Andy Aledort – The Beginning (Hard) Rock & Metal

DVD 1The Beginning Hard Rock & metal DVD is a complete course for players who are just getting started in the world of heavy music. You’ll learn everything you need to know about gear, tone and techniques—from buying the right guitar, amp and effects to riffing like Pantera, power chording like metallica and shredding like Disturbed. With more than 120 minutes of lessons, Beginning Hard Rock & metal DVD will take you from “wannabe” to “metal god” in practically no time at all.The Beginning Hard Rock & metal DVD will teach you:    * How to Get a Hard Rock/metal Sound    * Picking Techniques for Lead and Rhythm          o Down Picking with Palm Muting          o Alternate Picking with Palm Muting          o Tremolo Picking    * Heavy Single-Note Riffs    * First-Position Power Chords    * First-Position Power Chords Combined with Single Notes    * “Barred” Power Chords          o Sixth-String Root Power Chords          o Fifth-String Root Power Chords          o Combining Sixth- and Fifth-String Root Power Chords    * Pedal Tones          o Combined with Two-Note Power Chords          o The “Galloping” Rhythm    * Scales for Heavy Riffs          o E Minor Pentatonic          o A Minor Pentatonic          o E Blues Scale          o A Blues Scale    * More Scales for Heavy Riffs          o E Aeolian          o A Aeolian    * Drop D Tuning    * Soloing, Open Position          o E Minor Pentatonic          o Soloing Over a Chord Progression          o E Blues Scale    * Soloing, Closed Position          o A Minor Pentatonic          o A Blues Scale          o Building-Block Licks          o Trills          o A Aeolian    * Fretboard Tapping          o The Basics          o Tapping Over a Chord Progression    * Bonus! How to Read TabDVD 2Start playing rock guitar today with Beginning Rock Guitar, the ultimate DVD guide!We show you everything you need to know to get started, including how to tune your guitar, strum, play scales and even hold and use a pick. You’ll also learn how to read tabs and understand chords and chord frames. Beginning Rock Guitar has more than 75 minutes of lessons that will have you rocking like your favorite artists in no time. Beginning Rock Guitar DVD shows you:1. The Parts of the Guitar* Parts of the Acoustic Guitar* Parts of the Electric Guitar* Using an Amplifier2. The Strings3. Getting in Tune* Using an Electronic Tuner* The “Fretted-Note” Method* Tuning with Harmonics4. Open Position “Cowboy” Chords & Chord frames* The Proper Fret-Hand Position* Finger/Fret Assignments* Holding the Pick* Chord frames5. Strumming in Quarter Notes* Using a Metronome* From Single to Three Chords* Changing Chords Faster6. More Strumming: Combining Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes7. The Tab System* Navigating the Open Strings* Your First Scale: E Minor Pentatonic* Your Second Scale: C Major Scale* Reading Chords8. Understanding Rhythms9. Scale Studies* Straight Up and Down* Playing/Reading Melodies10. Starting with Rock and Blues