The Beating Hearth Mentorship

The Beating Hearth is an thriving hub where you will gain the confidence and skills you need to play Celtic music with others.

Beating Hearth Mentorship Plans make the challenge of learning Celtic guitar possible through the Step by Step Session Method and direct contact with your mentor and other learners.

This community of mentors and learners surrounds the learning content and provides the constant encouragement and motivation you need to finally stay on track this time. At last, you will see yourself sitting around the table, experiencing the thrill and joy of playing jigs and reels with others.

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Select one of the two mentorship plans below, to discover what a plan includes.

THE GREAT GLEN WAY:

Celtic DADGAD Guitar

A clearly marked, easy to moderate adventure, where you will learn solid foundational, Celtic accompaniment skills and the stamina to play for medium to long periods.

This plan includes:

The Great Glen Way so that you will be able to play jigs, reels and hornpipes with others confidently.

Anywhere.

The Great Glen Way follows the Step by Step Session Method, a unique system designed to achieve confident, passionate playing. The method is based on the fact that the majority of Celtic music is based on only three scales, D, G and A and ensures that you master one scale before moving on to the next.

In Great Glen for Celtic DADGAD guitar, you will master foundational rhythms and chord systems in the key of D major.

Equally important, you will be immersed all the while in Celtic culture through a vibrant community and level-appropriate performance experiences and challenges.

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Weekly Group Mentoring Calls and Online Sessions for Live Playing Experience; Having Questions Answered; and Discussing Goals to Assure Quick Progress and Continual Improvement.

The Exclusive Great Glen Way Community for Peer Accountability and to Enjoy the Benefit of Learning Alongside Like Minded Players.

Badges and Access to Honorary “Clans” by Completing Projects and Partipating in Competitions to Stay Motivated and Keep on Improving.

BONUS 1: The 6 week “Jigs Made Easy” Challenge so that you will quickly be able to accompany jigs with others confidently. Within 6 weeks you will have mastered the jig rhythm and the standard DADGAD chords of D Major.

BONUS 2: The Great Glen Level DAGDAD Starter Kit: a Simple, Downloadable Reference Guide To Everything You Need to Know To Successfully Play Celtic Guitar.

DADGAD Starter Kit Great Glen Way NEW COVER

BONUS 3: Exclusive #SessionReady Beating Hearth T-shirt to ensure you get a proper welcome to your seat at the Hearth.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BONUS: FREE Samson Q2U Recording and Podcasting Pack.

This USB microphone set will make sure that you have a fast and excellent sounding connection when you play in Great Glen sessions and record for projects. With a better sound, your mentor can give you better feedback too.

THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY:

Celtic DADGAD Guitar

A challenging, and at times steep, linear route encapsulated a huge variety of beloved features and natural beauty.

This plan follows on from Great Glen Way Celtic DADGAD Guitar and includes:

The West Highland Way so that you will be able to play faster and more advanced jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas and more with other people confidently.

Anywhere.

The West Highland Way continues along the Step by Step Session Method, a unique system designed to achieve confident, passionate playing. The method is based on the fact that the majority of Celtic music is based on only three scales, D, G and A and you would master one scale before moving on to the next.

In West Highland Way, you will focus on mastering chord systems in the key of G major while continuing to improve how you play in D major and its modes.

Equally important, you will be immersed all the while in Celtic culture through a vibrant community and level-appropriate performance experiences.

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Weekly Group Mentoring Calls and Online Sessions for Live Playing Experience; Having Questions Answered; and Discussing Goals to Assure Quick Progress and Continual Improvement.

The Exclusive West Highland Way Community for Peer Accountability and to Enjoy the Benefit of Learning Alongside Like Minded Players..

Badges and Access to Honorary “Clans” by Completing Projects and Partipating in Competitions to Stay Motivated and Keep You Improving.

BONUS 1: The 6 week “Jigs Made Easy” Challenge so that you will be able to play Celtic guitar with others confidently. Anywhere.

The 6 week Jigs Made Easy Challenge follows the Step by Step Session Method and allows you to master standard chords in D major and the jig rhythm as well as having you playing multiple tunes in just 6 weeks.

DADGAD Starter Kit West Highland Way NEW COVER

BONUS 2: The West Highland Level DAGDAD Starter Kit: a Simple, Downloadable Reference Guide To Everything You Need to Know To Successfully Play Celtic Guitar.

BONUS 3: Exclusive #SessionReady Beating Hearth T-shirt to ensure you get a proper welcome to your seat at the Hearth.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BONUS: FREE Samson Q2U Recording and Podcasting Pack.

Learning by yourself is difficult and often the reason why you get stuck in a rut or simply give up.

At the Beating Hearth, you are surrounded by a network of other, passionate musicians who want to learn how to play as much as you do.

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To find out if the Great Glen Way or West Highland Way is the best Beating Hearth path for you to gain the skills and confidence you need to get #sessionready, begin your Free Assessment today.

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