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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: The Reggae One Drop Rhythm
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Monday, December 07, 2009. The Reggae One Drop Rhythm. Another name for the beat in Reggae is 'One Drop'. In this beat, the strong beat is beat three, as opposed to beat one. The first beat is 'dropped'. Hence the term 'One Drop'. Here's a great example of a One Drop rhythm. Check out the nasty groove created by drummer Carlton "Carly" Barrett. And bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett. On Bob Marley's "Trenchtown Rock" from Bob Marley Live! Washington, D.C. I might even ans...
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Sunday, March 04, 2007. Measuring Music: One String Scales. Here is a piece of paper that I often give my students the first time that we meet. I often suggest that they play major scales on one string with one finger. In this case, the A string. This way, I joke, they can practice playing music even when the guitar is not in tune. And, I tell them, use one finger at a time. When that fingertip gets sore, switch to another finger. Wow! What sounds do you hear? Depending o...
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: Explore The Fretboard: Wipe Out!
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Explore The Fretboard: Wipe Out! Playing on one string, diddley bow style, can teach a guitarist quite a bit about melody. Moving these melodies onto different groups of two and three strings can help a guitarist learn quite a lot about the fretboard. In order to learn something about this, here are the first four bars of "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris. The first line is musical notation. The second line is the same melody, tabbed for one string.
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Jam Class: More Than Just Guitar Lessons. Dan is one of the few teachers you'll ever have who can get you to sound more like you. ”. I've been teaching here in the area for 15 years. You will find no better place to start learning guitar or music in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Check out some YouTube. Lessons to watch how I teach the technical aspects of playing. Read. Some lessons to get get into what I think about music. Check out these books. For an inexpensive intro lesson. Best of all, I can eve...
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: GIMME SHELTER RIFF
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Sunday, December 20, 2009. My favorite moment of the gig on Friday, aside from some incredibly proud moments I had watching my students play. Was when I said to Dave Chappell. Can you kick off Gimme Shelter? You know, the Keith. To which he replied:. I thought "Now THAT's a PRO! And The Grand Candy. Here's the opening lick from GIMME SHELTER. From The Rolling Stones' great Let It Bleed. The " Fake Last Song. At the show on Friday at Sin-É:. It's arranged in several 'Keys'.
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: Who Diddley Got Yer Ya Ya's Out?
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Who Diddley Got Yer Ya Ya's Out? Mashup Rock Rhythm Style:. Who Diddley Got Yer Ya Ya's Out? If you are like me, you've spent a good amount of your 'allotted daydreaming time' imagining what kind of chaos Keith Richards. Could stir up if they were put in a room together with guitars. Each one of these guitarists is capable of making more music than two decent guitarists put together. So putting these two masters of the telecaster. Advancing Guit...
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: Weaving A Little Sympathy for The Devil
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Saturday, December 11, 2010. Weaving A Little Sympathy for The Devil. I am very excited about the Second Annual DC Guitar. Keith Richards' Birthday Party: Happy Birthday, Keith Richards. Seriously. I'll be playing some of my own songs with my band, The Grand Candy. And jamming some classic rock with some of my students from Jam Class. By Allan Slutsky and Chuck Silverman.*. This also reminds me of what I learned of Ewe drumming. At Tufts. Check out this video of an Ewe.
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: November 2011
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Gregorian Modes Light Until Dark. A quick lesson on the basis of Western Harmony:. Br br br Thi. This year, I am thankful for Western Harmony. Labels: slide guitar washington dc guitar lessons washington dc guitar lessons arlington va. Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom ). Phillip Phillips' 'Home' Tab and Video. Heres a quick tab I did for a lesson yesterday for Home, the new Phillip Phillips single, as featured on the Amer. The Reggae One Drop Rhythm.
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Monday, March 05, 2007. Parts of the Guitar, Labeled. What this diagram lacks in penmanship, it makes up for in character. If you don't know the names of parts of a guitar, you'll learn something. If you do, you may get a chuckle. Hello Internet Guitar Pickerdom,. I love seeing strangers say hello at a party, don't you? So please leave a comment. Say hi. Even better, ask a musical question about the lesson above. I might even answer you. Who knows? Please don't spam me.
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Jam Class! Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons: April 2012
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Washington, D.C. Guitar Lessons. Friday, April 13, 2012. We've Gone Completely Youtube. I dearly miss writing this blog. There will be more of that to come. In the meantime, here are a few recent videos from the Jam Class YouTube Channel. These videos were all filmed by my students, as a summary at the end of their lesson. You can get a good idea of my teaching style and, hopefully, sense of humor. Jeff Buckley's arrangement of 'Hallelujah':. Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze':. Washington, D.C. Another name f...
