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| 2929.1 | | ZYDECO::MCABEE | relative moralist | Wed May 11 1994 12:34 | 13 |
| I haven't seen Norman's video but, if you want to learn _his_ style, that'd
be the way to go. I'm not sure it would be the best way to learn general
country/bluegrass flatpicking though. Norman's playing is idiosyncratic
(whatever that means - I think it means that idiots like me can sink a lot of
time and never make it tick).
Doc Watson's picking technique is a lot closer to some kind of standard
approach, but I have no idea who would be a better teacher.
I have two Homespun videos (Kevin Burke's Irish fiddle and John Renbourn's
Celtic guitar tunes) and I like them both.
Bob
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| 2929.2 | | NASSAU::HALL | Euripides pants, Eumenides pants | Thu May 12 1994 20:46 | 19 |
| I've always been happy with the Homespun tapes; poisonally speaking,
though, I have a hard time parting with $50-$60 for a one or two-hour
video. I've been much happier with the audio tapes; I think you get a
lot more bang for your buck.
Something else to consider; I know that here in Colo Spgs, we can go
down to at least one music store and RENT lots of Homespun videos for
$4.00/3 days. You might see if the same applies in Seattle.
To play like either Norman or Doc would be enough for me, but while I'm
dreaming, I'll play like Tony Rice.
One more thought; Russ Barenberg has an audio series called "Advanced
Flatpicking" which is very good; he's probably the best teacher of the
bunch, at least that I've seen. I believe it may be because he's
STUDIED the other guys' styles, and can tell you why they sound like
they do.
Charlie
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| 2929.3 | | HYDRA::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri May 13 1994 02:03 | 6 |
| If you're looking for a wealth of individual bluegrass licks for the
guitar, check out Orrin Star's book "Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar"
(Oak Publications). It's aimed at the intermediate player (i.e. you
can already flatpick pretty well, and are getting tired of using the
same octave run that everybody else uses -- you know the one I
mean).
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| 2929.4 | Ignorant Bluegrass wanna be | CSOA1::CHANDLER | | Fri May 13 1994 18:22 | 7 |
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Okay,
I'll bite.
I don't know the one you mean. But I am interested.
Ignorant
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| 2929.5 | "The run" | HYDRA::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri May 13 1994 18:38 | 15 |
| I don't have a decent notation, but ...
The notes played for "the run", in G, starting with the low E
string, are
G--A-Bb-B-D-E-D-G---
where the latter G is an octave higher, and the number of dashes
following each note indicates how many (very short) beats that note
is (i.e. if the first note is 1/8, the next 6 notes are 1/16).
That's not really accurate, either, because the run is somewhat
syncopated.
I know how to play this run in about 10 different keys on several
instruments; *writing* it is a bear.
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| 2929.6 | May Bill Monroe forgive you | ZYDECO::MCABEE | relative moralist | Fri May 13 1994 19:33 | 5 |
| Now wait a minute, Paul. If you don't play "the run" at least once in a tune,
is it really bluegrass? I mean what kind of sacrilege are you advocating
here?
Bob
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| 2929.7 | | HYDRA::BECK | Paul Beck | Fri May 13 1994 23:29 | 13 |
| Did I say not to play it? I play it right-side up, up-side down, and
in-side out on the guitar, and even throw it into the occasional
mandolin break (I'll probably do it tomorrow in Wilton in some cabin
tune or other; see the "gigs" note).
Come to think of it, though, I don't think I've ever hear the banjo
do "the run". That's probably one of the unspoken rules -- only the
banjo can play "shave and a haircut" and only the guitar can do "the
run".
Tom Benson used to throw a little bit of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
into his fiddle break for Foggy Mountain Breakdown (I think). He
quit doing it for some reason.
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| 2929.8 | I do it on Banjo,too ! | PAKORA::JHYNDMAN | | Sat May 14 1994 12:05 | 14 |
| "Them lick"is often done on the banjo,but simplified for banjo
players;-)
D ---------0------0----------- Where T,I,M are thumb,index,middle r/h
B -------0------5------------- fingers.As you pick and slide the 3rd
G -0--2 sl 4--7--------------- string,pick 2nd & 1st string,timing
D ---------------------------- the 1st string to coincide with the
g -------------------0-------- slide reaching the 4th fret.
T T I M T I M T
Special note for banjo players:- The "strings" are the LONG wire bits,and
the "frets" are the SHORT wire bits. <:-)
Jim.
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| 2929.9 | I got the Norman Blake video | DECWET::TEAGUE | | Thu May 26 1994 18:12 | 20 |
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Thanks for the comments...and the lick reproductions.
I got the video. I'm impressed: the split screen (or picture-in-
picture) instruction would be hard to improve on. And the first tune
he does is "Whiskey Before Breakfast", one of my favorites.
Guitar-wise, I ended up buying a spruce/cherry Seagull S6 instead of the
Guild D-4. It sounded great (better than the Guild) and cost more than
$100 less...and that included the case. Hey...I'll buy a Martin after
I make my second million.
I'm looking for a couple of other tunes. Has anybody seen music books
that contain either "The Old Brown Case" or "Tennessee Stud"?
Jim
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