Justin Sandercoe
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I make a living from the web site, all the income streams are small, but when combined I can live pretty well. Took maybe 5 years before I could stop doing private lessons and work mostly on the web site and my own projects.
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I did advanced math at college, but I dropped out, but I only know about the Dirac Delta function cos I started writing a song with that title... the infinite spike of love in a sea of false starts... but I didn't understand enough math to make it work in the song, so it went by the by.
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? I have two stupid adorable cats, Smokey and The Bandit. They are bro and sis and are 8 month old rascals :) pix on facebook.
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You're welcome!
- First tutorial was a few filmed in one day... a string bending one, 12 Bar Blues and a few others. Most are now private, cos they were not very good. Think the first one we uploaded was the string bending, but I can't be certain.
I had a text based web site that I started a few years before, and knew video was going to be great, and my mate Jedi came by and he'd just made a short film, so he offered to come film and edit it.
I guess I knew there would be a few, but I never expected it to grow as big as it has!!
3rds are a great thing to practice - becase chords are built in 3rd, if you practice them until they become instinctive, it helps with good note choice. So yes, 3rds imho are the most important pattern study.
I try not to think at all when I play. I'm trying to let the subconscious flow and not let thoughts get in the way. When I practice I think abotu whatever it is I'm working on!
Easy way to get outside is to play whatever you are doing up a semitone, and then move it back. It's easy but it works!!
I think in stages. First be confident with the major and minor pentatonics. Then learn how to use the major scale in all 5 positions. Then add the notes of the major scales to the pentatonics to use them modally. I have a modes course coming soon!
Joe Pass, just love his music and it really connects as pure expression.
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Someone who knows there is no right or wrong way... have a way of their own but encourage you to question it.
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I played since before I can remember. My parents tell me I used to get excited anytime someone came on TV with a guitar, so they got me one.
I remember my Dad taking me to see Tommy Emmanuel which was very inspiring.
I play harmonica ok, piano badly and enjoy squeaking on a clarinet that I inherited from an uncle!!
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Into Temptation - Crowded House
Neil Young, Miles Davis, AC/DC.
Unknown Legend, Neil Young.
Cheers, ur welcome!
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playing well will get you laid more.
well that is what you wanted to hear right??
:)
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