Worked on learning TAB version of Pride and Joy by Stevie Stevie Ray Vaughan. I was pleasantly surprised to see blues turnarounds in the key of E that I had just practiced in one of my lesson books, 100 blues lessons by John Heussenstamm and Chad Johnson.
Music Creation and Education
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Spontaneity - My Biggest Hit Back in 2008 on MySpace
This is a link to Spontaneity, my biggest hit back in 2008 on mySpace. I was into recording jam sessions with just a few takes.... everything is improvised, chords, melody line, etc... drums are MIDI of course!
https://soundcloud.com/bill-jones-36/spontaneity
https://soundcloud.com/bill-jones-36/spontaneity
TAB-ONLY Guitar Teaching Method
I've looked at a few books for a TAB-ONLY approach .... the book I was planning on using
Basis Guitar, The Tab-Only Guitar Method By Alex Davis seems to be out of print
Basis Guitar, The Tab-Only Guitar Method By Alex Davis seems to be out of print
Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method
Monday, September 15, 2014
Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method - Books 1 & 2 Combo Edition Review
Just finished reviewing the Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method Books 1 & 2.
I think I'll use this book for young adults and "young at heart" students. The song index of well known pop, rock, metal and TV melodies is extensive (over 100!). That's what makes this book so much fun! It minimizes the need to know music notation, just rhythms and time signatures. But, it does teach the "names" of notes as a secondary learning event. The primary push is to get hands on the guitar and PLAY! It will bring up a new student fast and teach TAB to a more experienced student even faster. It has a CD so you can hear how it should sound but it becomes unnecessary except for the more complex rhythm licks/melody lines or for songs that you don't already "know". There's even entire songs at the end when standard chords are introduced. By that time, your hands should be use to holding down single notes and 2 or 3 note chords. A much better way to introduce full up chords (all 6 strings), wait for the hand strength and pick coordination to develop first.
A great book series!
I think I'll use this book for young adults and "young at heart" students. The song index of well known pop, rock, metal and TV melodies is extensive (over 100!). That's what makes this book so much fun! It minimizes the need to know music notation, just rhythms and time signatures. But, it does teach the "names" of notes as a secondary learning event. The primary push is to get hands on the guitar and PLAY! It will bring up a new student fast and teach TAB to a more experienced student even faster. It has a CD so you can hear how it should sound but it becomes unnecessary except for the more complex rhythm licks/melody lines or for songs that you don't already "know". There's even entire songs at the end when standard chords are introduced. By that time, your hands should be use to holding down single notes and 2 or 3 note chords. A much better way to introduce full up chords (all 6 strings), wait for the hand strength and pick coordination to develop first.
A great book series!
Set Up Public Profile on Facebook
You use your personal site as the "base" then you "add" a page to manage.....
https://www.facebook.com/BillJonesMusicStudio
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