Lesson Material

Austin French 6/26/23 Austin French 6/26/23

Student Composition (8 y/o)

A song written by one of my young students after two years of lessons.

Austin French 6/2/23 Austin French 6/2/23

A collection of 9 technical exercises for developing left hand strength and flexibility.

Austin French 5/22/23 Austin French 5/22/23

A 40 page document of movable chord shapes across the neck.

Austin French 5/12/23 Austin French 5/12/23

The acoustic version of “Pretender” by indie pop group AJR.

Austin French 5/5/23 Austin French 5/5/23

Transcription of the beginning of Joni Mitchell’s nostalgic “Cactus Tree.”

Austin French 4/28/23 Austin French 4/28/23

Suggestions for developing a sustainable practice habit, after personally falling short on a goal of my own!

Austin French 4/7/23 Austin French 4/7/23

A selection of four works by Fernando Sor (1778-1839): for learning the notes of the fretboard and for your musical pleasure!

Austin French 3/31/23 Austin French 3/31/23

The piano part of “Clocks” by Coldplay arranged for solo guitar.

Austin French 3/24/23 Austin French 3/24/23

A simplified arrangement of the acoustic guitar part for “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac.

Austin French 3/17/23 Austin French 3/17/23

Solo guitar chordal arrangement of “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye.

Austin French 3/10/23 Austin French 3/10/23

Transcription of James Taylor's own tutorial of "Carolina in My Mind" (solo guitar).

Austin French 3/9/23 Austin French 3/9/23

Introducing this page: selections of material from my students’ lessons, posted weekly!