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Hi Lin
I am just writing to tell you how AWESOME you are!!!!!
God, I bet you receive loads of emails like this?
perhaps its good because you need a lift after
exhausting your energy reserves from a Guitar Weekends
course?! As I said to Malcolm, having had lessons for
the past 5 years including group workshops, I am amazed
at how much material you get through especially with all
the distractions from pausing for people whether it be
for questions or helping someone get past something
difficult - you still manage to get through a variety of
material :0- Going on that course was exactly what I
needed to get myself back on track, it feels as though
it was worth many lessons but perhaps even more because
of the intensity of it and the fact that the experience
was shared by others - as if the things we have learned
we have understood at a higher level than if 1-1 or some
sloppy group session. Under your guidance it was as if
we were receiving 1-1 tuition because you were totally
on the case with each of us (yikes!). You also
command a great deal of respect which is what people
need otherwise they don’t "listen" and therefore they
don’t learn. For me it was your boundless passion for
doing a good job and the importance of technique
together with your limitless patience, encouragement and
understanding/appreciation of people - you are a f****ing
good teacher and I am very glad to have met you. Thank
you.
I know I was a psycho on Friday but I often have a
difficult time at the start of courses because I make
myself feel very vulnerable but one good thing out of
that even if I probably don’t need to do it is that I
tend to learn a hell of a lot about myself, the
experience and whatever I am there to learn otherwise I
might sit back and just not "get it". That’s me!
All best wishes Julia x
Hi Malcolm
How are things? Firstly, many thanks for a great
weekend. It was a fantastic experience and I learnt a
huge amount. Yourself and Rod are really good teachers
and it's fair to say that I learnt more in three days
than with the chap I have been having lessons with for
the past three and a half years. I spent probably two
hours last night playing along to the backing tracks on
the CD that you gave us and I also spent some time on
the slide guitar workshop at the end of the CD. I would
really like to be able to get hold of the next lot of
slide lessons that this chap does. Are they on an audio
CD that I could buy online or from a music shop? I was
working hard at mastering the walking blues exercise at
the end of his workshop and now I want more cos I've got
the blues man!
Richard Gable Blues
March 08
Lin \
Malcolm
Many
thanks, to both of you.
I
don’t know if I will be ready for Strugglers II next
year, but that wont stop me trying.
I did
feel that the weekend was not only great learning and
inspiration, but it confirmed to me that I had picked up
some stuff from my previous blues weekend.
I
might be slow to learn and pick things up but enthused
by Lin, I will have a damn good try at getting to the
next level of playing.
Many
thanks
Ian
Hi Malcolm
Just a quick thank you ,for you , & your staff (
fantasic food at every meal
time ),& Rod of course for a wonderful w/end , in a nice
relaxing
atmosphere in which to learn guitar. Once again thank
you, & hope to see you
all soon .
Regard
Brian Wilcox Blue March 08
Malcolm,
Just a brief note to say
thanks again for such a great weekend, and I do believe
that everyone left suitably inspired by Lin and, of
course, yourself. Hopefully everyone will carry on with
determination to greater things and maybe even a few
more courses. I look forward to seeing new friends again
and making more in the future.
Plus an extra special
thanks to Lesley and her team for the vital behind the
scenes work, and looking after one and all in such a
wonderful way.
Fondest regards to all at Beckfoot,
Chris Hemsworth.
Strugglers July 08
Dear Malcolm,
Just a few words to say how
much I enjoyed the Blues 1Weekend!
The beautiful tranquil
venue, the warm welcome, the excellent accommodation
food and hospitality, the stimulating company, and
perhaps most importantly the nature and quality of the
teaching all made for an extremely enjoyable and
stimulating experience which I look forward to
repeating when you have a date for the next Blues 2
weekend!
Many thanks to all concerned.
Cheers,
Tom
Bateman Blues Oct 07
Hi
Malcolm et al,
First
of all, thank you for organising a thoroughly enjoyable
weekend, thanks to Gary for being the consummate
professional tutor and thanks to my co-pupils for being
genuinely nice people and making the weekend something
to remember. Food and hospitality was second to none,
thanks to Lesley I’m now 5lbs heavier!
Check
out Gavin’s blog on the weekend, very well written.
http://guitarz.blogspot.com/
Happy
shredding.
Cheers,
Mark. Rock September 08
Hi Lin,
Thank you very much for your kind words & particularly
your patience & guidance during the classes, I got my
first guitar 48 years ago & as you know due to the
problems with my hands & 4 operations, have only just
got back to playing, There were many thing I had
forgotten & many things I just did not know, Your
weekend has sorted those out for me & I found playing
again in jamming sessions was so much fun, in my young
days I played in various bands but my understanding was
so limited that I tended to play parrot fashion which
was enough to get by on.
I have
already been working hard on the information you
provided & along with a local tutor am coming on leaps &
bounds, not only that I am having so much fun learning,
My older brother was so impressed that he at now 64 has
gone back to playing & brings his guitar to my house
once a week.
I have
also made enquiries about going on the waiting list for
WEEKEND WARRIORS which I heard about recently, this also
sounds like good fun if they get the numbers they
require,
Thanks
again & we look forward to seeing you in November at
Strugglers 2
Regards
Julie &
Adam Strugglers 2008
Hello
Malcolm, David, Lin, Lesley and the crew
Just to
say thank you all from both of us for a great weekend.
Mel has already passed on details of the place to a
couple of (non-guitar playing) colleagues at work, and
we greatly enjoyed our all-too-brief look at a part of
the country that neither of us had previously spent any
time in.
As you say
Lin, I learnt a great deal over the two days. While the
discipline of playing with others was very valuable, the
most important thing I got out of the time was a chance
to assess my position in relation to the reams of (often
dubious) material published relating to guitar
learning. So I'm off now to concentrate on my rhythm
playing and to try and get to grips with some blues.
Best
wishes to you all and see you at Strugglers II!
Andrew
Hi Malcolm
/ Rod
Thanks for
a great weekend. Accommodation, Food, Company and
Tuition were all excellent. It has certainly
turbo-charged my playing, especially the slide stuff
I
purchased the heaviest brass slide I could find and put
a set of really heavy strings on an 80's hum-bucker
equipped jap strat. The tone is absolutely awesome and
I'm really enjoying it.
I am
trying to hold the pick as suggested and although it
still feels awkward and I mess up a bit I think I can
already see/hear the difference. I think I can actually
pick faster than before
I have
attached a spreadsheet "scale finder" that works as an
excel spreadsheet that I thought you might find useful.(
Obviously you need to have a copy of Excel) Allows you
to print out very clear scale patterns and also works
for altered tunings !All the best
Robin Blues Oct 07
Hi there Malcolm
just dropping you a line to thank you for sending my
charger to me so promptly after I left it in my room doh!
I would also like to take this opportunity to say what a
lovely time I ha and I’m sure that everyone who attended
would agree with me that besides the great teaching that
was on offer the accommodation, service and food were
excellent. Really hope that i can make the next weekend
and hook up with everyone again if the men in the white
coats have not come to take me away by then ha! ha! Hope
the email finds you keeping well down there in the Lake
District sorry didn't reply sooner but have to come into
town to access internet because as for now I live out in
the sticks. Well that's me off to grab couple of bits
and bobs in town and get home again to practise.
All the best and
bye for now Mike.
Django weekend
July 08
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