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Jerry Bresee's Discussions
Who uses capoes?
Jan, Keyser has a great site for this at http://www.kysermusical.com/shortcut/. Obviously designed to sell their capos, it's still a great resource. I've put together a short booklet called "capo ma…
Replied Feb 13
Differences between Martin HD-28 and Standard D-28
Ken, In addition to the differences Jim mentions, there are two structural differences which are said to affect tone. The HD-28 uses what Martin calls "forward-shifted" bracing; that is, the X-brace…
Replied Feb 1
Who uses capoes?
Jan, I've used partial capos for 20 years or more, and they've become rather central to my playing style and what little writing I still do. Partial capos allow chord voicings that you simply cannot…
Replied Jan 23
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Forrest, Martin has just released a short-scale (24.9 inches - same as a 000) D-18V, and it may be just the thing for you. String spacing is still on the narrow side, but I've played a couple of hours of fingerstyle on one at the local music store.…
Jan,
Keyser has a great site for this at http://www.kysermusical.com/shortcut/. Obviously designed to sell their capos, it's still a great resource. I've put together a short booklet called "capo magic" that you can have for free if you email me at…
Ken,
In addition to the differences Jim mentions, there are two structural differences which are said to affect tone. The HD-28 uses what Martin calls "forward-shifted" bracing; that is, the X-brace under the top is shifted closer to the sound-hole…
My preference is payment by credit card (I have a merchant account for CD sales), but also accept a check, usually for up to four lessons at a time, sent to me before lessons begin. It's not generally something I like to deal with during a lesson. I…
I have a question on how Skype-based teachers collect for their lessons? Do they have the student pay via PayPal when scheduling the lesson? Is there a reliable way to schedule via a web site so you can automate that process? I can see where hasslin…
Thanks, Jerry--this sounds pretty interesting.
In the course of my day job work, I came across a company that is about to launch a new web service specifically designed for teaching dynamic events like musical performance over the web. The idea is that you make a video of your performance, uploa…
I agree with the general sentiments expressed here. Skype is not exactly like a live lesson, but it's a whole lot better than no lesson at all. It is certainly not the best forum for working on tone, but lots of other work can get done quite gracefu…
Here's a group we started on this site with some cool information in it: Online Webcam Students and Teachers.
I tried to sum my thoughts up in this blog: Benefits and Limitations of Webcam Guitar Lessons
I hope that helps. I'm happy to answer any…
Hi Jerry. I've been using Skype/webcam to teach. I have a number of students from back east that still wish to study with me; it is also a way to offer occasional lessons to people I meet on tour or at my workshops. Optimal? No, but the technology h…
Look for Rob Bourassa, he does some teching by Skype I believe.
From what I've seen of Skype, the picture quality really bothers my eyes. I'm terribly far-sighted and have trouble with shaky, moving and indistinct images. It wouldn't be for me, but…
Jan, I've used partial capos for 20 years or more, and they've become rather central to my playing style and what little writing I still do. Partial capos allow chord voicings that you simply cannot play any other way. These voicing introduce colors…
Hi everyone,I noticed Stevie Coyle's comment about teaching via Skype. I'd really like to hear more about that - how well it works, how well students like it, etc. Are there any other "distance" teaching tools that people use?
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Gigging or professional musician, Amateur or recreational musician, Music teacher, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Archtop guitar, Electric guitar, Bass guitar
- What is your website address?
- http://www.jerrybresee.com
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Jazz, non-bluegrass flatpicking, straight acoustic rhythm guitar in a band, celtic fingerstyle, blues, old rock and roll, classic rock, classic country, new singer-songwriter materail
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- At 9:43pm on January 15, 2010,
Michael DeLalla said…
- Hi Jerry! Thanks for the kind words. I miss VA sometimes, but Boulder is a wonderful place to be a musician. So many great players from so many genres and backgrounds. I still get back east though--I'll be on tour there this summer as well as teaching a 2-week workshop. Do you ever get out to CO? It would be great to see/hear you again. Take care, Michael
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