Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Full Hollow Body Guitar

    • Full Hollow Body Guitar: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Full Hollow Body Guitar

    • Quick Notes

    • Knowledge Check

  • 2

    Semi-Hollow Body Guitar

    • Semi-Hollow Body Guitar: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Semi-Hollow Body Guitar

    • Knowledge Check

  • 3

    Chambered Body Guitar

    • Chambered Body Guitar: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Chambered Body Guitar

    • Knowledge Check

  • 4

    Guitar Amplifiers

    • Guitar Amplifiers: An Overview

    • Video Lesson: Guitar Amplifiers

    • Quick Notes

    • Knowledge Check

  • 5

    Exercise: Identifying Guitar Tones

    • Identifying Guitar Tones

Instructor

Ken Song

Ken Song, who holds a Master of Music in Guitar Performance, graduated with honors from USC in 1998. He has studied jazz guitar with Joe Diorio and Larry Koonse and classical guitar with William Kanengiser. Since college, Ken has been working steadily in the Los Angeles music scene, playing sessions on motion pictures, TV commercials and audio recordings. In 2005, Ken was a featured performer at the Santa Barbara Jazz Festival. Ken also plays in local clubs and restaurants with his own trio. Notable artists that Ken has played with include Bruce Eskovitz, Bill Churchville, Randy Drake, the Dick Grove Orchestra, Ricky Lawson, Gregg Bissonette, John Ferraro and Todd Johnson. In late 2005, Ken recorded his first solo album Goin’ Wes, which was released in early 2006 on the Primrose Lane Music label and features Luther Hughes, Paul Kreibich and Llew Matthews. Check outwww.kensong.net for more info.