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Our blues weekend tutor is Rod
Sinclair, an excellent teacher who has been with guitar
weekends since 1995
On this
weekend we will cover;
Effective practicing;
Develop a practice routine that is guaranteed
to improve
your performance and speed up your ability to learn.
Play what you hear - hear what you
play. Develop your listening
and aural skills: training your ear will make you a better
player.
There is no music theory, just music
practice: how a little theory
goes a long way - a painless approach to understanding music
theory.
Blues Rhythm playing, from Texas to
Chicago the journey of the
blues shuffle. Using simple ideas to create great
rhythm playing.
Double stops combined with pedal notes and turnarounds.
Sliding chords which are perfect for slow blues, 'Less
is More' it
really can be.
Developing rhythmic accuracy.
Blues soloing and improvising.
The power of the pentatonic scale: major and minor, add
a touch
of the chromatic scale and stand back.
Phrasing 'It's not what you say it's how you say it'.
Producing the
perfect note: String bending, vibrato, sliding and other
techniques.
Open tunings for electric and acoustic slide playing.
A little old style rhythmic acoustic playing.
How to get started on slide playing.
On the Saturday evening you will get a chance to put
your new
skills into practice when learning a tune to perform with
your half of
the group. Don't worry it's fairly simple stuff. We'll record
it as well.
A great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players
for an excellent social and informative weekend.
Includes a course CD on completion.
There is a
Bass place
available on most Blues weekends
What would be handy to practice before coming on weekend
Want advice?
then ring me (Malcolm) on 01931 713241
Training in jazz and popular
music.
Degree in music on a
BMus Course.
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