A while ago I made a transcription of a Joe Pass solo fingerstyle version of Joyspring, as I was fascinated to know how he made this into an effective solo guitar arrangement (I worked it out from that youtube video where he plays to some people in a guitar shop, plus bits from another version he recorded).
It’s an absolute pig to play, I still can’t play it properly. Increased my respect for Joe no end. Especially as in the youtube video he starts talking while he plays it!
To me that is the problem. You really have to love teaching and be patient with students. 45 years ago I started teaching in college. I did it for maybe 10 years after that off and on never my...
Private lessons. I assume a classroom position would require a teaching qualification. I don't have one and don't know that it's feasible for me to go back to school for 4 years to get one lol.
I bought a Tokai firebird with Creamery vintage style fb pickups. The original owner had chosen an a2 lower DCR in the neck and an a5 higher DCR in the bridge.
The neck was too flutely and the...
PART NINE
Learning the whole track.
Jazz Phrasing for Beginners by Ear.
Listen to the whole Milwaukee Avenue track, you should recognise by ear that all the phrases you already know are...
Go to the local music store and see if they need a teacher. Show them you're competent and can play stuff in Mel Bay Book 1. You'll mostly be teaching kids, so the bar is low.
My day job is increasingly grating on me and more and more I'm considering trying to do something with music. I'm not so naive as to believe I could make a living playing, but it seems that teaching...
I've found what you are saying to be very true. Talking to a guy at Seymour Duncan he would say you could do this, but if you do that it would be better, but if you do this other thing that would be...
I have had the previous version of this amp (not the newer Recording with additional features) since 2016, and it is an amazing amp. I cannot think of a better sounding amp for lush and warm jazz...
How did you get your teaching gigs?
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