Showing posts with label Percussive Guitar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Percussive Guitar. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

TUTORIAL: Flamenco-style drumming (part 1)




Long before the likes of Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, and other guitar greats, flamenco guitarists were using the body of the guitar as a drum. When I started getting into acoustic-percussive guitar, Edina's videos helped me make the transition, so here I am sharing them with you! I teach these techniques during my percussive guitar workshops because it's relatively simple, doesn't require any new gear, and can easily be integrated to songs you already play.


These are the chords she's using:

| Am /// | E /// | F /// | G / F / | Am /// |

And the tabs in the order of appearance:

o -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 -- 
o -- 1 -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 -- 
o -- 2 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 
o -- 2 -- 2 -- 3 -- 5 -- 
o -- 0 -- 2 -- 3 -- 5 -- 
o -- x -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 --


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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

NEW VIDEO: "Hayfever"



"Hayfever" was written in the Spring of 2012 in the middle of, well, hayfever season. The percussive groove and techniques were inspired by my being able to meet one of my heroes, Thomas Leeb, and watching him perform. I also had the honor of being the first opening act in the history of the SMCM Big Band and Jazz Combo. This is the composition I performed.


Picture of me with Thomas Leeb - http://tinyurl.com/b6uywu5
Thomas Leeb's website - http://www.thomasleeb.com


Gear List:
Guitar: Martin GPCPA4 (John Pearse armrest & Grover 106GC tuners)
Strings: D'Addario EJ-17
Pickup: K&K Pure Mini
Preamp: Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre

Camera: Panasonic DMC-ZS3
DAW: Garageband '09/'11
Mic: M-Audio Nova
Interface: M-Audio Mobile Pre USB