In one-on-one or group classes, Robin Bennett Stein will teach:

• Electric guitar technique on acoustic or electric guitar (your choice)
• Lead guitar (solos)
• Rhythm guitar (chord progressions)
• 12-bar blues (as root structure of most rock n roll classics)
• Singing (lead and back-up vocals) and the art of the serenade
• Rock guitar fundamentals:
• Bar chords
• Rhythm fills
• Hot licks and killer riffs
• Rudimentary picking
• How to jam on your ax and improvise lyrics
• Rock star attitude in performance
• Basic harmonica (since the harmonica is a key element in several classics)
• Basic tambourine and maraca

PLAYLIST

Bennett will teach from the following handpicked tracks because they teach elemental roots guitar basics and call for spirited performance, yet leave room for personal interpretation – the crux of what Bennett Stein imparts to the performer-in-training.

ROCK ANTHEMS & 3-CHORD WONDERS – Rhythm Guitar and Vocal Workouts

Wild Thing - The Troggs
King Of The Road – Roger Miller
Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly
All Day And All Of The Night – Kinks
Like A Rolling Stone – Dylan (w/harmonica)
You Can't Always Get What You Want – Stones
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (W/Harmonica)
Pinball Wizard – The Who
Ticket To Ride, Come Together – Beatles
I'm The Slime – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

NURSERY RHYME N ROLL –Storytime Strumable Ditties

Hobo’s Lullaby – Woody Guthrie
Yellow Submarine – Beatles
Boris The Spider – The Who
Frog Went A-Courtin’ – Dylan
My Girl – The Temptations
Moondance – Van Morrison
Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow – Frank Zappa
You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog - Elvis
They All Asked For You (Down At The Auduban Zoo) - The Meters

PUNK ROCK SHOUTS/HOLLERS - Crunchy Rhythm Guitar & Belting

I'm Bored - Iggy Pop
Ramblin’ Rose – Mc5
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
I Can Only Give You Everthing – Mc5
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment – Ramones
Roadrunner – Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - Beatles

FOUNDATIONS OF ROCK TECHNIQUE – Blues Etymologies

Hey Joe – Hendrix
The Last Time – The Stones
You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin
Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat - Dylan
Stormy Monday – Allman Brothers
I Fought The Law – Bobby Fuller 4/Clash
Revolution – The Beatles
I’m Waiting For My Man – Velvet Underground
Pretzel Logic – Steely Dan
Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby – Carl Perkins
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Dylan
I’m A Long Gone Daddy, Please Make Up Your Mind – Hank Williams

RIFF-RICH GEMS AND FREEDOM CRIES – Singing While Guitar Slinging

Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
Daytripper – The Beatles
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Stones
7 Nation Army – White Sripes
School Days – Chuck Berry
I Ain’t Got You – The Yardbirds
Police And Theives – The Clash
Fake Tales Of San Francisco – Arctic Monkeys
Move Over – Janis Joplin
I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
Heartbreaker, I Can’t Quit You, Babe – Led Zeppelin

SOUL POP AND EMO-CORE – Strumming While Letting The Heart Sing

Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Who Loves The Sun - Velvet Underground
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor/Cake
The Fever – Brice Springsteen
Heartbeat – Buddy Holly
Creep - Radiohead
If I Fell – Beatles
Starman – Bowie
I’m Only Sleeping - Beatles
Po-Jama People - Frank Zappa
Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone
The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher
So You Wanna Be A Rock N Roll Star – The Byrds
Wild Horses, Paint It Black, Dead Flowers, - Stones

FOLK AND FOLK ROCK GROOVES – Troubadour & Protest Ballads

Nature's Way – Spirit
She Belongs To Me, Just Like A Woman, Positively 4th Street – Dylan
Redemption Song – Bob Marley
I Want To Change The World - 10 Years After

REGGAE & BOSSA STYLE WORKOUTS – Rhythm playing & Easy Cool Crooning

Tropicalia – Beck
Light My Fire – Doors
Johnny Too Bad – Jimmy Cliff
Girl From Ipanema – Astrud Gilberto
Sweet And Dandy – Toots & The Maytals
I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley & The Wailers

FUNK & SOUL FUNK – Behold the funky D9 chord, play it while singing

Superbad – James Brown
Just Kissed My Baby – The Meters
Hollywood Swingin’ - Kool & The Gang
I Can’t Get Next To You – The Temptations
Thank You 4 Letting Me Be Myself – Sly & The Family Stone

NOTE: Bennett Stein is also serious about teaching each student their favorite tunes. A blend of new material with classic sturdy old school numbers that impart the fundamentals is really the best way to go if we're interested in empowering the next generation of well-rounded troubadours with a full complement of musical chops, that is.