitarists with a wish to expand their repertoire, or with their own learning plan, of course may want to deviate from the three stages learning program.
Electric guitar & Bass guitar
Lessons are preferably given with a "clean" guitar sound in order to keep the original characteristics of the instrument and amplifier intact as much as possible. Apart from some built- in basic sound effects on the guitar amplifier, no use is made (after all, everyone has their own preference) of elaborate external effect equipment. The study covers among other things, accompaniment of pop songs, country/rock, blues and jazz ballads (most students bring their own teaching material for this usually in the form of a songbook), improvisation technique, the practical use of jazz chords (usually by learning 'mainstream' jazz ballads) and tone control techniques applicable to the electric guitar.
Western/Steel-string guitar
In
the
early
thirties
of
the
last
century
this
steel
stringed
acoustic
guitar
was
the
favorite
instrument
of
emerging
popular
USA
Country-
and
Folk
entertainers,
and
later
(in
particular
the
so-called
Dreadnought
model
due
to
the
extra
loud
basses)
was
THE
choice
for
playing
Bluegrass
music
which
was
an
upcoming
music
style
initiated
by
an
folk
artist
by
the
name
of
Bill
Monroe.
Nowadays
the
steel-string
guitar
has
earned
its
popularity
as
a
workhorse
for
many
guitarists, and is used in almost all musical genres.
Coaching
on
western
guitar
includes
accompaniment
techniques
for
both
singing
(Bluegrass
songs,
trad.
Folk
music,
Jazz
ballads
&
singer
songwriter
genre)
and
instrumental
songs
in
'flatpick'
and/or
'fingerpicking'
style,
including
fiddle
tunes
from
the
North
American,
Canadian
and Celtic repertoire (jigs, reels, hornpipes etc.) and Country-blues style fingerpicking.
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