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MUSIC TEXAS STYLE PRESENTS: Ken Wheeler

Teaching Experience:

Ken has been both an electric and acoustic guitar teacher for the past 50 years. He is a highly dedicated and motivational teacher who believes learning should be fun. Since he has taught thousands of students over the years, he is fully aware of all the potential pitfalls and problems that are faced by students wishing to learn a new instrument.

For the past 20 years he has taught at the world renowned “Charley’s Guitar Shop" in Dallas, Texas. Throughout his extensive teaching career, Ken has even taught members of the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Stars along with some of the great Country and Western hall of famers.


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LESSON PACK: Beginning Guitar - Lesson Pack 1

Lesson 1 - The Bottle Let Me Down The Bottle Let Me Down
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 10 mins 
Lesson 2 - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 7 mins 
Lesson 3 - Cold Cold Heart Cold Cold Heart
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 4 mins 
Lesson 4 - How Long Blues How Long Blues
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 5 mins 

In this series of lessons, Ken Wheeler will guide students through the most basic aspects of guitar playing. From learning the notes of each string, to how to tune your guitar, it is all included in this package.

Ken Wheeler will begin this series by showing you primary chords and how easy to use they are. He will teach you open string chording and strumming rhythms and most importantly he will teach you to have fun!

This package teaches the student the most common open string chords in the keys of D, A, G, E, C and A Minor.

Ken Wheeler teaches how chords using Open Strings fit together in a key to give students the ability to play thousands of other songs.

Ken has lived an incredible life, met an amazing assortment of individuals, and has gained a wealth of knowledge over the years. In these lessons, he shares this with you, through the songs that he plays and the stories that he tells.

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LESSON PACK: Beginning Guitar - Lesson Pack 2

Lesson 5 - Hoo Doo Man Hoo Doo Man
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 10 mins 
Lesson 6 - Bright Lights Big City Bright Lights Big City
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 6 mins 
Lesson 7 - Key To The Highway Key To The Highway
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 5 mins 
Lesson 8 - Hoochie Coochie Man Hoochie Coochie Man
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 5 mins 

In this lesson pack, Ken Wheeler will share with you his knowledge of Blues music by teaching you 4 simple Blues song that you can play along to.

Playing along with 12 Bar Blues rhythms offers students major assistance with ear training and is one of the most fun things a beginner can do with his instruments and his quickly learned.

At the beginning of each lesson, Ken will discuss which chords are needed for the song, and which key the songs are played in.

Slightly more advanced than Lesson Pack number 1, Ken welcomes more advanced players, or those who simply need a few pointers here and there.

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LESSON PACK: Beginning Guitar - Lesson Pack 3

Lesson 9 - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 6 mins 
Lesson 10 - Crazy Crazy
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 7 mins 
Lesson 11 - Sleepwalk (Lead) Sleepwalk (Lead)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 9 mins 
Lesson 12 - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Rhythm) Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Rhythm)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 9 mins 

Having mastered basic chords, rhythms, fretwork and finger positioning from previous lessons, students will be taught additional chords and variations upon the rhythms already learned.

Through this segment of lessons, Ken Wheeler will also be teaching the individual guitar parts, both and lead and rhythm, on specific songs. Playing along with both parts of a song greatly improves the students timing and ability to play with others or a real band.

Students can now expect Tablature to be introduced and to learn how to play and read simple lead harmony 2 and 3 notes, played at the same time. Students should also expect more complicated chord changes in this lesson giving them all the tools to help them advance further on their path to becoming a true musician.

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LESSON PACK: Beginning Guitar - Lesson Pack 4

Lesson 13 - Born Under a Bad Sign Born Under a Bad Sign (Rhythm and Lead)
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 7 mins 
Lesson 14 - Walk Don't Run - Surf Guitar Lead Walk Don't Run- Surf Guitar Lead
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 3 mins 
Lesson 15 - Gimme Three Steps - Southern Rock Gimme Three Steps - Southern Rock
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 10 mins 
Lesson 16 - If I Had Possesion Over Judgement Day If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 6 mins 

Students can expect to learn numerous additional chords and rhythm patterns as well as Instrumental, Lead and Rhythm guitar parts.

