Ballenas Secondary School Music

Welcome to Ballenas Secondary Music!

Guitar Program

Guitar playing is a wonderful way to appreciate music, build confidence and self-esteem, alleviate stress, enrich your life musically, and help you to enjoy your time at Ballenas Secondary.

The Ballenas Guitar program is perfect for the student who wishes to study and enjoy music on an individual basis, rather than in a large musical ensemble. The student will need to supply their own good-quality guitar. If you are not able to get a guitar of your own, we have several acoustic guitars you may use. You may study the steel-string acoustic or nylon-string acoustic guitar. Some students have also chosen to study the ukulele as another option. Students may study any of these instruments at any level of experience, from beginner to advanced from grade 8-12! If you’ve not played before, come out and give it a try! You just might find you have musical aptitude you didn’t know you had!

Here are recordings/videos of some of the songs and exercises we have worked on this year:

 

Jazz Guitar Voicings for the Blues!

 

 

E Minor Backing Tracks

 

 

 

 

 

A Minor Backing Tracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fingerpicking Basics:

 

 

More Fingerpicking Patterns:

Even More Fingerpicking Patterns!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Travis Picking Pattern:

 

 

Daniel Champagne Videos:

 

 

 

 

Van Larkin Videos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LET IT BE

WAGON WHEEL

STUCK ON YOU

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU

GIMME ONE REASON

 

B.B. King – The Blues!!!

 

 

 

Ring of Fire

 

 

 

Brown Eyed Girl

 

Bad Moon Rising