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 …
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From Carlos Santana to Pink Floyd – Was Clive Davis The “Angel” Of The Music Industry?
Then Tommy & Phil would come out together to do an acoustic set which was always something really special. Steve Flack What Chicago Taught Me about Australia’s Music Scene in the 80’s. In the early 80’s I lived for 2 years in America. I spent 2 years in Chicago and it was obvious why it …
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These Blues solos that we’re learning will help us to think about soloing in the context of the song form. They show us how to fit our licks in at just the right place. Steve Flack The Secret To Improvising Like A Blues Pro Everyone will tell you that it’s nearly impossible to teach “how …
If we’re able to improvise in a blues solo, we can then expand the concept into other styles and genres. Steve Flack Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix, Santana and The Blues Solo. I remember seeing the movie “Woodstock” when I was about 12. I was on holiday at Avoca Beach and being a country town, management in …
Heitor Villa Lobos Heitor Villa Lobos is South America’s best known & most respected composer. He was born in Rio Di Janeiro Brazil 5 March 1887 and died there in 1959. He played cello, clarinet & guitar. Guitar players world wide are so appreciative of him because he wrote some of the instruments most important …
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This Is How One Student Has Gone from Zero To Hero with the Trinity College Method. I would like to introduce the Liverpool Academy of Music – Student Spotlight. During Covid- we have had a surge in online lessons, with Skype and Zoom leading the way. We were pleased to see that international students have …
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[fusion_text] Bach to Suite Lute Basics For every instrument, Johann Sebastian Bach is the high point of its repertoire, and the guitar is no different. Bach wrote 4 suites for the lute (a “guitar like” instrument) that transfers very well to the guitar. In fact, Bach actually never wrote for the guitar but guitar players …
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