CQ.notes A New Approach To Teaching Guitar (NAPSA)—There’s good for those who wantto learn how to play guitar but don’t know where to start. A new instructional system that offers students a teacher, an amp and a band—all in a single box—is said to be striking a chord with students. The system includes a guitar- to-USB cable that lets you play guitar through your computer, complete with a wide range of effects and presets created to makeit sound as if you were play- ing through different kinds of amplifiers, and a wide range of stomp-box effects, including distortion, chorus and a wah-wah pedal. Called Raw Talent Guitar, the system also includes an “all-inone” instructional software course for beginners and intermediate players and high-definition video lessons taught by Padraig O’Kane, a university professor for over 20 years with a master’s degree in guitar. O’Kane has worked as a studio musician and lists a num- ber of working musicians among his former students. Said to “make anyone a better guitarist in 30 days,” Raw Talent Guitar also uses a program it calls an RT Evaluator. This “evaluator” is designed to monitor perfor- mance and provide feedback to encourage you to practice enough to improve your guitar skills in 30 days. The focused, challenging curriculum also contains pro tips and additional activities designed to A new system for teaching students how to play guitar lets them remove the lead or rhythm track from a number of classic songs andplay along. enhance a student’s skill and knowledge. The instructional package also includes licensed songs from artists such as Boston, Oasis, Joan Jett and The Clash. Students can remove the lead or rhythm track and play along to on-screen scrolling sheet music, guitar TAB and guitar chords. The software also makes it pos- sible to play for hours in a variety of styles including rock, blues, jazz, metal and classical, while you practice solos and scales with dozens of jam tracks in various keys and different tempos. To learn more, visit the website at www.rawtalentguitar.com.
