Post by allthumbs on May 27, 2021 11:35:07 GMT -6
Good morning everyone,
I'm a new member to the forums -- I just ordered a copy of "Jazzin' The Blues" direct from Hal Leonard, but I have scoped out as many of the sample pages from Mr. Ganapes' work as I could, and it feels like it's going to be a good fit for me. I'll probably buy "Blues You Can Use" as well, and maybe that's the one I should have started with, but we'll see.
I see that there are occasional member challenges to share your version of specific pieces from the books. That's a ways off for me, I'm sure, but once I have a chance to work through some of the material (and to see how good the rest of you are), maybe I'll post something.
After many years of playing guitar non-seriously, I have spent the past couple of years really trying to improve. I've taken private lessons a couple of different times, but I'm back to self-study, books, YouTube, etc. I have seen at least one mention on these forums of Frank Vignola's TrueFire channel, and I have subscribed to that in the past (and probably will again). I have purchased several TrueFire courses (blues, jazz, country, and even rockabilly). If there are even just a few good ideas I can take from a book or an online course, I think it's worth it.
Feel free to reply if there is anything specific about the books or forums you think I should know.
Thanks!
Danny
I'm a new member to the forums -- I just ordered a copy of "Jazzin' The Blues" direct from Hal Leonard, but I have scoped out as many of the sample pages from Mr. Ganapes' work as I could, and it feels like it's going to be a good fit for me. I'll probably buy "Blues You Can Use" as well, and maybe that's the one I should have started with, but we'll see.
I see that there are occasional member challenges to share your version of specific pieces from the books. That's a ways off for me, I'm sure, but once I have a chance to work through some of the material (and to see how good the rest of you are), maybe I'll post something.
After many years of playing guitar non-seriously, I have spent the past couple of years really trying to improve. I've taken private lessons a couple of different times, but I'm back to self-study, books, YouTube, etc. I have seen at least one mention on these forums of Frank Vignola's TrueFire channel, and I have subscribed to that in the past (and probably will again). I have purchased several TrueFire courses (blues, jazz, country, and even rockabilly). If there are even just a few good ideas I can take from a book or an online course, I think it's worth it.
Feel free to reply if there is anything specific about the books or forums you think I should know.
Thanks!
Danny
I think you'll enjoy the book. Pay particular attention to the chord progressions. You'll see them again and again in Jazz including the non-blues Jazz standards.