“See you next Monday and yes I’m very much looking forward to it!!”
Guitar student
Confidence Gain
Bamba Dia’s Story
Gavin is truly an excellent teacher!!! He teaches all levels no matter your ability or age. If you want to expand your knowledge of music you’ve found the right person.
Gavin will soon inspire your deeper appreciation and understanding of how the guitar works. A unique teaching style of guitar playing. Making it fun and enjoyable eager to learn more. He has taught me everything I know about guitar. I’ve recently passed my grade 3 with distinction and grade 4 Merit and in December I’ll do my grade 5 exam with London College of Music. Having lessons with Gavin is the best thing I’ve ever done. If you’re going to learn make sure you learn from the best!
He’s charming and friendly he’ll make you feel like you’re at home with genuine enthusiasm and support, he’ll soon have your guitar playing and appreciation for all music on a whole new level! Ever since I’ve started lessons with him I can’t stop playing the guitar.
Thank you Gavin for the help and support!!!
Click here for Bamba’s Youtube Channel
What a workout! (Blog 6)
My student gets a huge kick from working the notes out himself. Read about the common things that can happen during practice, a few things I see students experience during the week.
Unusually I had a couple of hours free this Saturday afternoon and took the bass for an unexpected workout…and what a workout! In my sun lounge, which was very sunny for once and with both neighbours out for the afternoon, I worked on and rehearsed Kevin
Kendle’s “Dance of Electra”, Ozric Tentacles‘ “Lost in the sky” and the new attempt at their song, “Papyrus”. Whilst the left hand was generally accurate, the right was far too trigger-happy again but calmed with tenacity and some self-restraint. The thrill of
getting it right (the accompaniments) was difficult to contain so I sought out two additional pieces that would have some additional energy, namely Simple Minds “Themes for great cities” and then a surprise encounter….
With Amazon Music on my smartphone, I stumbled upon a very energetic old favourite and, within sixty seconds, unbelievably, worked out the D# and F theme with its D#, C, B, A coda.
For years I’d imagined it to be very complex and at some sweat-inducing pace. Not so. In the end, I’d discovered and played, with real gusto, the introduction to “Baila mi hermana (Dance, sister, dance)” from the Moonflower album by Santana. It was a serotonin and adrenalin hit simultaneously! I worked it out. I had done it…and with no one to hear me…performing with all the potency and rhyming hyper-salsa of this 70s Classic…to my thudding hearts content. AS
Bass Journal Part 5
Bass Journal Part 4
Bass Journal Part 3
Bass Journal Part 2
Bass Journal Part 1
My feet left the ground!! (Blog 6)
At the start of my learning, my apprenticeship, today, my coordination was inexplicably erratic. I couldn’t work at the required pace without some obvious incompetence. Yet, never the judge, Gav reminds me that this is MY learning time and
that through challenge will arise achievement (I paraphrased what he really meant to
say!). I remind myself too that time is space; right now, time isn’t holding the reins. I am!
However, as self confidence re-emerged and competence returned, experience, learning
and enthusiasm slowly began to increase. Acquired sound sequences and patterns rose
to the surface again, like a wave-breaking Nautilus; timing and rhythms we’re
beginning to conjoin, all elements coalescing, with both purpose and tension, towards the tonal stairway to the final climactic C sharp! My feet left the ground!!
Meta-euphorically(C), they have yet to land…!
AS
Bass Journal Part 4
Bass Journal Part 3
Bass Journal Part 2
Bass Journal Part 1
May Music Guitar Show 2016
In Demand
Thanks for talking about our shows G&E fans, turns out you’ve got us a new one! So here’s a little something back.
Source: Gav and Emelye
Click here for the New Mic Night
Previously…
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AS Bass Recording (Journal part 4)
This bass recording shows steady co-ordination, timing, and clarity of notes played over drums, and a synthesiser. A huge accomplishment in the short amount of time he has learnt to play.
He has a recognised qualification in bass playing which has also been achieved prior to this.
Courtesy of AS for the sample, listen to what can be achieved with practice.
For more on his background and progress check out:
Bass Journal Part 5 (watch this space)
Bass Journal Part 3
Bass Journal Part 2
Bass Journal Part 1
Avoid the ruts
Progress with the Guitar
Moments
