Thursday, 19 December 2013
Latest download
available now - Progressive Fingerpicking Pieces that allow the student to progress through various techniques including tricks that the professionals use for smooth and slick playing.
Monday, 9 December 2013
warnings
Two warnings:
1. There is a web service called Chordify. It promises to make a chord chart of any song you like.
Al tried it this week and could not believe how inaccurate it was. He thinks his toothbrush could do a better job!
2. Here is a nice warning. The download version of Progressive Fingerpicking pieces will appear on the Al n Ray website very soon.
1. There is a web service called Chordify. It promises to make a chord chart of any song you like.
Al tried it this week and could not believe how inaccurate it was. He thinks his toothbrush could do a better job!
2. Here is a nice warning. The download version of Progressive Fingerpicking pieces will appear on the Al n Ray website very soon.
Friday, 15 November 2013
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Ukulele tunes in TAB & clef
Al & Ray's latest bargain download is a collection of tunes for Ukulele from all over the world. It also contains a few useful exercises, scales and chords. Most usefully, everything is shown in not only clef notation but also tablature - TAB - with later pieces exploring some higher frets and interesting string crossing techniques. Fun and instructional!
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Schoenberg
The travel part of Al's Finzi Scholarship Award project (researching Schoenberg's creative teaching methods, particularly with "less able masters") has come to a close.
The insights gained from studying the background, original manuscripts and typescripts of Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition are already informing his teaching, thanks to assistance from the Finzi Trust, the Arnold Schoenberg Center and Andrew Bendefy.
Look out for Al's Schoenberg day at Dillington House in April.
The insights gained from studying the background, original manuscripts and typescripts of Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition are already informing his teaching, thanks to assistance from the Finzi Trust, the Arnold Schoenberg Center and Andrew Bendefy.
Look out for Al's Schoenberg day at Dillington House in April.
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Evening classes
Al & Ray's latest acoustic guitar evening classes for Adult beginners and improvers are well under way.
This time by popular demand there is a distinctly bluesy feel with some finger-picking and improvisation. As to be expected there is also the usual very practical application of music theory...and the coffee and biscuits seem to be particularly good!
This time by popular demand there is a distinctly bluesy feel with some finger-picking and improvisation. As to be expected there is also the usual very practical application of music theory...and the coffee and biscuits seem to be particularly good!
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Dillington course
There's still a couple of places left so time to book up for Al & Ray's 'No Boundaries Band' course at Dillington House at the end of October.
The tuition is nearly as good as the meals!! & the setting is just fantastic.
The tuition is nearly as good as the meals!! & the setting is just fantastic.
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