DVD-Blues By The Book #1

Description

If you're ready to develop your own distinctive blues style, Roy Book Binder has assembled a complete vocabulary of licks and techniques to help you do it. Roy humbly calls this thorough breakdown of the elements of his own fingerstyle blues style "some tricks about playing the guitar," but don't let his laconic delivery fool you. By the time you're finished studying with "Book," you'll have a solid base of skills under your fingertips.

Roy's firsthand knowledge of the great Piedmont-style players makes this video a must for anyone who loves traditional blues. Our trademark Homespun split screen makes it easy to learn as Roy demonstrates a wide variety of chords, right- and left-hand patterns and several of his favorite licks. He also teaches endings, runs, slides, open-string techniques, pull-offs, hammer-ons, damping, turnarounds and much more!

By the end of this video, you will have mastered Pink Anderson's snapping string technique, Rev. Gary Davis' two-finger style and Roy's arrangements to "Black Dog Blues," "Hesitation Blues" and his own medley of ragtime/blues

Customer Reviews:

Love Acoustic Blues?.......2007-05-11

If you love acoustic blues, but don't know how to play, you've come upon a great DVD. To get started, begin with Happy Traum's Easy Blues (part 1 and part 2---) then move on to this classic, funny, self-abasing blues guitarist. Roy Book Binder is a treasure as a guitar teacher and if you only learn ONE song from this DVD, you will have learned not simply a great song, and a fun song, but more so, you will have learned to improvise and enjoy your guitar as Roy encourages you to take chances, invent, and enjoy yourself. what a treat!

Average customer rating:

Fun, funny, and funnier!

Blues by the Book, Lessons 1 & 2

Manufacturer: Hal Leonard
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00023P4P6
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Customer Reviews:

Fun, funny, and funnier!.......2007-06-02

If you love acoustic blues, you'll love Roy Book Binder!

Roy Book Binder is a very funny and very talented man. He also is an apt teacher. Being a great guitarist does not necessarily translate into teaching talent. Thankfully, this man has the talent to teach. He moves quickly, but acknowledges, right from the start, that there will be beginners watching these DVDs.

Although I have had to use the PAUSE button often, it is well worth it. Book Binder pushes you to develop your own style. He has an amazing way of keeping the beat going while talking.....in that "Alice's Resteraunt" manner that seems so easy, but is really so hard to do.

He is able to spin magic with 3 chords, constantly changing and constantly challenging. Thankfully, the DVD comes with the TAB, that has both "easy" and "difficult" versions.

This is for the intermediate guitarist, for the most part, but if you are a true beginner, and really want to learn the blues, start with Homespuns Easy Steps to Blues Guitar DVD 1 and 2. (see the review there).

After that, you'll b ready for Roy Book Binder along with some other great titles that I have used, including:
The Blues Bag 2 DVD set by Happy Traum.

This DVD set will provide months of lessons, as well as a very entertaining and talented teacher in your living room. Homespun uses dual cameras, which bring you in very close and clear to both the right and left hands. Just a great production!

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