Rudiments of Music
Lesson 1: TUNING THE AUTOHARP; changing strings; how to hold the Autoharp; choosing a pick; stroking; playing a one chord song
Lesson 2: CHANGING CHORDS; fingering; two and three chord songs
Lesson 3: SIMPLE STRUMS; Strum #1, la, 2 & 2a
Lesson 4: COMBINING UP AND DOWNSTROKES; introducing the index finger; use of thumb and index finger in strum pattern; Strum #3, 3a & 3b
Lesson 5: 21 THE ARPEGGIANDO STROKE; Strum #4, 4a, 5 & 5a
Lesson 6: 23 THE "CHURCH LICK" AND VARIATIONS; playing with the Loose Fist; holding the Autoharp Appalachian style; Strum #6 & 7
Lesson 7: INTRODOCTION TO MOUNTAIN STRUMS: Thumb-Brush; Strum #8 & 8a
Lesson 8: SCRATCH STYLE: THE "CARTER LICK;" introducing the middle finger and double thumbing; Strum #8b, 8c & 8d
Lesson 9: SCRATCH STYLE IN 3/4 TIME; double finger scratch; simple 3 finger picking; simple arpeggio strum; Strum #9, 9a, 10 & 11
Lesson 10: INTRODUCTION TO TRAVIS PICKING IN 3/4 TIME; Strum #12 & 12a
Lesson 11: TRAVIS PICKING IN 4/4 TIME; Strum #13 & 13a
Lesson 12: TRAVIS PICKING WITH THE PINCH; Strum #13b, 13c & 13d
Lesson 13: MELODY STRUMMING
Lesson 14: MELODY PICKING
Lesson 15: MELODY PICKING WITH THUMB RRUSHES
Lesson 16: MELODY PICKING USING PINCHES AS "FILLER" STROKES
Lesson 17: MELODY PICKING USING TRAVIS STRUMS AND HAMMERIN' ON
Lesson 18: MELODY PICKING, BLUEGRASS STYLE
Lesson 19: BLUEGRASS MELODY PICKING WITH DRAG NOTES
Lesson 20: BLUEGRASS MELODY PICKING COMBINING BACK SLURS AND DRAG NOTES
Lesson 21: INTRODUCTION TO RHYTHM PICKING: CALYPSO; Strum #14 & 14a
Lesson 22: CALYPSO; Rasgueado; Rasgueado with Slap; Rasgueado Backwards; Strum #15, 15a & 15b
Lesson 23: CALYPSO; introducing ring finger; using arpeggiando stroke: Strum #16, 16a & 16b
Lesson 24: CALYPSO; advanced strums; using Pinch; REGGAE; "blanking out" stroke; Strum #17, 17a & 18
Lesson 25: FLAMENCO; Strum #19, 19a, 19b & 20
Lesson 26: RAGTIME: Strum #21, 21a & 21b
Lesson 27: BLUES; Triplet Rhythm; Strum #22, 22a, 22b & 22c
Lesson 28: BLUES: Shuffle Rhythm; Strum #23, 23a, 23b & 23c
Lesson 29: BLUES: Double Thumbing; Rocker and syncopated strums; Strum #24, 24a, 24b & 25
Lesson 30: CREATING YOUR OWN BLUES SONG; Strum #26
Lesson 31: EARLY JAZZ AND DIXIELAND; Strum #27, 27a, 27b & 28
Lesson 32: RHYTHM AND BLUES; Strum #29, 29a, 29b & 30
Lesson 33: ROCK; Strum #31, 31a, 31b, 31c, 32, 32a & 33
Lesson 34: ROCK; Tapping Stroke; combined with Hammerin' On; Strum #34, 34a & 34b
Lesson 35: ROCK; Advanced Strums; Strum #35, 36, 37 & 38
Lesson 36: ADVANCED ARPEGGIO STRUMS; Triplet strums in 4/4 and 3/4; introducing little finger; Strum #39, 40, 40a & 41
Lesson 37: ADVANCED ARPEGGIO STRUMS: Broken Arpeggio patterns in 4/4; Strum #42, 43, 43a, 43b & 43c
Lesson 38: ADVANCED ARPEGGIO STRUMS; Broken Arpeggio patterns in 3/4; Strum #44, 44a, 44b, 45 & 45a
Lesson 39: ADVANCED ARPEGGIO STRUMS: Combination patterns with Double Stops; Strum #46, 47, 47a, 48 & 48a
Lesson 40: LUTE STRUM; Strum #49, 49a, 49b & 50
Lesson 41: SYNCOPATED ARPEGGIO STRUMS; combined with Hammerin' On; Strum #51, 51a, 51b & 51c
Lesson 42: BANJO STYLE PICKING; Basic Strum; combined with Hammerin' On; Frailing; Strum #52, 52a, 52b & 53
Lesson 43: BANJO ROLLS; index finger and thumb leads; Strum #54, 54a & 54b
Lesson 44: BANJO ROLLS; using the Pinch; syncopated pattems; Strum #55, 55a, 56, 56a & 57
Lesson 45: ADVANCED STRUMS; 5 finger picking
Lesson 46: ADVANCED STRUMS; Melody with Broken Arpeggio strums; Melody with syncopated strum; Strum #60, 60a & 61
Lesson 47: ADVANCED STRUMS; Combined with the Pinch; Strum #62 & 63
Lesson 48: POPULAR CHORD SEQUENCES; Strum #64, 65, 65a, 65b, 66 & 67
Notes About Theory & Harmony
Chord Arrangements
Transposition
Chord Substitutions
Melody Aid
Index of Songs
List of Publications by Meg Peterson