Virtual Studio
Welcome! Please enjoy using the Virtual Studio in the following two ways:
1.
Use the categories and levels to search for lessons that interest you. If you choose this way, try to stay mostly within your level, with the exception of reviewing lessons that may be in the previous level. The information on this page will help you determine your level.
The levels are designated by color: 
The letters in the color blocks stand for audio, video, or text. (Text lessons are not transcripts of audio or video lessons, so don’t discount them as such.) If you’re a level IV player, seek out any lessons in the Studio that address your weakest areas. Be sure to investigate the basics, too!
2.
Choose a course to focus on, completing each level in the logical order they’re presented. Keep in mind that there are even more lessons for each level in the Virtual Studio than I’ve given you in the courses, so there will still be more to soak up when you’ve completed the courses!
Find an introduction to the courses and quick links to the modules within the Levels here—or jump to the course of your choice below.
Level I
Course
Level II
Course
Level III
Course
Ear Training
3-String Magic
Foundational/Level I
B1 Left Hand Finger Angle B2 Warm-Up Exercise B3 Minimum Pressure Exercise B4 Right Hand Overview B5 How to Read a Chart
B6 Sustain B7 The Relative Tuning MethodB8 How to Hold a Pick
General Skills
G1 Rhythm/Metronome G2 Metronome Use G3 Fretboard Familiarity G4 Sing! G5 Memorizing Music
G6Switching Time Signatures G7 The Capo/Understanding Keys
G8 Using the CapoG9 Analyzing the Melodic LineG10 Recording Yourself 
G11 Playing the MelodyG12 Playing Along with RecordingsG13 Analyzing the Melodic RhythmG14 Warm-Up ExerciseG15 Minimum Pressure ExerciseG16 FingeringG17 Fingerpicking Patterns G18 Improvisation/Open TuningG19 Writing a Chart G20 Barre Chords G21 The Chromatic Scale G22 Pick Technique: Single Notes
Theory
Th1 The Major ScaleTh2 The Pentatonic ScaleTh3 Writing a ChartTh4 The Circle of FifthsTh5 The Capo Th6 Movable Scale Patterns: #1Th7 How to Transpose Th8 Writing it Down Th9 Understanding Chords Th10 The Minor Scale Th11 Melodic Rhythm Th12 Arpeggios: Chord Progr. Th13 Arpeggios From Scales Th14 Suspended Chords Th15 Chord SubstitutionsTh16 Chord Tones
Th17 Key SignaturesTh18 Time Signatures Th19 IntervalsTh20 Major ScaleTh21 Minor ScalesTh22 Chord ConstructionTh23 TransposingTh24 Scale Harmony
Rhythm Playing
R1Barre Chords – When to Use R2 12-Bar Blues R3 Rhythm/Metronome R4 Altered & Extended ChordsR5 Creating Rhythm: Left Hand R6 The Capo / KeysR7 Barre ChordsR8 Bass LinesR9 Three String ChordsR10 Bass Lines, beg.R11 Accompaniment, RhythmR12 Pick Technique,Strum Patterns
Ear Training
ET1 Rhythm/MetronomeET2 Listening/Pitch Sense ET3 Sing!ET4 Melodic RhythmET5 Developing Your Ear: ChordsET6 Listening: Major ChordsET7 Listening: Minor ChordsET8 Listen-Secondary Dominants ET9 Ear Training
ET10 The Staff ET11 Melodic SoloingET12 Time SignaturesET13 Reading RhythmsET14 Sight SingingET15 Intervals Defined ET16 Mel. Interval DictationET17 Harm. Interval DictationET18 Chord Construction ET19 Chord Qualities, Progr. ET20 Melodic Dictation ET21 Sight Singing/Hear Tonic
ET22 Hearing Tonic, II (audio)
Technique
T1 Sustain T2 Harmonics T3 Artificial HarmonicsT4 The Chromatic ScaleT5 Pick Technique – Single NotesT6 Pick Technique, Strum Pttrns. T7 Fingerpicking Patterns
T8 Hammer-On and Pull-Off T9 Fingerstyle Technique T10 Pick Control T11 DynamicsT12 Fingerstyle: Bass-GrabT13 FingeringT14 Minimum Pressure Ex. T15 Hammer-On, Pull-Off
Lead Playing and Scales
LP1 The Chromatic ScaleLP2 C Scale, First PositionLP3 Using the C Scale LP4 The Pentatonic ScaleLP5 The Circle of FifthsLP6 Movable Scale Patterns: #1LP7 Patterns within PatternsLP8 Scale ManipulationLP9 Thirds Within the ScaleLP10 The Minor Scale LP11 The Major ScaleLP12 Arpeggios From ScalesLP13 Arpeggios in ProgressionsLP14Scale Pattern #2LP15 Arpeggios: Scales-Pattern#2 LP16 Patterns Within Arpeggios LP17 More Patterns in PatternsLP18 One-Note ImprovisationLP19 Melodic SoloingLP20 Manipulation of the ScaleLP21 Double Stops: 3rds, 6thsLP22 Creating Melodic ContentLP23 OctavesLP24 Etude #1 LP25 Major Scale LP26 Scale Pattern #1 LP27Scale Pattern #2 LP28 Scale Pattern #3 LP29 Scale Pattern #4LP30 Lead Playing LP31 Minor Scales LP32 Scales Around the Circle LP33 Single Notes and Melodies LP34 Playing 3rds Within a Scale
Backing Tracks
BT1 I – IV – V Progression
BT2 ii – V – I Around Circle
BT3 12-Bar Blues in E
BT4 Jazz Blues in F (audio)
BT5 Jazz Blues in Bb (audio)
BT6 Mississippi Blues in E
BT7 Sweet Georgia Brown
BT8 Mist (audio)
BT9 Bossa Azure (audio)
Printable Files
PF1 Blank Fretboards, long (pdf)
PF2 Blank Fretboards, short ( pdf)
PF3 Chord Chart (pdf)
PF4 Notes on the Fretboard (pdf)
PF5 Staff Paper (pdf)
PF6 The Musical Staff (pdf)