At Caroline Springs School of Music we place great importance on the art of improvisation. All of our instrumental teachers spend time regularly facilitating student's improvisations. In years gone by great classical musicians such as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart were renowned for their improvisational skills. Somewhere in the Romantic and Classical periods improvisation became an almost forgotten art. Of course improvisation is the basis of Jazz and many modern styles. Greats

One of the most misunderstood areas of guitar technique is the correct functioning of the right hand. All of our guitar lessons at Caroline Springs School of Music focus alot of attention to developing technical facility with the right hand. The right hand elbow should be placed on the uppermost point of the body of the guitar (on acoustics - the arm places just below the elbow on electrics). The pick should be held between the thumb and the first finger with the fingers curv