A deep dive into the Blues on acoustic guitar: the ‘language’, chords, relevant scales, soloing approaches, rhythmic strumming and fingerpicking, intros, outros and turnarounds and fills. Essentially the ‘works’ but also how to extend the knowledge to other genres. This is new day-only format!
Important – you’re about to reserve a place on a course that is officially FULL
This is a special, day-only course at our tutor’s studio in London exploring the Blues.
The studio setting comprises the ‘live’ room and lounge area which make for a relaxed and intimate environment; almost a masterclass! It starts at 10am and ends at 5pm.
The number of players is limited to 8 maximum. Early bookings are recommended.
It’s a working studio and so acoustic guitars only (we’re trying to avoid cables across the floor).
We’ll be focusing on the Blues (Modern blues exponents (SRV, Eric Clapton, BB King, etc.) to old-time masters (Robert Johnson, Big Blind Bluesy, etc.) covering subject such as:
You should leave with a solid grounding in playing Blues and lots of ideas for embellishing the Blues pieces you can already play.
Intermediate guitar players (acoustic guitars only).
Good guidelines include:
We might be able to help with Prep Sheets for some of the above.
You’ll receive photos of all relevant flip charts as well as any recordings made on the day. Some PDFs will also be produced for the sessions.
As indicated earlier – there is a strict limit on the number of players able to attend this course (8 maximum). Book early to avoid disappointment.
If the course is full please let us know it’s still worth letting us know that you’re interested so that we can plan in another such day. You can also join the Waiting List.
Included in the fee:
Not included in the fee
You’ll receive the joining instructions approximately four weeks before the course. You’ll need to come self-contained i.e. guitar stand and pad and pen.