Comments for Acoustic Guitar Player http://the-guitarplayer.com Raising the Standard Globally Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:09:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Guitar Players Supoorting World AIDS Day by tony hogan http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/11/30/guitar-players-supoorting-world-aids-day/#comment-3706 tony hogan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:26:58 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/11/30/guitar-players-supoorting-world-aids-day/#comment-3706 Hi Ritz I really need a lot more information. Also, you are in India and what is available there is very different to the West. Regards Tony Hi Ritz

I really need a lot more information. Also, you are in India and what is available there is very different to the West.

Regards Tony

]]> Comment on Guitar Players Supoorting World AIDS Day by Ritz http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/11/30/guitar-players-supoorting-world-aids-day/#comment-3682 Ritz Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:39:43 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/11/30/guitar-players-supoorting-world-aids-day/#comment-3682 Hi Tony, I wish to gift a guitar to my husband and gotta decide this between today and tomorrow. He practised music for about 10 yrs,during his school...so can't give him something really basic meant for beginners...but yes ,Iam looking at something a bit advanced. I am in Delhi and after looking at your profile,I was quite hopeful of getting a positive response from you!! Thanks.. Ritu. Hi Tony,

I wish to gift a guitar to my husband and gotta decide this between today and tomorrow.

He practised music for about 10 yrs,during his school…so can’t give him something really basic meant for beginners…but yes ,Iam looking at something a bit advanced.
I am in Delhi and after looking at your profile,I was quite hopeful of getting a positive response from you!!

Thanks..
Ritu.

]]> Comment on Beginning Guitar Tips - A Great Article by Chris http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/10/17/beginning-guitar-tips-a-great-article/#comment-3047 Chris Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:10:31 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/10/17/beginning-guitar-tips-a-great-article/#comment-3047 Amen. One of my big things as a teacher is reading music and getting students knowing every note on the fretboard. This goes for my classical guitar students to people just wanting to learn pop/rock music. It opens up so many doors in performing and makes the person a better overall musician. I also agree that a lot of guitarists in general spend too much time working on technique exercises like scales. Find a few basic, technical exercises that work well and stick with them. Spending an hour practicing scales and arpeggios in a practice that's two hours total is ridiculous. We play music! not exercises. -CD Amen. One of my big things as a teacher is reading music and getting students knowing every note on the fretboard. This goes for my classical guitar students to people just wanting to learn pop/rock music. It opens up so many doors in performing and makes the person a better overall musician.

I also agree that a lot of guitarists in general spend too much time working on technique exercises like scales. Find a few basic, technical exercises that work well and stick with them. Spending an hour practicing scales and arpeggios in a practice that’s two hours total is ridiculous. We play music! not exercises.

-CD

]]> Comment on Alex De Grassi Youtube by Guitar Lesson - Double Stops « Acoustic Guitarist Blog http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/10/21/alex-de-grassi-youtube/#comment-2938 Guitar Lesson - Double Stops « Acoustic Guitarist Blog Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:15:04 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/10/21/alex-de-grassi-youtube/#comment-2938 [...] I accidentally started playing part of the chorus of old song that people sing on New Years Eve called Auld Lang Syne, so  I thought it would be good to use as an example because there is no copyright breach, most people would know it and also there’s a lesson in the fact that you are trying to make something sound musical that you probably would never play.  There is an art in this itself, to turn common melodies into something and make it sound great.  In fact Alex DeGrassi recorded an album of lullabies, and it’s a perfect example of how to arrange for guitar.  although this is not an example of one, you might like to listen to this Alex Degrassi Youtube Video. [...] […] I accidentally started playing part of the chorus of old song that people sing on New Years Eve called Auld Lang Syne, so  I thought it would be good to use as an example because there is no copyright breach, most people would know it and also there’s a lesson in the fact that you are trying to make something sound musical that you probably would never play.  There is an art in this itself, to turn common melodies into something and make it sound great.  In fact Alex DeGrassi recorded an album of lullabies, and it’s a perfect example of how to arrange for guitar.  although this is not an example of one, you might like to listen to this Alex Degrassi Youtube Video. […]

