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Jazz Class July 9 Fingers and Ears
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We're meeting tomorrow night(Wed) 7:30. Come on down.
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We absolutely need to have that "reference finger" targeted so that we have a better chance of executing the notes that we've rehearsed-the ingredient to add is the "what is it part". We will eventually start to associate the "where is it" and the "…
Actually this is a common problem among guitar players. Pretty much every student I have resorts to "fingers and ears" from past systems that have "worked" for them. The frustrating part is these old systems are not transferable to more challenging…
And one other thing (I guess I'm a little on the defensive here), when you're keeping the root in mind and playing the arp, the place where the arp starts (the reference-finger for finding the arp, for me at least) and the root of the chord are ofte…
I'll try not to take this personally since I was the one in the room whose brain wasn't in the game that night (shoot... my brain wasn't even in the ball park), but even when I'm prepared and have a game plan, I'm always a beat or two behind where I…
When the world of harmony starts to get more complicated (or your just trying to add stuff to your present repertoire of licks) guitar players have to move away from "my 3 finger plays this on this fret and it sounds like that" system. The essential…
For many guitarists (and other musicians as well) playing is a "spectator sport". We'll play something and then approve or disapprove of it after the fact-basically constantly putting ourselves in repair or recovery mode. For improvisation hearing i…
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- At 8:35am on August 14, 2009,
Tim Roberts said…
- And since it's related to what we've worked on.
Here's Les Paul and Mary Ford doing "How High The Moon"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78&feature=related
Les invented multitrack recording and this song was one of the very first sound on sound multitrack releases.
- At 6:23am on August 14, 2009,
Stan Lawrence said…
- Hey Paul and all guitarists. We were discussing the passing of the great Les Paul in our jazz class last night. Here's a really delightful youtube performance by Les Paul and Mary Ford. . .demonstrating what a terrific guitarist SHE is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Df09Sodpk&feature=related
Great class last night! You folks who are interested in stretching your brains and fingers in the jazz direction are missing some great stuff.
- At 11:46am on August 5, 2009,
Stan Lawrence said…
- Thanks for the heads-up Paul. Unfortunately I can't make it tonight. . .my mother has just moved in with us and we're up to our necks in major changes. . .we'll be into the augmented changes by the weekend (little jazz humor there ;-)
Hope to see you next week.
- At 11:12pm on July 28, 2009,
Patrick Thomas said…
- Hi Paul -- Just wanted to let you know that Dizzy Gillespie's "To Be or Not to Bop" that you told us about is back in print! In paperback, as of February 2009. I got a new copy on Amazon for $15 and just started it this evening.
Patrick
- At 10:39am on July 21, 2009,
Stan Lawrence said…
- How do folks feel about working on "Stardust" as our next project for the jazz workshop? I'm fairly intimidated by that one and would like some guidance for dealing with it. There are a heckuva lot of changes in it, but they don't come at you quite as fast as some tunes.
Stan
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Michael Laidley CD Release Party at Fiddle & Pick
January 30, 2010 from 7:30pm to 10pm
Michael will be joined by Tim May,
Charlie Chadwick and Julie Mavity-Hudson
and more friends, performing songs from
Michael's new CD, “Little Talks”.
I hope it's okay for me to post this here, but I wanted to let all the dulcimer players nearby know, before Christmas is past, about this music. You can listen to songs from the EP at www.lindasack.com or www.myspace.com/lindasack. I would love to h…
check out my new ep on the discography link
Guitarists: See this discussion at Guitarists Group.
Just looking for some input. (If the link doesn't work, just go to Guitarists Group.)
Thanks,
warren.
Incredible...how 'bout that six foot long neck on that banjar thing!
We will be celebrating the 8th anniversary of the birth of the Pegram Jam tonight.
While the Pegram Jam technically ended with the opening of the Fiddle & Pick,
we still like to celebrate the time it all began with our friends, many Tuesdays ago.
We…
We will be celebrating the 8th anniversary of the birth of the Pegram Jam tonight.
While the Pegram Jam technically ended with the opening of the Fiddle & Pick,
we still like to celebrate the time it all began with our friends, many Tuesdays ago.
We…
- Paul Abrams' weekly Jazz Class on December 31, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm
- No Teen Fiddle Class today (meets weekly) (Winter Break, Class resumes Jan 7, 2010) on December 31, 2009 from 4:30pm to 6pm
- No U-Team Adult Fiddle Class Tonite on December 24, 2009 from 7:15pm to 9pm
Parking Policy: As we welcome our next door neighbor, the Mud Puddle Art Center, we have implemented a new parking policy. Park in front of or in the back parking lot of the Fiddle & Pick, or park in the train station parking lot, which is huge, acr…
Bill Evans and Megan Lynch In Concert at Fiddle & Pick
February 28, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm
Bill Evans and Megan Lynch In Concert
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Check this article out in the NOTSBA newsletter for December 2009. Also attached is the entire newsletter.
dec 11 30 09.pdf
Check this article out in the NOTSBA newsletter for December 2009. Also attached is the entire newsletter.
dec 11 30 09.pdf
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