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Feb

01

2014

1

Just a wee recent history about where I've come from to get to here

By johnnycajon

Last Autumn I did a 3 week music-themed road trip in the USA. I started in Nashville, Tennessee, went west to Memphis and then south through Mississippi, Arkansas and ended up in New Orleans in Louisiana. It was a great trip and I took in as much live music gigs and festivals as I could. I love American roots music in all its forms. I picked up a diddley-bow kit in Arkansas and a harmonica in Clarksdale and I played some 12 bar blues in private around the back of a grain barn at the Hopsons Plantation near the famous US61/49 crossroads.

Jan

31

2014

1

Here we go then

By johnnycajon

Yippee. another day, another thing to learn.

How to play any three chord song in any key

There are heaps of traditional 3 chord tunes that have been transcribed and posted on the net. You can find these tunes easily enough with Google and then transpose them using these 3 easy steps.

Apr

30

2013

0

Accuracy Part II - Time

By admin

Hi Folks

This newsletter is a follow-up from the previous one, it's also about accuracy but not to do with your pitch, this one is about the accuracy of your rhythmic timing. Again we need to ask ourselves exactly how to make this happen, how do we develop this important skill?

Apr

10

2013

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Accuracy

By admin

Hi folks

The main thing that I always try to impress on my students is accuracy. It's the thing that distinguishes a clean, precise player from a sloppy one. With a little attention to detail, some guidance in the right direction and a little self-discipline there is no reason why anyone can't hone their skills and become a competent player.

Mar

15

2013

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Theory is not a dirty word

By admin

After reading another piece 'somewhere' on the internet about the evils of learning music theory I progressed on to update the Syncopation page in the Makin' Music section. This could be a good time to make a confession of sorts. I called the theory section Makin' Music because the word theory tends to scare people, I'm starting to think that was a mistake but I'm not going to change it now. Anyway...

Mar

14

2013

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Why Blog?

By admin

A blog, or weblog, is simply an online diary that you can share with others. In the context of learning new skills a blog can be helpful in a number of ways:

About your guitar

Not all cigar box guitars are built equal. The information on this site, including in the training courses, is relevant to 3 string guitars tuned to root, fifth and octave (see the next page). It is also most relevant to guitars without frets that you play slide on, although if you do have frets they won't stop you slidin'. The advantage of having a fretless slide guitar is that your action (the distance between the neck and the strings) can be higher making it significantly easier to play with a slide.

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