
Guitar: Improvers
Date: Wednesday 9 September - Wednesday 2 December 2026
Time: 18.45 - 19.45
Venue: Crescent Arts Center, Belfast
Price: 102 £102 | £96
Weeks: 12
Tutor: Steven Jones
Level: Improvers and up
Half Term: 26 October - 1 November
Book NowThis course is for players who already know a few chords and can play some songs — but feel stuck.
In Guitar Improvers, you’ll unlock the fretboard so you can understand what you’re playing, not just copy shapes.
You’ll learn how chords are built, how to move them around the neck, how to create richer sounds, and how to add rhythm, groove, and fingerpicking to your playing. This course is all about turning you from a chord-player into a real guitarist.
Prerequisites
You should be able to:
- Play basic open chords (e.g. G, C, D, Em, Am)
- Change between chords smoothly
- Play at least a few complete songs
If you’re not a total beginner, this class is for you.
What You'll Cover
- Understanding the fretboard and where notes come from
- How chords are built (and how to make your own)
- Movable chord shapes and barre chords
- Creating richer, more interesting chord voicings
- Improving rhythm, groove, and timing
- Playing more advanced strumming patterns
- Introduction to fingerpicking and picking patterns
- How to make your playing sound more musical and expressive
By the end of the course, you’ll feel much more confident navigating the guitar, learning songs faster, and have a solid understanding of more complex chords.
Meet the Tutor
Hi, I'm Steven, I have 20 years experience playing guitar, 15 years of gigging and ten years of teaching experience under my belt. I play all sorts of music from bluegrass to jazz and everything in between. We will learn all about the guitar, chords, scales, mapping and understanding the guitar and how to use music theory as a tool to learn and progress on the instrument.
If you're a beginner or intermediate, there's something for you to learn. Let's get picking!
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