>> Todays Target Lessons - Introduction to Blues - Vol1 - Acoustic Blues Genius series..
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:30 pm
Very happy to present a brand new program for Target ..
This is Volume 1 of our Acoustic Blues Genius series..
Today we are releasing parts 1 and 2 of the introduction to blues program.
Here is a brief overview
The Blues is an American-born style of music that is popular, fun, and easy to play. Of course, it's roots go back to Africa and were carried across the ocean and into the plantation lives in the South a few centuries ago. In turn, it has spawned many of the styles we are familiar with today- including Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Rockabilly, and of course, Rock & Roll.
The earliest Rock & Roll songs were really just electric guitar versions of what had started as acoustic Blues down in the Mississippi River Delta area of the South. It has now evolved into a continuing influence on every generation of musicians around the world.
We start our own Blues journey with some basic lessons on typical chord progressions and common forms, starting with easy guitar chords and a discussion of the 12-Bar form.
Blues Volume 1
An Introduction to the Blues
Overview
Blues Volume 1 starts with a review of concepts and techniques that the student should be familiar with then goes through a series of lessons that introduce some common accompaniment styles for basic blues. This set of lessons is primarily focused on rhythm guitar playing.
Part 1: The Preliminaries
Our first chapter reviews and goes over some of the important definitions of terms and techniques that will be referred to in this set. The first step is a clear understanding of three of the fundamental components of music- melody, harmony, and rhythm. We also briefly look at strumming patterns and chord changing techniques.
Part 2: Simple 12-Bar Blues
This chapter talks about some of the different styles of Blues, paying particular attention to the 12-Bar category. If you can play three chords in the key of E (E7, A7, and B7), you are ready to string them together and strum along in this chapter.
All Target members can access these first two parts here..
Hope you enjoy this program
Cheers
Matt
http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-ho ... -the-blues
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This is Volume 1 of our Acoustic Blues Genius series..
Today we are releasing parts 1 and 2 of the introduction to blues program.
Here is a brief overview
The Blues is an American-born style of music that is popular, fun, and easy to play. Of course, it's roots go back to Africa and were carried across the ocean and into the plantation lives in the South a few centuries ago. In turn, it has spawned many of the styles we are familiar with today- including Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Rockabilly, and of course, Rock & Roll.
The earliest Rock & Roll songs were really just electric guitar versions of what had started as acoustic Blues down in the Mississippi River Delta area of the South. It has now evolved into a continuing influence on every generation of musicians around the world.
We start our own Blues journey with some basic lessons on typical chord progressions and common forms, starting with easy guitar chords and a discussion of the 12-Bar form.
Blues Volume 1
An Introduction to the Blues
Overview
Blues Volume 1 starts with a review of concepts and techniques that the student should be familiar with then goes through a series of lessons that introduce some common accompaniment styles for basic blues. This set of lessons is primarily focused on rhythm guitar playing.
Part 1: The Preliminaries
Our first chapter reviews and goes over some of the important definitions of terms and techniques that will be referred to in this set. The first step is a clear understanding of three of the fundamental components of music- melody, harmony, and rhythm. We also briefly look at strumming patterns and chord changing techniques.
Part 2: Simple 12-Bar Blues
This chapter talks about some of the different styles of Blues, paying particular attention to the 12-Bar category. If you can play three chords in the key of E (E7, A7, and B7), you are ready to string them together and strum along in this chapter.
All Target members can access these first two parts here..
Hope you enjoy this program
Cheers
Matt
http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-ho ... -the-blues
Please take a moment to give us a double thumbs up on You Tube and leave a comment
