Eric E
Moderator
34 posts
Apr 18, 2009
4:17 PM
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Hey everyone,
I thought I'd start a new thread: what is everyone practicing lately? I find that if I don't have some direction with my practice time, I end up noodling a lot on my guitar with little results. Hopefully everyone is finding time to keep learning new material on their guitars. I've recently viewed Rich's new videos on the 99 Cent download links. His blues boogie woogie and new solo guitar lessons (Somewhere Over the Rainbow and When You Wish Upon a Star) are fantastic. I'm looking forward to diving into them. There's always something new to work on.
Keep up the music.
--Eric E
Last Edited by on Apr 18, 2009 4:17 PM
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Progrock
22 posts
Apr 18, 2009
8:44 PM
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Hey Eric,
I agree! I also tend to noodle a bit when I don't have direction. I've been working on writing my own stuff again along with some other technique stuff. I wrote out a practice schedule for myself to follow. Something I havn't done in a long time. It really helps with keeping things on track!
Don
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Eric E
Moderator
35 posts
Apr 19, 2009
6:11 PM
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Keeping a schedule is a good idea Don. By the way, I have a student from the conservatory who lives down near Old Saybrook. I want him to study with someone this summer. Are you still teaching near Clinton? How can he get in touch with you?
Thanks,
Eric E
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Progrock
23 posts
Apr 19, 2009
8:33 PM
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He can contact Corner Music at 395-3500 and just ask about lessons from me. I only teach down there on Monday's and Saturday's now though. I've been building up my home teaching buisness more.Thanks!
Don
P.S. My last name is Parkhurst although I'm the only Don down there though.
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Eric E
Moderator
37 posts
Apr 20, 2009
7:31 PM
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THanks Don,
I'll make sure he calls you.
--Eric
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ChrisDowning
49 posts
Apr 21, 2009
5:27 AM
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I've been booked for 20 minutes of Spanish sounding stuff with a Classical guitar. Had to go right back to the basics of flamenco technique and busk this thing together from some of the things I learnt on a week I spent in Jerez in Spain when I did lessons with a Flamenco teacher. After a week he said he'd book me to do some blues gigs! Don't ask what he said about my flamenco playing. He said it would take about ten years before he'd want to see me play in public. Don't know if I've got ten years left in me!! Haha. Anyway the guys in the Golf Club locally know no better....so I'm booked. I get paid a meal voucher at my own golf club! Who says the recessions isn't biting?
Actually my wife put me up for this as she was so fed up with hearing students only play part pieces in lessons. She hopes she'll get a whole concert out of me at home. (Then we're going to her office where I can be entertained watching her work at the day job!)
I'm working on the Mel Bay "Easy Flamenco Solos", The Mel Bay "You Can Teach Yourself Flamenco Guitar" and a Cherry Lane book called "30 Easy Spanish Guitar Solos". They're all pretty good for the basics. I wish I'd had these before going to Spain or trying to take Flamenco lessons locally. If you can do basic fingerstyle guitar, check out the 30 Solos book for some Spanish flavour pieces. Students really like this stuff for a change of sound. You know - all that Phygian Scale sound - C scales against an E maj and Fmaj7 b5.
Last Edited by on Apr 21, 2009 5:31 AM
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Eric E
Moderator
38 posts
Apr 21, 2009
11:31 AM
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THanks Chris,
I love Flamenco and have only dabbled in it. I'll look for these books. It's on my list of stuff to learn (some day).
Eric
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