FRANCESCO BECKER-SCHIAVO
PRIVATE TUITION
Lesson Content
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Tuning your guitar.
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Open position chords, barre chords and extensions.
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Left and Right hand technique.
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Scales, Arpeggios and Modes.
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Correct posture and mobility exercises.
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Simple rhythms and ways to keep time effectively.
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Dissecting and playing your favourite riffs and solos.
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Improvisation skills.
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Legato fluidity and application.
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Performance anxiety techniques.
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Fingerstyle, travis picking, modern acoustic, country.
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Picking techniques, flat picking, hybrid picking etc.
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Fretboard fluency.
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Notation and TAB reading.
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Extensions in chords and harmony.
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Composition techniques.
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Tone shaping - analog or digital.
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Music Theory.
LESSON OPTIONS
All classes are professionally tailored to the students needs and interests and delivered to the highest standard.
ONE TO ONE LESSONS
30 Mins - £18
45 Mins - £27
60 Mins - £35
ONLINE CLASSES
Classes can be taken Online via Zoom and Skype and feature professional audio quality.
CERTIFIED
Francesco is certified in Child Protection in Education, PREVENT and holds an enhanced D.B.S certificate.
BLOCK DISCOUNTS
A discount of 5% or 10% is offered upon purchase of a block of 4 or 8 classes.
Face to face classes are undertaken at the student's home. I drive and service the areas:
-Worthing -Shoreham. -Goring
-Lancing. -Steyning. -Durrington
FACE TO FACE CLASSES
EXAMINATION BOARDS
As well as my own curriculum, I teach grade 1-8 for Trinity College Rock & Pop and Rockschool.
SERVICES
SESSION GUITARIST
Whether it's in the studio or on stage, Francesco has over a decade of experience as a session guitarist ranging from studio work in the pop and Bollywood industry to extensive function and dep work playing with a range of musicians at weddings, bar-mitzvahs and corporate events.
VOICEOVER ARTIST
Francesco has done voiceover work over the last 7 years for various projects ranging from animated shorts, adverts and most notably Johnnie Walker Whiskey's "The Journey" campaign.
INSTRUMENT SETUPS
Is your guitar not playing as well as it could be? Francesco offers basic set up and restring services to get your guitar or bass back into playing condition whether it's an issue with intonation, setting the action or adjusting the truss rod.
