Online Guitar Lessons » blues http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog Information from "www.guitar-classroom.com" Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Blues Guitar Lessons On Video http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/guitar-learning/blues-guitar-lessons-on-video-794 http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/guitar-learning/blues-guitar-lessons-on-video-794#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:15:50 +0000 admin http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/?p=794 There are a lot of people who already can play some guitar, but they want to improve their guitar skills. Lots of time they want to learn a certain style. One style they might want to perfect is the good old blues.

At first glance blues looks pretty easy to play, most of the time a blues song has only 3 chords, or even less. Blues is easy to play, if you are a beginner you can very soon play lots of blues songs. But to be good at playing the blues, that is a whole different ball game.

So, how do you become a good blues guitar player. Play blues guitar a lot, of course, listen to great blues guitar players, and watch blues guitar lessons on video.

If you search the Internet you find lots of blues guitar lessons on video, You Tube has hundreds. But after a while you could want more then all these free blues guitar video clips of a few minutes.

The Guitar Classroom has found a blues guitar course that could solve your problem. It is called Playing Through The Blues and it is quiet good. Especially if you play electric guitar and are looking to improve you lead guitar playing we would recommend this blues guitar course.

The course comes with a lot of blues guitar lessons on video and the creator, Griff Hamlin, is constantly adding new material. The price of $47 includes free updates for live, not a bad bargain.

Another way to master the blues guitar is to sing up for either Guitar Tricks or Jam Play. Both online guitar schools have blues guitar teachers who will learn you a lot about playing the blues.

Here one of the blues guitar teachers from Guitar Tricks Hawkeye Herman performs one of his own songs : Katrina, Oh Katrina (Hurricane Blues)

]]> http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/guitar-learning/blues-guitar-lessons-on-video-794/feed 0 Hawkeye Herman Blues Guitar Teacher http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/guitar-teachers/hawkeye-herman-blues-guitar-teacher-747 http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/guitar-teachers/hawkeye-herman-blues-guitar-teacher-747#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:52:32 +0000 admin http://www.guitar-classroom.com/blog/?p=747 Get your lessons from blues guitar teacher hawkeye herman

Get your lessons from blues guitar teacher Hawkeye Herman

Hawkeye Herman has over 40 years of performing experience, playing the blues and folk music he loves so very much.

Hawkeye Herman leads a very active touring schedule of performances at festivals, concerts, school programs and educational workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He has build up a large faithful group of fans, due to his dynamic blues guitar playing and outstanding vocal abilities.

Hawkeye Herman was awarded Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award, in 2000, for Excellence in Theatre for best original music in a theatrical production.

“Everyday Living,” Hawkeye’s first nationally released album from 1987, now reissued on CD, features the late blues giants Charles Brown and “Cool Papa” Sadler, and established the demand for his now long-standing festival and concert touring.

His latest CD’s and DVD have gotten excellent reviews, they are : “Blues Alive!” (CD), “It’s All Blues To Me” (CD), and “Hawkeye Live In Concert” (DVD)

In 1998 Hawkeye Herman got the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping The Blues Alive” award for achievement in education.

For six years Hawkeye Herman served on the board of directors of the blues foundation, and Hawkeye was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of fame in 2004.

The BBC asked Hawkeye Herman, in September 2005, to compose a song to commemorate the Katrina hurricane disaster, which resulted in the song “Katrina, Oh Katrina (Hurricane Blues)”. The song was aired to over 7 million listeners on the popular “BBC Today” program.

Hawkeye Herman : Katrina, Oh Katrina (Hurricane Blues)

Cascade Blues Association
“One of America’s finest acoustic guitarists and blues educators.”

Living Blues Magazine
“Herman plays with a sensitive, reflective touch that continually draws attention to his vocals, which are effectively understated and free of affectation… Herman can rock with the best of them. A solid choice for fans of traditional acoustic blues.”

Los Angeles Times
“…plays haunting music on a mournful guitar.”

Blues Access
“The only thing better than hearing this live album is seeing Hawkeye Herman in the flesh. Whether adding his own spin to blues classics or offering his own songs, Herman is a one-man history of blues, noteworthy guitar player and inimitable communicator. Miss him at your peril.”

If you like to learn to play the blues like Hawkeye Herman I have good news for you. Hawkeye has become a blues guitar teacher at Jam Play, so you can now very easily get your blues guitar lessons from him. How? Just come to The Guitar Classroom and sign up for guitar lessons from Jam Play

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Griff Hamlin - Blues Guitar Teacher

The Guitar Classroom is happy to be able to provide blues guitar lessons, called : “Playing Through The Blues – A Guide for the Lead Guitar Player” created by Griff Hamlin a professional guitarist and educator for 20 years.

The Guide is available for just $47 and comes with a full, 8 weeks money back guarantee.

Payment is handled by the Clickbank, so you are assured it is totally safe, and you can trust the 8 weeks money back guarantee.

You can pay with you credit card or with your PayPal account

The Guide consist of:

  • The Playing Through the Blues – A Guide for the Lead Guitar Player e book. The book includes TAB and standard notation for all of the examples.
  • The Playing Through The Blues Rhythm & Chords Module e book. This book also includes TAB and standard notation for all of the rhythm and chord exercises in the course.
  • Blues Rhythm Lessons 18 lessons including 90 minutes of video showing you exactly how they should be played.
  • Access to the  members only blog. This is where Griff posts any little extra goodies he comes across.
  • Complete transcribed solo examples. The best way to learn is to do it. These examples have been created to address specific topics, and in an order that will take you from a blues wannabe to a blues pro. You do not have to be able to read music. All examples are written in TAB, and audio examples are included.
  • The lead guitar course includes 120 minutes of  high quality video. The videos cover every single note in the book.
  • The ‘Blues Masters’ section. These solo examples are taken directly from songs recorded by guitarist like  Eric Clapton, Freddie King, BB King, and Albert King. In this section of the course you can see how the pro’s do it.
  • 10 Complete Jam Tracks to play to and hone your skills. Actually, if you consider the fact that you can also jam over any of the tracks for the rhythm & chord lessons, it’s like 28 jam tracks! After you have mastered one of the solo examples, you can continue to Jam along with the Jam Track for that solo, and make up ideas of your own.
  • Detailed instruction on how to master the skills you will need to play with authority. Techniques such as bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and others will get you the sound of the masters in no time.
  • Griff Hamlin’s 20+ years of teaching all wrapped up into a package that costs less that 1 private lesson.
  • A Step-By-Step Approach for learning to play the blues the right way. Instead of just learning some blues licks and experimenting, this system will show you exactly what to play and when.
  • Turnaround and Ending Licks. This additional e book contains an additional 20 turnaround and ending licks, in various keys, that you can use in your blues soloing. Many places charge as much for just a book like this as Griff does for his whole system! In addition to the book, there are, of course, audio examples for every lick.
  • Lifetime Updates. Yes, you read right, lifetime updates. Griff will be adding to the Playing Through The Blues members area as often as possible.

    • More info in The Guitar Classroom check the Online Guitar Lessons

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    59es Gibson Electric Guitar

    The electric guitar is a guitar with steel or nickel strings. The vibration of these strings is picked up and converts into an electrical current by so called pickups, and then amplified.

    In 1931 the Rickenbacker company was the first to make electric guitars, this were normal hollow bodied guitars with tungsten steel pickups.

    The first solid body electric guitar was made by Les Paul, but the first successful solid body electric guitar was the Fender Esquire, made in 1950.

    The electric guitar played a major role in the development of musical styles such as blues, rock and roll, rockabilly and blues rock.

    In the Guitar Classroom you will find electric guitar lessons

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