It might be impossible to say exactly what constitutes an advanced guitar player. There are so many techniques, styles, approaches, sounds, and textures you can create with the guitar.

Can you be an advanced student and not have any fingerpicking skills? Can you be extremely accomplished at finger picking but not play solos and still be considered “advanced” What if you only play acoustic guitar? What if you only play rhythm guitar? B.B. King says that he’s no good with chords, is he not advanced? Jimmy Page said he can’t play a bar chord or a scale, isn’t he.. well, awesome?!?!

Many players start beginner guitar lessons with a specific idea in mind and nothing else. They may want to play in a punk rock band with no interest in classic rock or blues, or vice versa. While it is possible to excel at any style you choose and become a very advanced guitar player, music is a science as well as an art form, so there’s no end to where your musical journey can take you. The study of diverse musical influences will result in the mastery of  many different styles, concepts, and approaches to the guitar. 

Advanced Raleigh guitar lessons will also continue the study of scales, connecting several “groupings” or “block patterns”, leading to the student’s ability to play all over the fretboard (fretboard mastery).  To assist with finger picking, Velvet Aquarium Guitar Studio has an impressive catalog of songs that borrow from folk, blues, country, and jazz. A student can also choose to learn the art of guitar soloing which also can lead to the art of improvising guitar solos or sequences on the spot.

Advanced guitar lessons in Raleigh NC from Velvet Aquarium Guitar Studio will also continue the study of Music Theory and introduce ear training as an extension of the students vocabulary. After learning hundreds of songs, students begin to realize that master musicians haven’t memorized thousands of songs- they essentially understand music and all its elements. They simply pick up and play. Some of the principles students can expect to focus on during advanced guitar lessons in Raleigh NC include:

• Ear Training
• Improvisation
• Finger Picking
• Full Guitar Solos
• Connecting Scale Positions
• Advanced Music Theory
• And More!

Advanced Raleigh guitar lessons focus on a continuation of all the skills and concepts that have been introduced and developed in beginner and intermediate guitar lessons. It also gives a student the choice of picking a particular style to focus on and master. Professional musicians master many, many genres and categories, so the more styles one can play will inevitably increase the number of gigs, recording sessions, and other opportunities available to them. Mastering advanced guitar lessons in Raleigh from Velvet Aquarium Guitar Studio will also make learning ukulele, mandolin, bass or other instruments much easier.