What’s So Great About Led Zeppelin Anyway…? Do you remember the movie “Wayne’s World”? The scene where Wayne and Garth go into a guitar shop then as Wayne picks up a guitar and starts to play the beginning to “Stairway To Heaven” the salesman stops him pointing to a sign on the wall that reads …
This Guitar Piece Can Take Your Skill To the Next Level – This Is How – Here’s the lesson I filmed for “The Waltz” by Aguado. It’s a short 2nd grade piece and it is perfect for someone that hasn’t been playing all that long to learn. In turn,this piece will help us get ready …
Complete Guitar Lesson “Waltz” by Aguado (2nd Grade Trinity College Syllabus) Read More »
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me. A question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration but what they really mean is fuel.I have always needed fuel, I am a serious consumer”. Hunter S. Thompson “Happiness” Is Not Always What You Think It is. Sons De Carrilhoes by Joao Pernambuco is a …
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My Arrangement of “True Colours” I’m really happy to share my arrangement of “True Colors”. I was aware of Cyndi Lauper’s recording, it got a lot of air play when in first came out, but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to her version although I recognised that it was a quality Pop song. …
Steve Flack Original Guitar Arrangement – “True Colors” Read More »
Welcome To The Broadway Happiness Machine Here’s my arrangement of the Jerome Kern classic “The Way You Look Tonight” originally from the musical “Swing Time” and performed by one of the biggest stars of his day Fred Astaire. The Broadway Musical Theatre was the happiness factory of the 20th Century. It manufactured happiness… People would …
Steve Flack Original Guitar Arrangement – “The Way You Look Tonight” Read More »
This is How Pop music In the 60’s Influenced Todays Music. Here’s my arrangement of Tears For Fears hit song “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. Since the 60’s, pop music has seen so many song writers pump out an astonishing and mind boggling number of songs every year but among that avalanche of creativity …
Complete Guitar Tutorial: Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” Read More »
Find Out How Burt Bacharach Changed & Defined Music History I’d like to share my arrangement of the Burt Bacharach classic song “I Say A Little Prayer” with my improvised solo. It’s a great song! I really enjoy using “I Say A Little Prayer” as a vehicle for my improvisation techniques. If you were asked …
“Madronos” – A Trinity College Licentiate Diploma Piece As a teenager my guitar teacher at the time lent me a record by John Williams, the great Australian classical guitar player. I recorded it onto a cassette tape and I listened to it a lot, in fact I wore the tape out! I hadn’t written the …
Classical Guitar Study: Madronos – Federico Moreno Torroba Read More »
Happy Days With Aussie Bassist Ron Martin I’ve been fortunate in my life to have met some great and interesting musicians. The bass player Ron Martin was one such impressive musician that I had the pleasure of knowing. Ron had played with Johnny O’Keefe, Frank Ifield and a range of amazing and interesting international acts …
Steve Flack’s Original Arrangement – Diamonds And Pearls (Prince) Read More »
Bob Marley Biography “Catch A Fire” – A Great Read! I recently read Bob Marley’s biography “Catch A Fire” by Tim White which was great, I thoroughly enjoyed it! There are those that consider it to be the best music bio ever written – It has that reputation. I don’t know if it’s the best …
Steve Flack’s – No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley) Original Arrangement. Read More »
