The Ultimate Guide to Scales & Modes for Guitarists E-Book
by Zack Uidl and Zach Cannella

The Ultimate Guide to Scales and Modes from Guitarists was create with one idea in mind. We wanted to provide guitarists with a simple to use, easy to understand, and complete reference guide to all the scales and modes that they would ever need.

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Expression: Mastering Bending and Vibrato E-book
by Jeff Treadwell and Zack Uidl

Jeff Treadwell and Zack Uidl collaborated on this eBook covering how to make your guitar sing and scream by using precise bending and vibrato. Having a good vibrato is something that really separates the great players from the merely good. Many players have poor or sub-par vibrato and bending technique, but you do not have to be one of them. Master your bending and vibrato technique and join the ranks of true guitar masters!

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The Ultimate Sweep Picker's Guide E-Book
by Zack Uidl and Mike Phillipov

The Ultimate Sweep Picker's Guide is for guitarists who want an in depth explanation of sweep picking, a technique that many guitarists struggle with. One of the reasons for this is because many players begin by learning arpeggios that are beyond their level of ability, get frustrated and give up. On top of this, the players who do manage to get a decent grasp of the technique struggle applying it in a creative and musical way!

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The Ultimate Sweep Picker's Guide - Instructional DVD
by Zack Uidl and Mike Philippov

Who is this DVD for:

• Guitarists who have already worked with the Ultimate Sweep Pickers Guide and want to see all of the examples in the book demonstrated on video with in depth explanations
• Guitarists who have at least a rudimentary understanding of sweep picking and want to take their playing to the next level
• Guitarists who want to learn to apply arpeggios in more creative ways

What the DVD contains:

• All of the exercises from the Ultimate Sweep Pickers Guide demonstrated on video
• Thorough practice guidelines and technical tips on each exercise
• Two bonus monster licks, from both Mike Philippov and Zack Uidl, broken down and explained in detail

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Extended Arpeggios: 7ths and 9ths E-book
by Dave Cardwell and Jeff Treadwell

• 40 exercises with 32 audio examples covering the four possible inversions of seventh and add ninth chords, and an application lick with explanation and tablature.
• Information on how to apply and integrate these arpeggios into your own playing.

• Become a more unique and creative player through the usage of these arpeggios.
• Improve their left and right hand coordination and master long left hand stretches.
• Have a better understanding of the theory behind seventh and ninth chords, as well as how to apply this knowledge to their own music.
• Create more variety in their playing by blending in these more unusual arpeggios.

Extended Arpeggios: 7ths and 9ths - 3 String Sweeps E-book
by Dave Cardwell and Jeff Treadwell

• 40 exercises with audio examples covering the four possible inversions of seventh and add ninth chords, and an application lick with explanation and tablature.
• Information on how to apply and integrate these arpeggios into your own playing.

• Become a more unique and creative player through the usage of these arpeggios.
• Improve their left and right hand coordination and master long left hand stretches.
• Have a better understanding of the theory behind seventh and ninth chords, as well as how to apply this knowledge to their own music.
• Create more variety in their playing by blending in these more unusual arpeggios.

Private lessons
Private lessons are offered for multiple instruments at our given sites Having one on one sessions with an instructor allows you to:

1. Learn more content in one given session that you can learn on your own in a week
2. Get your questions answered immediately
3. Have your technique observed, with input given, to help you help you become a more efficient player

Group classes
Group lessons are an excellent option for many people. Many people often find that they learn better in a group setting. In particular, beginner musicians and children often find it to be very enjoyable to be in group classes. Here is what group lessons have to offer:

1. The opportunity to play with other, like minded, musicians
2. Hear questions asked and answered that you might not have thought of during your lesson time
3. Become comfortable playing in a group environment and in front of other people

Music Theory and Aural Training for Guitarists
This class was specifically designed to fill a void in the guitar instruction world. There has never been a class like this that teaches these concepts and ideas in ways that are specific to guitarists in this level of detail, ever!

This class covers everything you would every need to know about music theory and aural training. Literally. This intensive class starts at the very beginning and takes you to what would be the end of music theory classes at the majority of colleges and universities. And, the best part is, it is all specifically created for guitarists!

Mastering the Art of Practicing

Learn how to reach ALL of your goals with less effort, in less time, while having more fun by using the science behind the most effective and efficient practicing possible!

Have you been frustrated lately due to seeing minimal improvements in your musicianship? Have you been stuck in a rut lately and are unsure what you actually should be practicing? Are you sick of seeing your friends and peers leave you behind as they become better and better musicians while you feel lost, confused, and annoyed that this is happening? Have you been feeling burned out and practicing just feels like a chore?

Let’s face it, practicing can be very difficult at times for a variety of reasons. This is true for everyone no matter how long they have been practicing for or what their abilities are. While practicing, it can be hard to stay motivated, to stay focused, and it can even be difficult to know what you should be practicing. It also is tricky at times to know when, for how long, and how frequently you need to work on specific things in order to reach your goals. The fact is, practicing anything correctly is an art and skill that you must work on developing in order to have the highest level of success and efficiency in reaching your personal goals.

The vast majority of musicians do NOT practice correctly which leads to frustration, doubt, inefficient and ineffective practicing, confusion and more. The musicians that actually take the time properly prepare and practice, while having a clear vision of what their goals are, and while knowing how to make their goals reality will always become better technical and more creative musicians than those who do not. And, they will likely do this upwards of 5-10x faster than if they had not. Imagine being the musician that you want to be in 3 years instead of 10 years!

Mastering the Art of Practicing was design by Zack Uidl to help teach music students how to reach ALL of their goals as quickly as possible. Goals and mental or physical abilities are constantly evolving as you develop as a musician. This course will allow you to always have a firm understanding of the results that you want and how to make that result reality with minimal time and maximum efficiency.

Recording classes
Have you ever wanted to learn how to record your own music or other bands and musicians? Let us help! In Paramount Music Academy's recording classes, you will learn:

1. How to properly record all types of instruments, this includes proper ways to prepare the instrument or equipment for recording, microphone placement techniques, and more.
2. How to use various DAWs such as Pro Tools, Cubase and Reaper. Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) have revolutionized the recording process and has brought studio quality sound affordably to the home. In PMA's recording classes you will learn everything you need to setup and record with your own PC and DAW software, as well as, how each DAW is similar and different.
3. How to prepare your recorded tracks for mixing, this includes editing, reamping, effectively applying effects such as reverb and compression effectively, and much more.
4. How to mix your projects and make everything sound out evenly and clearly
5. How to master your mixes to glue your project together and create professional sounding tracks

Thank you for your interest in enrolling with Paramount Music Academy. We offer several options for your music instruction needs. Please select the class option below to fill out the appropriate enrollment form.

Private lessons at our teaching studio in the northwest Chicago suburbs:

If you are new to your instrument, please enroll here.
If you are an advanced guitarist, please enroll here.

Private lessons at our teaching studio in the Southwestern Indiana:

At Paramount Music Academy, our goal is provide the best, the most personalized, and the highest quality music instruction anywhere.  With every class being customized for each individual student, you will not find higher quality music lessons and classes anywhere.

This is why we created Paramount Music Academy.  Let’s face it, there is an over abundance of poor and average music instructors.  This is frustrating for us at Paramount Music Academy as well as for our students around the world.