Guitar Technique Tips | Fretting | Time | Tone | Guitar Chords 101 | Rick Peckham | Berklee Online
Download Your Free Guitar Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3Y1DOaH Earn Your Guitar Degree Online with Berklee: https://berkonl.in/3XXcIkQ In this video, Berklee Online instructor Rick Peckham demonstrates proper guitar technique. He begins with the left hand, or fretting hand, and explains how placing your finger right next to the intended fret will produce the best tone. He then explains different options for the right hand, or picking hand, techniques including different combinations of using a pick and your fingers. Most importantly, he teaches two things that are not optional in regard to guitar playing and technique: time and tone. About Rick Peckham: Rick Peckham is an internationally known jazz guitarist and educator. He has presented performances and clinics on six continents and specializes in a unique blend of styles, including jazz, rock, blues, fusion and country finger-style performance. Currently a full-time professor in the Guitar department at Berklee College of Music, Peckham has been a faculty member since 1986, and served as assistant chair of the department—with 1,100 guitar students and 60 guitar faculty—from 1992-2013. In 2007, the University Professional & Continuing Education Association awarded the Berklee Online course he authored, Berklee Guitar Chords 101, “Best Online Class.” He has also authored the DVD “Modal Voicing Techniques,” and Hal Leonard books “Berklee Jazz Guitar Dictionary” and “Berklee Rock Chord Dictionary.” About Berklee Online: Berklee Online is the continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, delivering online access to Berklee's acclaimed curriculum from anywhere in the world, offering online courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) [email protected] / berkleeonline / berkleeonline / berkleeonline Jazz Guitar | Jazz | Guitar Technique | Guitar Chords | Chord Inversions | Time | Tone | Fretting | Right Hand | Left Hand | Guitar | Guitar Chords 101 | Guitar Degree | Rick Peckham | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music