]]> Comment on Pat Metheny - Acoustic Baritone Guitar by Acoustic Guitar Makers - Linda Manzer « Acoustic Guitarist Blog http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/04/30/pat-metheny-acoustic-baritone-guitar/#comment-2412 Acoustic Guitar Makers - Linda Manzer « Acoustic Guitarist Blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:05:01 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/04/30/pat-metheny-acoustic-baritone-guitar/#comment-2412 [...] To hear Pat Metheny play a Manzer Baritone Guitar, go to my other site at the-guitarplayer.com [...] […] To hear Pat Metheny play a Manzer Baritone Guitar, go to my other site at the-guitarplayer.com […]

]]> Comment on Joe Satriani youTube Acoustic Guitar by David http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/06/20/joe-satriani-youtube-acoustic-guitar/#comment-2384 David Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:16:39 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/06/20/joe-satriani-youtube-acoustic-guitar/#comment-2384 Great tune! That is a J 45 ? Great tune! That is a J 45 ?

]]> Comment on Tommy Emmanuel youTube Video - Classical Gas by issy http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/07/21/tommy-emmanuel-youtube-video-classical-gas/#comment-2034 issy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:19:09 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/07/21/tommy-emmanuel-youtube-video-classical-gas/#comment-2034 nice sounds nice sounds

]]> Comment on Guitar Scale Pentatonic Major in B Flat - Part 6 of 6 by gutar scale http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/07/01/guitar-scale-pentatonic-major-in-b-flat-part-6-of-6/#comment-1969 gutar scale Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:59:22 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/07/01/guitar-scale-pentatonic-major-in-b-flat-part-6-of-6/#comment-1969 This blog contains really valuable information.This information is useful to the beginners which will enable him/her to improvise freely in any musical situation.Thank you for the information.. This blog contains really valuable information.This information is useful to the beginners which will enable him/her to improvise freely in any musical situation.Thank you for the information..

]]> Comment on Tony McManus Youtube Celtic Guitar Tutorial by Enzan http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/09/05/tony-mcmanus-youtube-celtic-guitar-tutorial/#comment-1751 Enzan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:12:22 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/09/05/tony-mcmanus-youtube-celtic-guitar-tutorial/#comment-1751 I thought a double bassist did the bass notes on this track - Not by the looks of things, I have seen plenty of fingerstyle guitarists yet I have seen none with such confidence, dexterity, perfection, with such slick solo work than I have seen now. That was awe inspiring. Nice one Tony. If you guys are looking for free guitar ebooks, check out our website at http://www.freeguitarebooks.com you won’t be disappointed! I thought a double bassist did the bass notes on this track - Not by the looks of things, I have seen plenty of fingerstyle guitarists yet I have seen none with such confidence, dexterity, perfection, with such slick solo work than I have seen now. That was awe inspiring. Nice one Tony.

If you guys are looking for free guitar ebooks, check out our website at http://www.freeguitarebooks.com you won’t be disappointed!

]]> Comment on John McLaughlin Shakti YouTube by Steve H. http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/05/08/john-mclaughlin-shakti-youtube/#comment-1745 Steve H. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:12:11 +0000 http://the-guitarplayer.com/2008/05/08/john-mclaughlin-shakti-youtube/#comment-1745 Well, haven't seen him or heard him for a long time. I heard him in the early seventies, and was quite a master then. He was eastern spiritual...but I am now more tending toward Bach's to the glory of God and benefit of man. Chi Rho Well, haven’t seen him or heard him for a long time. I heard him in the early seventies, and was quite a master then.

He was eastern spiritual…but I am now more tending toward Bach’s to the glory of God and benefit of man. Chi Rho

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