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Orlando Guitar Lessons: Best private Guitar lessons in Orlando, FL. 100% guarantee. Rico Monaco has over 27 years of experience both as a teacher and as a professional musician. He can teach kids and adults from beginners to advanced. Book with Rico now!

Rico Monaco organizes his guitar lessons that is based on music theory, and that builds a musical foundation for students of all ages and levels. Rico’s method includes a Daily Lesson Plan workout that is based on building a solid musical foundation.

You will be developing your technique (dexterity, flexibility, coordination, precision, and speed) while at the same time you are learning to apply the essentials of music theory. These items in the Rico’s Daily Lesson Plan are vital if you want to be able to play songs, solos, improvise, communicate with other musicians, write music, and continue to grow on your own for the rest of your musical life.

As you progress through this course, you will know exactly what to work out on during you practice sessions so you can maximize your learning. You will learn scales, chords, arpeggios, melody, harmony, soloing, writing, performance, improvisation and much more.

He has also led his bands around the world, won many awards, written hundreds of songs, and produced many releases that have received music industry recognition. All of this experience he gladly shares with his students. He develops guitar skills and a musical foundation with a method that has been proven to work. He is always improving his method to benefit his students and he adjusts to the individual as necessary. Chemistry with students is vital for an instructor. Rico has created a productive and fun environment for his students. His passion for music and the guitar is infectious. He has taught people from 3 to 86 years old.

Online Guitar Lessons Available

If you are looking for a more self-directed pace, can sign up for our online course through our learning management system. In this online course, the lessons are broken down into separate video files that go along with the worksheets which are provided to students who sign up for the online course. These lessons are designed to help those who have not studied that particular lesson.

His lessons are called “Ricology” which are his philosophy and professional opinions on important music related items. He tries to make everything as easy to learn as he possibly can and gives students ways of memorizing theoretical items. This method has been developed through Rico’s real world application as an instructor for over 25 years and a professional recording/touring artist for over 35 years.

Most of these videos come from The Passion Theory Rico Monaco Guitar Method DVD which has been sold in 11 countries around the world, plus new video lessons that are added regularly.

