DVD-Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar #1- Starting From Scratch
by Happy Traum
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Actor: Happy TraumDirector: Happy Traum
Brand: Homespun
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 641834
Studio: Homespun Tapes
Product features:
- Size: 7.50" x 5.30"Artist: "Happy Traum"ISBN: 1597730211
DVD Reviews of DVD-Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar #1- Starting From Scratch
DVD Review: another fine Homespun product!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great DVD for those who already know how to play basic guitar chords and want to learn the blues. From the first 15 minutes, Happy will have you playing 12 bar blues and begins to show little "secrets" that sound quite impressive, though not difficult to play. Happy's enthusiasm for acoustic blues is contagious and if you have already learned to play basic guitar chords, you are ready for this DVD. It is like having expensive lessons in your home. Play the DVD for 15 minutes; shut it off, and practice every day. After a few days, turn it on for the next segement, and repeat. Some of the DVDs are quite easy, where as others may require more practice between "lessons". If you do not know the basic guitar chords and wish to learn, Homespun has many other excellent products, including David Hamburger's Acoustic Guitar Method, vol 1 and 2. Homespun DVDs make it possible to have terrific lessons in your own home. Affordable, well directed (you get the split screen of the right hand and the left hand), and enjoyable, I have found no better instruction for the guitar or piano than Homespun.
Description of DVD-Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar #1- Starting From Scratch
So you want to play the blues? Well, veteran guitarist, instructor and Homespun Tapes founder Happy Traum offers the very best way for you to get started!This basic course in fingerstyle blues guitar breaks it all down into easily digested topics for novice players. You?ll start by learning the basic blues forms and getting them securely under your belt. Then, Happy provides a number of "easy steps" that will build up your guitar technique, increase your understanding of the style, and help you develop the ability to start playing great blues songs.
Some of these steps include learning basic blues chords, syncopated strumming patterns, 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions, bass runs, and more than a dozen variations for the all-important blues turnarounds, intros and endings. As you work your way through this lesson, Happy imparts numerous tips, suggestions and invaluable information about music theory and musicianship that will affect all of your guitar work.
As you conquer each of these basic steps, your playing will get stronger and more confident, and you?ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished blues guitarist.
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