Prospective Intermediate & Advanced Student Self-Evaluation Survey

Hello and Thank You for showing interest in our guitar lesson program here at Melbourne Guitar Academy.

Congratulations on taking the first step and booking your FREE trial session with us.

As you are a more experienced player we will be doing an evaluation of your current skills and knowledge during your free session with us.

In addition to our Getting To Know You form please take the time to fill out this additional survey which is geared towards intermediate and advancing guitar players who need more than just the basics.

The teacher assigned to your introduction session will take the information you provide and will plan out the best guitar lesson you’ve ever had!

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How long have you been playing guitar for?

How much of this time has been spent in formal lessons?

How Many Songs Can You Play Start To Finish?

What kind of guitar do you own?AcousticElectricBoth

What kind of guitar player do you want to be? (pick as many as relevant)

• A campfire strummer
• A singer songwriter
• An amazing solo acoustic guitar player
• A blues guitar legend
• A rock guitar god
• A jazz cat
• a professional or semi-professional gigging musicians
• a professional or semi-professional session musicians
• a really great all rounder hobby player

Tell us a bit more about the kind of guitar player you wish to become

What are the 3 most important things you want to work on in lessons with us?

What level of chords are you proficient in playing (tick all that apply)

• Power Chords
• Open Chords (also called Normal Chords & Cowboy Chords)
• Bar Chords (Barre Chords)
• Suspended Chords
• Triads
• 7th Chords (Major, Dominant, Minor, Minor Flat 5 & Diminished)
• Extended Chords (9th/11th/13th)
• Altered Chords
• Spread Chords/Open Voicings

*Please Note* Proficieny means you know the shapes from memory and can change between them smoothly when playing. If you know what 7th Chords are from a Youtube video but can’t remember the shapes, don’t tick the box.

Please tell us a bit more about your knowledge of chords and describe what you find easy, what you find challenging and what level you think you're at.

What Scales do you know and are proficient in playing? (tick all that apply)

• The Minor Pentatonic Scale
• The Major Pentatonic Scale
• The Blues Scale
• The Major Scale
• The Minor Scale
• The 5 Modes Of The Pentatonic Scale
• The 7 Modes Of The Major Scale
• Harmonic Minor
• Melodic Minor/Jazz Minor
• Whole Tone Scale
• Diminished Scales
• Bebop Scale
• Exotic Scales
• Harmonic Minor Modes
• Melodic Minor Modes

Please tell us a bit more about your knowledge of scales, include any goals you have and challenges you face.

Which guitar playing techniques have you learned

• Slides
• Hammer-Ons
• Pull-Offs
• Legato
• Tapping
• Trills
• Alternate Picking
• Sweep Picking
• Economy/Directional Picking
• Tremolo Picking
• String Skipping
• Bending
• Vibrato
• Palm Muting
• Pinch Harmonics
• Natural Harmonics

Please expand on which techniques above need the most urgent attention

Which option best describes your level of fretboard knowledge (tick multiple if relevant)

• I’ve never learned the fretboard
• I know the notes along string 6
• I know how the notes work and can work out most strings if given time
• I know the natural notes on all 6 strings and can find any note on any string quickly
• I know the sharp notes on all 6 strings and can find any note on any string quickly
• I know the flat notes on all 6 strings and can find any note on any string quickly
• I’ve learned the CAGED System
• I’ve learned 3 string arpeggio shapes
• I’ve learned 5 string arpeggio shapes
• I know my 7th arpeggio shapes
• I can connect scales/modes fairly well in one key
• I can connect scales/modes fairly well in multiple keys
• I can confidently integrate chords, scales and arpeggios in the key of C fairly well
• I can confidently integrate chords, scales and arpeggios in any key fairly well

Please tell us a bit more about your knowledge of the fretboard and how well you think you understand the layout of the guitar. Include any goals you have and challenges you face.

Which Music Theory Concepts Do You Know Well Enough To Be Able To Explain To A Beginner Student

• What are Notes
• What are Intervals
• What are Scales
• What are Chords & Triads
• What are Arpeggios
• How do Keys work
• The Circle Of 5ths
• What Are Modes
• What are Cadences
• What are chord progressions
• What is harmonic analysis

Please tell us a bit more about your music theory knowledge, include any goals you have and challenges you face.

What is your approach to improvisation and playing guitar solos?

• I’ve never tried this before
• I have no idea what I’m doing
• I pick a scale and try to make it sound good
• I use my ear to guide me to the right notes
• I take licks I’ve already learned and make them fit together
• I use specific scales over specific chords to get the desired sound
• I use chord tones to get the notes I want
• I can use arpeggios to outline chord progressions
• I can integrate chord tones, arpeggios and scales into my solos

Please tell us a bit more about your approach to improvisation, include any goals you have and challenges you face.

Is there anything else you would like us to know?

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