Theory

• Advanced notation & TAB reading

• Guitar phrasing, articulations, and tone shaping

• Polyrhythm basics (3:2, 4:3)

Practical Skills

• Advanced scales (major modes + minor modes)

• Complex arpeggios (sweep basics)

• Clean rhythm and lead at 140–160 BPM

• Independence: adding fills inside rhythm playing

Band Participation

• Play complex arrangements

• Follow and respond to band cues in real time

Studio Experience

• Multi-mic guitar recording (amp + DI)

• Layering rhythm + lead parts

Certification Parameters

• Clean execution of advanced scales

• Demonstrate basic polyrhythm riffs

• Confident tone control

Exam Pattern

• Theory (30)

• Technique test (40)

• Performance (30)