[Newbies] 12 Bars Together
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12 Bars Together — Newbies 🎸
Come to one session, a few, or all six—whatever fits your schedule! Please RSVP separately for each date you plan to attend. No six-week commitment is required.
Discover the blues with Calgary Guitar Club! This six-week series is for absolute beginners—no experience, music-reading, or theory knowledge required.
We’ll start with the essentials: tuning your guitar, finding your way around the frets, and getting comfortable with simple chords and rhythms. From there, we’ll explore the classic 12-bar blues, one manageable step at a time.
Over six weeks, you’ll:
🎸 Learn how to tune your guitar and navigate the frets
🎵 Build beginner-friendly chords used in the blues
🪕 Practice steady strumming and a simple shuffle feel
🎶 Get familiar with the 12-bar blues pattern
🤝 Bring it all together by playing with others
Expect a relaxed, supportive space where buzzing strings and awkward chord changes are welcome parts of learning. By the end, you’ll have a foundation in blues guitar and the confidence to keep making music—together.
📅 Dates: Saturdays – November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5 & 12
🕔 Time: 5:00 – 5:45 PM
🏠 Location: Highland Park Community Centre (3716 2 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0Y4)
💵 Fee: $20 per session, or $100 for all six sessions (save $20!). To book the full series, send an e-transfer to [hello@vitaconsult.ca](mailto:hello@vitaconsult.ca).
✅ What to bring: your guitar, handouts from the past session (if you missed them, you can download the files from a link we will share after your registration), tuner (optional), music stand (optional)
👨🏫 Instructor: Kent McAlister
Kent brings more than 25 years of teaching experience, formal guitar studies at Vancouver Community College and Vancouver Island University, and a distinguished career as a performer and songwriter. He has released three albums, toured Canada, headlined festivals, and shared stages with Rosanne Cash, The Tennessee Three, and Corb Lund. His practical, personalized teaching helps students build fundamentals through songs they enjoy.