Advanced Guitar TV

I’ve just come across this great little that allows you to create a video or photo wall which you publish to your blog. I first published Facebook and now I’m trying out here.   Hope it works!   <img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=0 width=0 height=0 src=”http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTgxMzc2MzQ2NjEmcHQ9MTI5ODEzNzY*Njc2MCZwPTkwMjA1MSZkPSZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif” />http://apps.cooliris.com/embed/cooliris.swf

First Attempt at Home Recording

Last Monday was my daughter Carme’s 16th Birthday. So as I’ve I’ve been learning Cubase in order to make jazz and blues backing tracks for the AdvancedGuitarPlayer Website, I decided to have a go at recording one of my own tunes – I wrote this one the day Carme and my wife arrived home from [...]

Interval Recognition with Auralia

I’ve just started on the first couple of levels of the Interval Recognition Exercise and it looks pretty good. LevelOne is ascending Perfect Fourths, Perfect Fifths and Perfect Octaves and Level Two offers the same intervals both ascending and descending. (see screenshot) What’s cool is that you get a choice – you can either name [...]

More Thoughts on Auralia Ear Training

I’ve been pretty lax about writing the review of Auralia Ear Training for the Ear Training Section on Advanced Guitar Player – the truth is I’ve been a bit busy and what’s more, it occurs to me that however good it is most Ear Training Software suffers from the same problem. Both Auralia and EarMaster [...]

Impressions – Wes Montgomery

As I’m sure you’ll guess I’m working on ideas for this tune at the moment. Anyway, here’s the sublime Wes Montgomery showing all us budding guitar players how it’s done! http://www.youtube.com/v/fXvdU7f-q7I&hl=en&fs=1

John Coltrane – Impressions

Just back from a rehearsal and we started messing with this . . . Impressions by John Coltrane. It’s nice ’cause its the same chords as So What by Miles Davis but this much more fun. I’ll be uploading the Lead Sheet and Scale Ideas to Advanced Guitar Player over the next couple of days. [...]

Kurt Rosewinkel on Solo Construction

Some great tips from Kurt here – Very handy! I’m going to start on the Pentatonic thing right away! http://www.youtube.com/v/8uLnw6O8hUQ&hl=en&fs=1

Guitar Genius Pat Martino plays Days of Wine and Roses

OK OK OK . . . I know it’s been Days of Wine and Roses ad infintum recently. But this version by Pat Martino is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! http://www.youtube.com/v/muzILtfvfe4&hl=en&fs=1

Days of Wine and Roses . Andy Williams plus Lyrcs

I couldn’t resist it . . . I got into these standards watching the crooners shows on Saturday Night with my Mum. Perry Como, Andy Williams et al Anyway, here are Johnny Mercer’s lyrics The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through a meadow land toward a [...]

Days of Wine and Roses – Herb Ellis

Another new tune this week . Henry Mancini’s wonderful Days of Wine and Roses. Snooping around on YouTube I found this interview with Herb Ellis and his very sparse version of the tune – it’ll be be great for working on solo ideas with. Clear and simple – the great man is sorely missed! http://www.youtube.com/v/7TAdOyX-yKk&hl=en&fs=1