Recently I was watching one of those quiz programs on tv and the question was asked “what does Pablo Casals, Yo Yo Ma and Andrew Lloyd Webber have in common”? Weirdly I knew the answer, but none of the contestants did… Andrew Lloyd Webber being the composer of all those smash hit musicals like Phantom …
Trinity College 7th Grade Exam Syllabus : Bach’s Prelude (1st Cello Suite) Read More »
Here’s Domenico Scarlatti’s Sonata K 352 which was originally written for the keyboard but it works really well on the guitar. The Big Three Musical Giants Of 1685 Scarlatti was one of the 3 musical giants born in the same year, 1685. The other 2 were Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. They were …
“Clapton said he’d never met an Australian before and after meeting this house full of Aussies, he thought all Australian’s must be really smart!” Steve flack Playing In Remembrance Of Martin Sharp And The 7 Degrees Of Eric Clapton. It was a Monday night in 2013, I was teaching at my music academy at Liverpool …
Steve Flack’s Original Arrangment: The Eric Clapton Medley. Read More »
The Birth Of Guitar Heroes And My Dream Of “The Australian Guitar Players Hall Of Fame” Recently we were looking through some of the old live footage from the “Guitar Heroes” shows that we’d filmed and we all agreed that people should be able to see it. So what was the “Guitar Heroes” about? I’d …
Guitar Heroes: Live @ The Basement “Statesboro Blues” Read More »
What We Can Learn From the Giants of Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis And Coltrane. I really admired Miles Davis. I had a big collection of his recordings and of course I equally revered John Coltrane the great sax player who was Miles Davis’s featured soloist – I followed Coltrane’s solo career as keenly. In fact, …
Studio Album: Guitar Heroes III – Steve’s Hendrix Arrangement: Voodoo Chile. Read More »
Vanda & Young – The Musical Masterminds Of The Music Industry and Memories from The Old Stomping Grounds, Villawood, Back In The Day. Jon English told me that he was at Villawood at the same time and that he would jam with Harry & George with Angus riding around on his big wheeler and they’d …
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The Essentials For A Great Band – Long Hours and Hard Work! We all know the old adage “practice makes perfect”, and it’s true… that if you do a whole lot of any one thing, it’s unavoidable, you get good. Steve Flack When I listen to “Heaven Sent” & “Elegantly Wasted” I hear a band …
Guitar Tutorial – INXS – PT 4 “Heaven Sent” “Elegantly Wasted” Read More »
Trinity 8th Grade “En Los Trigales” Anyone who has known homesickness while away from their home will know the range of emotions experienced as the traveler eventually comes home.This is what “En Los Trigales” is about. It’s a musical depiction of those emotions felt by the returning traveler. The home is Spain and there’s no …
What Does It Take to Master An 8th Grade Trinity College Exam Piece? Read More »
Legendary Composer Nino Rota The Godfather trilogy of movies is thought of by many to be among the greatest movies of all times and the main theme “Speak Softly Love” is one of the most recognisable and best known tunes ever written as a soundtrack to a movie.
Carcassi’s claim is that if you accomplish and can play his 25 Studies you’ve arrived as a guitar player. Mateo Carcassi was born in Florence Italy in 1792, he learnt to play both piano and guitar as a young boy growing to became an outstanding guitarist in his teens.
