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Post by nkforster on Feb 7, 2017 15:45:48 GMT
It's taken a while but I've managed to talk Tom F. into making a DADGAD fingerstyle tutorial video. It's going to be a "premium" lesson - ie, it'll be for sale, not for nowt. He'll be making it at Ian Stephenson's place so the quality should be spot on. The idea is to make it like a 1 to 1 lesson - like the old Homespun stuff. He's an astounding player. My favourite fingerstyle player out there just now. You forget he's playing fingerstyle guitar - you just listen to the music. And that's rare. Thing is, what would you like to learn? It could be just one tune, in depth, or a lesson on right hand technique, or on fancy tricks. Actually - the best question to ask would be - What are you struggling with that Tom could help you with? If you're not familiar with Tom and his playing, here are a few reminders. Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com
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Post by leoroberts on Feb 7, 2017 22:08:14 GMT
I'm a DADGAD novice... it's not that I haven't tried, it's just that I don't seem to be able to get to grips with it at all - so, for me, the best lesson would be something that encourages me to persevere.. In essence, I think that means a lesson which gives me some tangible results at the end (i.e. a choon I could actually play!) that isn't necessarily too easy but is definitely not too hard - no obscene stretches or fiddly bits. I ought to add that I have umpteen DADGAD books, including some by robmackillop and markthomson but I can't help thinking a video might be more helpful in the early stages.
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Post by doc on Feb 8, 2017 0:03:31 GMT
Agreed, Leo. I grew tired of being overwhelmed by techniques the results of which are beautiful to listen to but are quite simply beyond me. I do like using videos though, and when they're well done ( I probably mean simple enough) they are very helpful.
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Post by robmackillop on Feb 8, 2017 7:59:32 GMT
EDIT: Apologies - inappropriate link. I got linked to my name in Leo's post, and replied to that without reading the rest of the thread. Sorry.
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Post by vikingblues on Feb 8, 2017 8:37:46 GMT
I suppose the best approach dt depends whether you want to use DADGAD to play set arrangements of tunes, or to compose or improvise music yourself. I've tended to find video lessons that teach a tune tend to be of little use other than in playing that one tune, unless there's a lot of additional information on why the structure of the piece is working and how that could be applied to other tunes.
I think that when I was starting out on DADGAD the videos I found most useful were those that tried to give a grounding in the way the tuning of the various strings in DADGAD related to each other and how to transfer across some of the knowledge from standard tuning on strings 5, 4 and 3. That and learning some of the more exotic and interesting sounding chords are part chords that can be got from the combination of open strings and fretted notes. Getting to know how to play chords that sound much the same as they do in standard tuning seems to me to defeat the purpose of using an alternative tuning!
Unfortunately after those initial steps and time spent exploring DADGAD you reach the point that no video is going to show you how to Polish your tur musical talent to be any more than the poor shrivelled thing that it is!
Mark
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Post by leoroberts on Feb 8, 2017 11:56:27 GMT
EDIT: Apologies - inappropriate link. I got linked to my name in Leo's post, and replied to that without reading the rest of the thread. Sorry. I didn't think your post was inappropriate, Rob, it was a useful reminder that 'virtual face-to-face' lessons are available.
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Post by robmackillop on Feb 8, 2017 12:28:49 GMT
Cheers, Leo.
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