Ken Wheeler will also be giving an introduction to Slide Guitar in this package.

The song pace and skill level will begin to increase in this series of lessons, but you will be able to add 4 famous songs to the list of songs you can play and become more familiar with the entire guitar neck.

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LESSON PACK: Beginning Guitar - Lesson Pack 5

Lesson 17 - Amazing Grace Amazing Grace- Lead Melody
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 7 mins 
Lesson 18 - Softly and Tenderly Softly and Tenderly- Lead Melody
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 3 mins 
Lesson 19 - Great Dream from Heaven Great Dream From Heaven - Lead Melody
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 2 mins 
Lesson 20 - What a Friend we Have in Jesus What a Friend we Have in Jesus
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 4 mins 

In this package, students will be playing all songs acoustically. You will be taught different guitar tunings and the chords which are specific to those tunings.

Ken Wheeler will be demonstrating how to finger pick with your right hand or your "Picking Hand" and teaches you common tunings such as a Drop D Tuning which is used in countless genres of songs.

Upon completion of this lesson pack you will be able to include 4 beautiful hymns to your collection of songs you are capable of playing.

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LESSON PACK: Intermediate Guitar - Lesson Pack 1

Lesson 1 - Key of E Twelve Bar Blues Key of E Twelve Bar Blues
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 4 mins 
Lesson 2 - Key of E Twelve Bar Blues (Part 1) Key of E Twelve Bar Blues (Intros and Rhythm)
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 3 mins 
Lesson 3 - Key of E Twelve Bar Blues (Intros and Rhythm, Part 2) Key of E Twelve Bar Blues (Intros and Rhythm, Part 2)
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 7 mins 
Lesson 4 - Blues Scales in the Key of E Blues Scales in the Key of E
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 4 mins 

In this series of lessons, Ken Wheeler will be teaching about hand placements, Introductions and Turnarounds.

He will be teaching you the fundamentals of what every guitar player will need in order to be successful and also enjoy playing at the same time.

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LESSON PACK: Intermediate Guitar - Lesson Pack 2

Lesson 5 - I'm in the Mood (Intro) I'm in the Mood (Intro)
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 2 mins 
Lesson 6 - I'm in the Mood (Rhythm and Lead) I'm in the Mood (Rhythm and Lead
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 5 mins 
Lesson 7 - Key to the Highway - Acoustic Fingerstyle Key to the Highway - Acoustic Finger style
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 1 min 
Lesson 8 - 12 Bar Blues  in E – Acoustic 12 Bar Blues in E – Acoustic
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 2 mins 

Ken Wheeler will be teaching you how to play some classic blues songs in this series of lessons. He will teach you Twelve Bar Blues, introductions and bridges.

This lesson pack will also offer students the chance to learn the most common of all Blues rhythms in the Key of E.

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LESSON PACK: Intermediate Guitar - Lesson Pack 3

Lesson 9 - Hey Hey Hey Hey
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 1 min 
Lesson 10 - Baby, Please Don't Go Baby, Please Don't Go
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 1 min 
Lesson 11 - Me and the Devil Blues Me and the Devil Blues
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 6 mins 
Lesson 12 - Rollin' Stone Rollin' Stone
 Skill Level: 3 Runtime: 6 mins 

Ken Wheeler will use his expertise and knowledge in this lesson package to teach you some classic Blues songs.

You will be utilizing the knowledge you have gained so far as well as using written materials to play some of the most famous songs in history.

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LESSON PACK: Advanced Guitar - Lesson Pack 1

Lesson 1 - Misty (Lead/Melody) Misty (Lead/Melody)
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 2 mins 
Lesson 2 - Christmas Song Christmas Song
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 2 mins 

Learning two of Ken's songs in this lesson package, you will be ever expanding your skill set and mastering new music.