Guitar Lesson Syllabus

1. “TPT 1 The Passion Theory Sample Jam” 0:26
2. “TPT 2 Welcome to The Passion Theory and Daily Lesson Plan” 1:45
3. “TPT 3 Organizing Yourself (Worksheets, 3 Ring Binder, Practice Habits)” 1:38
4. “TPT 4 Tuning” 1:41
5. “TPT 5 Basic Technique: Stretching, Warm-Up, Opening Right Hand, Alternate Picking Exercise, Strings Names, Don’t Look at Right Hand etc.” 3:16
6. “TPT 6 Using Remote” 1:05
7. “TPT 8 1st Position Major Chords (Worksheet 1)” 3:59
8. “TPT 9 Major Scale (Worksheet 2)” 1:28
9. “TPT 10 Minor Scale (Worksheet 2)” 1:09
10. “TPT 11 Ricology (Worksheet 3)”1:32
11. “TPT 12 1st Position Minor Chords (Worksheet 2)” 1:52
12. “TPT 13 Chord Exercise 1 (Worksheet 2)” 1:37
13. “TPT 14 Chord Exercise 2 (Worksheet 2)” 1:23
14. “TPT 15 Chord Exercise 3 (Worksheet 3)” 2:41
15. “TPT 16 Pentatonic Major & Minor Scales (Worksheet 4)” 2:07
16. “TPT 17 The 5 Major Pentatonic Patterns (Worksheet 4)”5:10
17. “TPT 18 The 5 Minor Pentatonic Patterns (Worksheet 4)” 3:36
18. “TPT 19 Ricology Key Centers (Worksheet 4)” 2:25
19. “TPT 20 Barre Chords 5th & 6th String (Worksheet 5)” 5:33
20. “TPT 21 Barre Chord Exercise (Worksheet 5)” 4:28
21. “TPT 22 Ricology RMACI (Worksheet 10)” 1:24
22. “TPT 23 Jam Along Southern Country Rock (Worksheet 6)” 2:08
23. “TPT 24 Blues Scale (Worksheet 7)” 2:07
24. “TPT 25 Five Blues Patterns (Worksheet 7)” 4:21
25. “TPT 26 -12 Bar Blues Key Of E (Worksheet 7)” 7:45
26. “TPT 27 Ricology Memorizing Patterns (Worksheet 12)” 1:55
27. “TPT 28 G Blues Free Form Jam (Worksheet 8)” 2:18
1. “TPT 29 Intermediate Section Triplets (for all Scales, Arpeggios)” 3:05
2. “TPT 30 Third Intervals (for Major & Minor Scales, and The Seven Modes)” 5:39
3. “TPT 31 Ricology Practice In Different Keys (Worksheet 12)” 1:16
4. “TPT 32 Rock-N-Roll I-IV-V Key of C, Jam Along (Worksheet 9)” 1:55
5. “TPT 32 Rock-N-Roll I-IV-V Key of C, Jam Along (Worksheet 9)” 1:55
6. “TPT 33 Solo Licks Group #1 (Worksheet Outline; H. Solo Licks)” 4:07
7. “TPT 34 Jam Along R&R I IV V Key of Am (Worksheet 9)” 3:49
8. “TPT 35 Ricology Building A Song Repertoire (Worksheet 13)”2:45
9. “TPT 36 Major Arpeggios (Worksheet 10)” 4:57
10. “TPT 37 Minor Arpeggios (Worksheet 11)” 2:13
11. “TPT 38 Dominant Seven Arpeggios (Worksheet 12)” 2:45
12. “TPT 39 Solo Licks Group #2 (Worksheet Outline; H. Solo Licks)” 3:37
13. “TPT 40 Jam Along Rock Song Key of Am (Worksheet 13)” 3:23
14. “TPT 41 Complex Chords (Worksheet 14)” 4:33
15. “TPT 42 Ricology Tone Tools (Worksheet 20)” 1:15
16. “TPT 43 Jam Along Latin Song (Worksheet 16)” 3:41
17. “TPT 44 Chord Construction (Worksheet 17)” 8:16
18. “TPT 45 Pentatonic Diagonal Movement (Worksheet 18)” 3:47
19. “TPT 46 How To Practice Scales (Method for all Scales, Triplets, 3rd Intervals, repetitions)” 3:13
20. “TPT 47 Virgin Shore (R. Monaco) video clip” 0:54
21. “TPT 48 Relative Minor (Worksheet 19)” 4:07
22. “TPT 49 Solo Licks Group #3 Using Minor Patterns in Major Keys (Worksheet Outline; H. Solo Licks)” 1:57
23. “TPT 50 Jam Along Rock Song Key of C (Worksheet 20)” 1:53
24. “TPT 51 Ricology The DLP & Beyond (Worksheet 24)” 2:18
25. “TPT 52 Roman Numerals (Worksheet 21)” 6:12
26. “TPT 53 Solo Licks Group #4 (Worksheet Outline; H. Solo Licks)” 2:16
27. “TPT 54 Jam Along E Blues Jam (Worksheet 20)” 2:36
28. “TPT 56 RM Improvisation” 0:25
29. “TPT 57 Ricology Trust Your Instincts (Worksheet 25)” 1:04
30. “TPT 58 Bending & Vibrato (Worksheet Outline page; E. Solo Techniques)” 2:39
31. “TPT 59 Pull-Offs & Hammer-Ons (Worksheet Outline page; E. Solo Techniques)” 1:37
32. “TPT 60 Muting (Worksheet Outline page; E. Solo Techniques)” 2:45
33. “TPT 61 Solo Licks Group #5 (Worksheet Outline; H. Solo Licks)” 1:28
34. “TPT 62 Musical Walls Final Words (Worksheet 25, Worksheet Outline, Daily Lesson Plan- DLP)” 1:22

So whatever your learning style is, we have a course format available for you. Contact us today to book an appointment!

For Rico’s credits, references, and a list of the producers/musicians/bands that he has worked with in some capacity Click Here:  Rico Monaco Credits