This is a Nice Beginning Comping Lesson

[JonnyPac]

Check it out:

YouTube - ‪Fred Hamilton And Corey Christiansen On Comping And Rhythm‬‏

...I want to teach lessons on a couch with another jazzer... Looks fun.

[jmthurman]

Thanks for the link, JP.

Best,
Michael

[Jake Hanlon]

heh I think they did those in Fred's living room.

Great series of videos that they did do. Both those guys are really great.

[Jazz Junior]

Thanks, great video.

I never really thought of a cheiftain as a jazz amp..

[M-ster]

It's probably me and the instant-information age; but does anyone else object to the long intros? For example, the first playing doesn't occur for almost 2 minutes (about 1:52).

Just an observation, not a dismissal of the entire presentation.

I also thought it was funny that Corey is wearing a plaid shirt in front of the plaid sofa, and Fred is wearing kind of pastel yellow in front of similarly toned walls.

[Harleyboy]

Thanks for posting that.

[fep]

One thing I like about this lesson is they just cover one concept and a couple of rhythmic examples.

Nice bite size lesson and easy to digest.

[haden olmsted]

Corey Christiansen did a masterclass for my high schools guitar ensemble years ago. One of the best classes Iv ever had, although he didnt teach from a couch... sad yes I know.

[stratcat33511]

Originally Posted by M-ster

It's probably me and the instant-information age; but does anyone else object to the long intros? For example, the first playing doesn't occur for almost 2 minutes (about 1:52).

Just an observation, not a dismissal of the entire presentation.

I also thought it was funny that Corey is wearing a plaid shirt in front of the plaid sofa, and Fred is wearing kind of pastel yellow in front of similarly toned walls.

+1

Some presentations do that to gather the attention of the audience and sometimes they even lose half the audience in the process
I say a 30-60 second intro and jump in on it.
That'll get their attention and keep it

( Distracted by the Tele with the Humbucker in the neck )

What were we talkin about again ?
Comping
Check out Fred Hamiltons videos as well - he gets right down to it and explains
then demonstrates in like 5 minutes
Done!

[fivebells]

YouTube lessons can be so frustrating, even with a good teacher presenting solid gold knowledge, if he talks, talks, talks... on and on they go, some of them. I'm grinding my teeth and thinking Play something you tool!

It's especially painful when they can't stop themselves doing a remedial/beginners' lesson in the middle of an advanced subject. "This is in C minor, so the third is E-flat; if we were playing a C major we'd use E natural here, but we want E-flat; remember the flat of any note is one fret lower than the natural, because it's one fret per semitone, blah blah blah...."

[mynewguitar]

Very cool! It's nice to see this style of comping broken down in such a nice easy-going way. The casual, non-classroom vibe, goes a long way in allowing oneself to take in what they are saying.

Thanks for posting it.