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Completely free course. Forever. We're here to grow our community and share the teachings of our elders.

Constantly updated

102 lessons and growing. We work with local medicine musicians and indigenous elders.

Conscious

Our goal: for more people to sing and play instruments. Let's heal ourselves, and the earth - together.

About the course

From the first moment I heard the strings of a guitar vibrate in ceremony - I knew I wanted to be a musician. It took me AGES to find how to play the chords, find songs I liked, find lyrics and chord charts. It was a frustrating process. One day a friend came to me and told me he wanted to play but didn't have the money to afford classes. I shared with him my personal notes and videos I had received from instructors... and that was the start of this course. I wanted a way to ensure that money wouldn't be a barrier to anyone learning music. So I created this course, and made it free. Our local medicine musicians (and more across the world) are struggling to find enough students. My vision with this course is to give them more visibility - and eventually jobs - doing what they love: teaching medicine music to eager students. We are sustaining ourselves through donations, and are launching medicine music retreats in Colombia, in September 2025. If you choose to donate, or to come to a retreat - know that you are playing an influential part in allowing us to keep producing amazing content for all of you. That's our prayer - to support our elders, to grow awareness of our songs and musicians, to share the love we feel with anyone willing to listen. It's free. No catch. So what are you waiting for? Zorro Escondido (Scottie) Medellín, Colombia

Scottie Schneider

I'm Scottie (Zorro Escondido). Musician, medicine man, retired Army officer, happy hippie.

Curriculum

12 Chapters · 107 Lessons

  1. 1

    Start here!

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      Welcome to the course!

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      The Goal, Vision, and Prayer of this course

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      How to get help/Connect with Scottie

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      Course improvements and upcoming courses

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      How to practice and learn

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      Announcing our membership

  2. 2

    Basic Concepts - Guitar

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      Intro to the guitar

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      Tuning the guitar

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      Using the capo

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      The Spider exercise

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      Hand Position

  3. 3

    Hiding Fox - English Medicine Music Course for Guitar

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      Lesson: About me

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      Lesson: What is Medicine Music?

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      Lesson: The role of the guitar in medicine music

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      Lesson: The Medicine Musician's Path

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      Lesson: Basic Guitar Anatomy and Care/preparation for ceremony

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      Lesson: Basics - Posture and holding the guitar

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      Lesson: Intro to strumming

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      Lesson: How to read chord charts

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      Lesson: Common Guitar Chords in Medicine Music (G, C, Am, D, Em)

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      Lesson: How to use the Capo

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      Cristo Mi Camino

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      Song Tutorial: Urpillay Sonqollay

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      Song Tutorial: Nuestro Mundo

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    Govinder Majaraja - Intro Guitar Course

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      Lesson 1 - Intro to the guitar and basic rhythms

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      Lesson 2

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      Lesson 3

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      Lesson 4: Bambuco Rhythm

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      Lesson 5: Bambuco Rhythm Variation #2

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      Lesson 6: Saya Rhythm (and tutorial for the song 'Quiero Verte')

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      Lesson 7: The Waynu rhythm and pentatonic scale

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      Lesson 8: The Pentatonic Scale in Am

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      Lesson 9: The Chromatic Scale

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      Song Tutorial: A La Montaña Iré

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      Song Tutorial: Nací en Ti

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      Song Tutorial: Quiero Verte

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      Song Tutorial: Gracias Vida

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      Song Tutorial: Fluyendo

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      Song Tutorial: 'Echale Semilla' y 'Canto a Tu Corazón'

  5. 5

    Teo Taigaku - Intro Course to Guitar

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      Lesson 1 - Parts of the guitar

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      Lesson 2 - Naci en Tí (intro: arpeggios)

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      Lesson 3: Bambuco Rhythm - Nacì en Tí

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      Lesson 3

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      Lesson 4

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      Lesson 5 - Arpeggios Practice

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      Lesson 6 - Arpeggios y 'fingerpicking'

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      Lesson 7 - La Araña (The Spider) exercise

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      Lesson 8 - Variations on the "Am" Chord

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      Lesson 9 - Variations on the "C" chord

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      Song Tutorial: Nací en Ti

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      Song Tutorial: Espiritu De Selva

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      Song Tutorial: Copita de Yagé

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      Song Tutorial: 'Wakan Tanka' by Pao Pamaki

  6. 6

    Imix Uac - Course and Tutorials

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      Intro to the Guitar

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      Parts of the Guitar

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      Song Tutorial: La Semilla

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      Song Tutorial: Salmo 8

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      Song Tutorial: Vuela de Corazón

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      Song Tutorial: Los Jaguares

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      Song Tutorial - Canta pajarito

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      Song Tutorial: Derramaré una Lluvia de Rosas

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      Song Tutorial: 'Tzen Tze Re Rei' - Loli Cosmica

  7. 7

    Sergio Castro

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      Intro to Sergio

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      Lesson 1: How to work with Bar Chords

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      Lesson 2: San Juanito Rhythm

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      Song Tutorial: Anaconda

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      Song Tutorial: Mix of songs about Jesus

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      Song Tutorial: Nativo Sabedor (Nicolas Losada)

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      Song Tutorial: Abuelito Pinta

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      Song Tutorial: 'Fortaleza Ayahuasca' by Mauricio Amuata

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      Song Tutorial: 'Abuelos Milenarios' by Nicolás Losada

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      Song Tutorial: 'Cuatro Vientos' and 'Colibrì Dorado'

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      Song Tutorial: Amor y Unidad

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      Song Tutorial: Yagecito a Mil Colores

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      Song Tutorial: Yagecero Curandero

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      Song Tutorial: Y Me Llega el Amor

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      Song Tutorial: He Vuelto a Recordar

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      Song Tutorial: Viejo Tambor

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      Song Tutorial: Mira como cura

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      Song Tutorial: 'Voz Universal' by Nicolás Losada

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    Mateo Restrepo - Guitar Course and song tutorials

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      Song Tutorial: Laguna de Cuyabeno

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      Song Tutorial: Sangre de Mi Vida

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      Song Tutorial: Al Padre Damos Gracias

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      Song Tutorial: Yagecito Poderoso

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      Song Tutorial: Pinta de Armonia

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      Song Tutorial: Canta Selva Canta

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      Song Tutorial: Madre Selva

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      Song Tutorial: El amor es nuestro destino

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      Song Tutorial: 'Fiesta del Amor' by Henri Muchavisoy

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      Song Tutorial: 'Please Call Me by My True Names' by Andy Fischer-Price

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      Song Tutorial: Mantra Hindú - Sudoshi Budoshi

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    Freddy Patiño

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      Song Tutorial: 'Mantra Waska' by Fredy Patiño

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      Song Tutorial: Águila Aguilé

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      Song Tutorial: 'Los Elementales' by Fredy Patiño

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      Song Tutorial: 'Espriritu Eterno' by Fredy Patiño

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      Song Tutorial: La Canoa

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      Song Tutorial: Guerreros de la Luz

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      Song Tutorial: Gran Espiritu

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    Andrés Arroyo

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      About Andrés Arroyo

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      Song Tutorial: 'El amor es nuestro destino' by Nicolás Losada

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      Song Tutorial: Derramaré una lluvia de rosas

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      Song Tutorial: Cesa la noche oscura

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      Song Tutorial: Crisálida

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    Maria Fernanda Herrera

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      Introduction to singing

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      Song Tutorial: Oh Pachamama

  12. 12

    Rhythms

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      San Juanito

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      Bambuco

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