Dvd Lick Library Effortless Guitar Smooth Jazz Techniques

Effortless Guitar Series-Learn classical guitar techniques with Danny Gill. This excellent tutorial will guide you through basic classical ideas to more challenging pieces! Suitable for beginner to intermediate players. Danny Gill is a former pupil of Joe Satriani and co-author of the Musicians Institute Rock Guitar series. His songs have appeared on TV shows including 'The Osbournes' and film sound tracks such as 'Insomnia' and 'Under Siege.'

Effortless Guitar Series-This is THE DVD for expanding your playing into the more exotic personalities of the acoustic guitar. 'Essential Acoustic Textures' provides an easy-to-learn method for learning Caribbean South American and Spanish styles that can work well in all musical situations from rock and pop to blues and bossa nova. Learn about: the samba style · rhumba · reggae · bossa nova · authentic flamenco techniques · rasgueado and golpe techniques · innovative plucking and strumming · and recommended guitars and strings. Richard Smith is a session player and recording artist who lives in Los Angeles California. His recordings have garnished praise such as 'Best Contemporary Jazz Guitar Album'(Tune Up Magazine) a nomination for 'Record of the Year' (Ad Lib Magazine Tokyo) and 'Best New Artist' (Radio and Records Magazine). Richard is also a Senior Professor and Chair of the Studio/Jazz Guitar department at the University of Southern California.

Effortless Guitar Series-This DVD will introduce you to the world of octave playing in the style of Wes Montgomery George Benson Joe Pass and Pat Metheny. Learn how to dramatically musically and effortlessly expand your soloing using all of the touch taste tone time and above all tude as in ATTITUDE. Using octaves guitarists can kick-up the melodic possibilities of their soloing far beyond scales licks and chords – and give the player powerful new tools forimprovisation not just in jazz but blues pop and rock. Learn about octaves by learning easy to play contemporary jazz pieces in an effortless progression from the basics to some of the most advanced and expressive octave playingall in the course of one video! Sections include: Octave basics around the neck • using the thumb fingers and pick for maximum versatility • Chord solo concepts using octaves • blues licks scales and chromaticriffs in octaves • Play melodies expressively with octaves developing an awesome touch using right hand tonal techniques • developing a naturally expressive style using techniques such as expressive dynamic contouring• expressive devices such as slurs tremolo slides • additional harmony behond octaves • lots of solo ideas to develop and adapt into your own style.

Effortless Guitar Series-From a guitarist's perspective Smooth Jazz is more like instrumental rhythm and blues funk and pop music! It is a vibrant playground of great grooves sophisticated blues-based harmonies and lush orchestration - in thetradition of James Brown Tower of Power Earth Wind and Fire and Carlos Santana. It is where jazz rock pop funk r&b and Latin styles all come together on the guitar.This DVD will help you to master this style extendingyour knowledge of jazz harmony blues techniques funk rhythm skills and a keen lyrical sense of melody in a variety of tone and amp settings. Richard Smith is a session player and recording artist who lives in Los Angeles California. He is also a Senior Professor and Chair of the Studio/Jazz Guitar department at the University of Southern California.

Effortless Guitar Series-A huge percentage of what all professional guitar players play is rhythm guitar. Eddie Van Halen Eric Clapton and SRV are all incredibly cool rhythm guitar players. Learn to develop the most fundamental of musical essentials - a good sense of time and feel plus dozens more musical concepts that will serve any aspiring accompanist. Learn about: Developing a strong rhythmic feel · Right hand exercises · Incredibly funky funk vamps · Rhythm and blues progressions · Thinking like a drummer · Organization and arrangement in contemporary song forms · Fundamental rhythmic concept · Syncopation and complex rhythm studies · Signal processing; delay effects · Bubble and percolatorpicking · Double stop playing · Antecedent and consequent (call and response) phrasing · Single-note popping · Reggae Styles · Overdrive effects · Lots of alternative voicings.

Learn Latin rock licks in the style of Carlos Santana in the key of G minor with this Lick Library: Guitar Quick Licks DVD. Santana's amazing fluid blend of salsa rock blues and jazz fusion have made him one of the most acclaimed guitarists of our time! With killer Guitar licks and a jam track these lessons with Stuart Bull will help to add an arsenal of tricks in the style of Santana that will really add some effortless and smooth character to your playing.