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 Also
see Rock & Gear with Eddie Allen
Rock Improvers Weekend with Gary Dunn;
One place still available March 30th
at Beckfoot, our very last weekend at Beckfoot.
What you can expect to learn on these weekends
On this weekend, as with any other, we will organize the workshops to match the ability of the students attending the course.
This weekend is more about Classic
Rock of the 60s, 70s and 80's.
However, we will take a look at contemporary rock techniques as required.
We will expand your knowledge of chords dramatically.
Have an in depth look at rhythm playing in the
rock genre, getting a good solid groove.
Lead playing, soloing and improvisation using pentatonic scales.
Show you soloing techniques used by the top rock players and how to use scales and arpeggios to improvise.
Playing in different keys and transposing between them.
How to work out and learn the chords for particular tunes or songs.
Demonstrate how to get the right sound from your equipment and the use of effects.
Work out a piece to play within a small
group and perform it.
This is a very practical hands on weekend with lots of playing.
We will work through plenty of tunes (songs and instrumentals) and progressions.
Plenty of chances to jam with other like-minded players. Or play along to great backing tracks to try out your learned techniques.
A chance for one 'Bass' player to join us as well.
Gary
is an experienced bass player and will over the course
of the weekend improve your bass playing extensively.
There is a
Bass place
available on most Rock weekends
Gary also teaches on our
'Improvers' weekend
See also
Eddie Allen, Rock & Gear Weekend.
Getting
a great sound as well as learning to play better.
Want advice?
then ring me (Malcolm) on 01931 713241
Customer comments
The accommodation was wonderful. A very comfortable room
in a beautiful house in a magnificent setting. I'm so
envious of you. Food was excellent with plenty of choice
and more than enough to keep me going. I'll have to try
to lose a few pounds now!
The musical side of things was very enjoyable for me. It
must be hard for you to take such a diverse bunch of
people, some of whom you presumably know nothing about,
and make it feel like a coordinated group which is
achieving real results, but you managed that brilliantly
and I think we all came away feeling we had accomplished
something.
I really appreciated Gary's input and, as the weekend
progressed, I developed an increasing respect for him.
Despite his self-effacing manner he managed to keep a
firm grip on proceedings and instil a sense of
workmanlike discipline which enabled us to make real
progress at all times. His command of so many different
styles of playing is astonishing. He impressed me deeply
with rock then jazz, classical, country, metal, etc etc.
The main thing I shall take away from the weekend is a
collection of exercises suggested by Gary, which, I
hope, will improve my technique, particularly in the
left hand.
If you would appreciate some criticism I might say that
I feel that the guitar is an amazingly versatile
instrument and the process of just reading chord symbols
does not do it justice. If that is all you are going to
do, you might just as well play an autoharp or the left
hand of an accordion. If you can read TAB or notation
you can play whatever the greats do, without that you
are just strumming. As you can imagine, my favourite
tune of the weekend was the AC/DC song 'Back in black'
from which I learned a lot.
Many thanks for a most enjoyable weekend.
Mark Improvers Rock weekend Nov
09 |
