Blues

The B&I training materials describe many of the projects, or groups of projects, as being able to be taught concurrently with earlier projects. It’s also mentioned that many or most of these should be done in different keys but not necessarily all keys. All of…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• blues and improv program, evaluating playlist, Playlist

I’ve actually talked to Neil about this, but I would love to hear what specific approaches different teachers actually take. My question is about when to introduce Blues & Improvisation. The TTM say that B&I should not be started until certain “Basics” are completed, including…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• Blues and improv, Laurie Richards, prerequisites for blues, when to introduce

I love to use Billy at the Footy as an improvisation accompaniment. I do as Neil suggests, throwing in the V chord at the end when we intend to repeat the 12-bar cycle. I do it a little differently to Neil, so I hope it’s…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• billy at the footy, billy at the footy improvisation, billy at the footy variation, blues, blues rhythm, Gordon Harvey, improvisation

I want to find a CD with a 12 Bar Blues on it to play for young kids. My point is to illustrate that this pattern is used all the time by recording musicians – and they are now “members of the club” because they…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• 12 Bar blues, blues recordings to play along with

I just got off the phone with an adult that started learning traditionally and wants to try out SM.  I let her know the various genres we teach, and she let me know she is not crazy about jazz or blues.  I have had another…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, arrangements, blues and jazz, classical, classical music, genres, potential, Robin Keehn, student focus, unlocking potential

I have a student named Karen that is 63 and is in a group with 2 other women. All of them have prior experience, and things are going well.  We are in the middle of level 2 and have had 12 lessons. Karen however, from…

• Last updated 8 years ago
• blues, claiming territory, following the program, importance of blues, not wanting to learn songs, omitting pieces from the program, previous experience, shared lessons

I have an issue with an adult student in her sixties who is objecting more and more to playing the Blues. We are up to Billy at the Footy and she tells me she is just not going to learn it because it sounds horrible.…

• Last updated 12 years ago
• adults, bad memory, claiming territory, don’t like blues, forgetting, learning tools and strategies, refusing to learn songs, students writing notes

I just thought I’d share something exciting that happened tonight! I lead the praise band at my church and just playing around I played Alma Mater blues while the band was getting organized and we were going through a sound check. After practice, the band…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• 12 Bar blues, Alma Mater Blues, band, blues, duets, Jackson Blues, jamming