Metal Guitar Academy

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METAL GUITAR BOOKS, COURSES, AND PRIVATE LESSONS

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The 3 Pillars of Metal Guitar

Master the three pillars every Metal Guitarist needs: precision picking technique, powerful riffing, and musical phrasing. Get three detailed lessons that build your foundation from the ground up – no shortcuts, no gimmicks, just real mastery.

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Private Lessons

Meet me on Zoom for weekly lessons. Technique, music theory, songwriting, neck knowledge, and a lot more. If you're chomping at the bit to increase your skill, I can help you.

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"Hey Brett, just wanted to let you know I've learned more in 3 sessions with you than all my previous lessons."

Jim S.

Sweep Picking Quest

This comprehensive course provides everything you need to develop clean, precise sweep picking technique from the ground up. Build your understanding step by step, and learn not just how to sweep, but when and why to use the technique musically.

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Books

Beginner Guitar: No Wimps!

From total novice, to totally confident, in 21 Sessions. Comprehensive, practical, unique, and effective.

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The Chord Book: Movable Shapes for Guitar

Loaded with chord shapes, and designed for effective memorization.

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Sweep Picking: Steam Powered

Over 60 pages and 400+ examples, with detailed explanation, fingerings, and pick directions. The definitive book on Sweep Picking.

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Riff Rampage: Forging & Wielding Deadly Riffs

Learn how modern & heavy riffs are written and played. Not just a technique book, but a "look under the hood" at riff construction itself.

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Speed Picking: Daily Guitar Gains

Dramatically increase your speed and stamina with this intensive, daily picking program.

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Metal Guitar Practice Strategies

You might know what to practice, but it’s how you practice that’s been holding you back.

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Modes: No More Confusion

Quickly & completely understand all about Modes, with this power-packed primer.

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Modes? Mastered!

Advanced (yet easy to understand) applications for using Modes.

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"In addition to being an amazing and talented guitar player, Brett is also an excellent teacher. I have a background in music after playing another instrument for many years. However, I learned so much more with Brett, especially with regards to music theory."

Bill P.

Courses & Lessons

Rhythm Guitar: Beginner Bootcamp

Become a confident Rhythm Guitarist with this no-nonsense, 30-day course.

View course | $59

Chord Craft Crash Course

Go from completely chord-clueless, to understanding what chords like Am9(b13) mean.

View course | $99

Pentatonic Power

The most versatile scale in Rock & Metal, explained from the ground up. Stop getting stuck, and finally put its full power at your fingertips with this four part course.

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Learn The Notes on Guitar

Finally master knowing all note names and locations on the Guitar neck.

View course | $24

Blues Guitar Bombardment

Be the one at the Blues jam who actually sounds like they know what they're doing.

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Unleash Your Speed 2.0!

Put the pedal to the Metal, in the four key areas of Guitar speed: Legato, Speed Picking, Sweep Picking, and Tapping.

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Theory of Relativity

A practical strategy for combining the Minor Pentatonic scale and the Major scale when soloing & improvising.

View lesson | $14

Pinch Harmonics

Master the technique of producing powerful-sounding Pinch Harmonics.

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Sussing It Out

Learn all about the Sus Chord - what it is, and how to make it heavy.

View lesson | $14

"Brett has undoubtedly helped me bring my guitar playing and knowledge of music to a new level."

Michael N.

Soloing With Arpeggios

Learn a two-string approach to using arpeggios, and start to move more fluidly across the entire neck.

View lesson | $24

Bore No More: Better Phrasing for Solos

Not liking your solos when improvising? Make it sound like music when jamming & writing.

View lesson | $14

Stretch / Ring / Middle

Use this practical & unique approach to connecting scale shapes, and move more confidently up and down the fretboard.

View lesson | $14

Modes Bundle

Modes: No More Confusion and Modes? Mastered! plus two hours of detailed video instruction. This is the motherlode of Modes!

View bundle | $59

"Brett has been the most important resource in my guitar journey."

Joe S.

Major Scale Momentum

Learn six patterns across the entire neck, in a uniquely practical way designed for maximum usability.

View lesson | $14

Triads To Sweep Shapes

Master this simple method to confidently turn any triad voicing into a sweep-able pattern, anywhere on the neck.

View lesson | $16

Shred Guitar Sequences

Sequences are a staple of fast, neo-classical style Shredding. Now, learn to harness their power for your own playing.

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"Brett is an awesome teacher."