By practicing tunings on your guitar, you are able to experiment with the chords you know. You could produce your own songs and might have enough knowledge and confidence to join a band.

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LESSON PACK: Advanced Guitar - Lesson Pack 2

Lesson 3 - Darn That Dream Darn That Dream
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 2 mins 
Lesson 4 - Misty Rhythm (Part 2) Misty - Rhythm (Part 2)
 Skill Level: 1 Runtime: 3 mins 

In this pack of lessons, Ken will call upon chords learned in previous lessons to be used in melodies played throughout this package. He will test your memories and your skill by playing some simple Jazz tunes.

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LESSON PACK: Advanced Guitar - Lesson Pack 3

Lesson 5 - 9th Chords / 12 bar Rhythm 9th Chords / 12 bar Rhythm
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 4 mins 
Lesson 6 - 12 Guitar Licks 12 Guitar Licks
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 3 mins 
Lesson 7 - 12 Bar Blues 9th Chords (Lead and Rhythm) 12 Bar Blues 9th Chords (Lead and Rhythm)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 4 mins 

Expanding on Chords and Licks performed within blues songs in this lesson package, you should now have the capability and the confidence to experiment with these elements yourself.

Through this package, students will be learning some of the most useful lessons of all. Including Blues scales, Root notes, and how to jam with their own blues band.

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LESSON PACK: Advanced Guitar - Lesson Pack 4

Lesson 8 - Honky Tonk (Rhythm and Lead) Honky Tonk (Rhythm & Lead)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 6 mins 
Lesson 9 - Hideaway (Rhythm) Hideaway (Rhythm)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 3 mins 
Lesson 10 - Hideaway (Lead) Hideaway (Lead)
 Skill Level: 2 Runtime: 2 mins 

Ken Wheeler will be showing how to get to grips, quite literally, with far reaching chords and difficult Fret Work.

You will be shown how to play 2 of the most famous instrumental songs of all time in this package and should refer to the tablature provided for extra assistance.

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BIOGRAPHY: Ken Wheeler

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Music Texas Style is proud to present Online Electric and Acoustic Guitar Lessons with the legendary - Ken Wheeler

Musical Background:

Hailing from a highly musical family, Ken Wheeler took his first guitar lesson at age 9 at McCord Music in Dallas, Texas, and later began teaching there in 1957.

He became a jazz and blues fan at a very young age citing some of his earliest influences as Johnny Smith and Chet Atkins.

Throughout Ken’s vast career he has held music clinics, worked for the Chicago Musical Instrument Corporation, played with two of his all-time favorite artists, Chet Atkins and Muddy Waters, and has continued his love of teaching simultaneously. Studying the styles of Freddie King or Muddy Waters with Ken Wheeler would be as close as you could get to playing with them in real life. He has recorded TV specials that were aired around the US, and has recorded CD's and instruction videos sold worldwide under the name "University of the Blues".

Ken has also appeared in a number of newspaper and magazine articles over the years including the Dallas Morning News, and has written a varied number of articles that have been published across America. Ken Wheeler has led a truly incredible and blessed life. He has met an amazing assortment of individuals and has gained a wealth of knowledge over the years.

Teaching Experience:

Ken has been both an electric and acoustic guitar teacher for the past 50 years. He is a highly dedicated and motivational teacher who believes learning should be fun. Since he has taught thousands of students over the years, he is fully aware of all the potential pitfalls and problems that are faced by students wishing to learn a new instrument.

For the past 20 years he has taught at the world renowned “Charley’s Guitar Shop" in Dallas, Texas. Throughout his extensive teaching career, Ken has even taught members of the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Stars along with some of the great Country and Western hall of famers.

If you study the styles of Freddie King or Muddy Waters with him, it will be as close as you can get to studying with Freddie King or Muddy Waters themselves.

Genres:

He specializes in Blues, Jazz, Country, Gospel, and old Rock & Roll, for both electric and acoustic guitar.



 
   

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