I’ve posted a lesson on how I practice scales, and how you should also practice scales. If you don’t know these “boxes” or “positions” of the pentatonic, go check out this lesson about the Blues Boxes. The first MGA Chat: Robert Speaks has also been posted. In this chat, I talk about the CAGED system […]
As I’m working on new lessons and new features, I’ve also added in a few lessons from the vault. There’s a lesson on playing Hendrix style rhythm over All Along The Watchtower. The Chitlins Con Carne jazz blues is a fun one to learn. This one I never added a solo too, but I think […]
This one is a bit of a challenge, but a challenge is a good thing sometimes! I tried to make it cool and swingy, but I have to admit this is harder than it looks. However, don’t get discouraged – you can simplify and do less fancy stuff. When you play something like this, the […]
The Swing Blues Rhythm course is a good start in getting into “swingy blues”. Really, we are on the edge of jazz here, because of the feel of the rhythm. It’s not a standard shuffle feel. No, it’s swinging 1/8 notes that does that jiving swing. It’s hard to teach, because it’s not scientific. The […]
Today I’ve added in Jump Your Blues, a fun tune with lots to work on. It’s a blues, but I am teaching many interesting chord voicings, so that you have some nice chord options for comping. There is also a 36 bar long solo to learn, as well as the head and a bunch of […]
This course has just been added here. I think it’s one of my most popular courses. It’s a 12 bar blues, played in a fun, funky way. There are two solos; one intermediate and one advanced. It’s tricky to nail the advanced solo perfectly, but don’t worry. Just pick out the licks you like best […]
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With this new website design, all my instructional material have received a new format. Look up at the horizontal navigation bar. Under “Lessons”, you will find a larger menu, with accessible links to all my Courses. Features on the Lessons pages After you select a Course, you’ll see a brief description, and a number of […]
Well, well, we have arrived at MGA 2.0 now, and I really hope you’ll like it. I think you will! I am going post messages such as this one, when I have something new and important for you. This includes new and upcoming lessons. Anytime you want to interact (discussions, questions, suggestions, etc), the place […]