Bath School of Rock
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I’M A GUITARIST
Welcome to I'M A GUITARIST, the personal blog of Richard Perkins.
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Previous Blogs
- Acoustic Apprentice 2009
- Acoustic Blues France 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2009
- Bath Guitar School Band 2010
- Bath Guitar School Band 2011
- Bath Guitar School Band 2012
- Blues & Beyond 2012
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2011
- Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2012
- Complete Electric Guitarist 2011
- Modern Electric Blues 2010
- Modern Electric Blues 2011
- Monsters of Rock 2009
- Rock Apprentice 2010
- South West Rocks 2010
- Sussex Rocks 2012
@bath_gtr_school on Twitter
- Just taught 'Hotel California' by The Eagles: youtu.be/NUbTW928sMU You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Peter Gunn Theme' by Duane Eddy: youtu.be/296wS9ome4M You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- Just taught 'Come Together' by the Beatles: youtu.be/axb2sHpGwHQ You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
- OTD in 1954, Guitarist Danny Cedrone died just 10 days after he recorded the guitar solo on ‘Rock Around The Clock’ youtu.be/F5fsqYctXgM 1 day ago
- .@BlackStarRiders perform the Thin Lizzy classic 'Boys Are Back In Town' at Download Festival 2013 youtu.be/dLJiXaX51YM 2 days ago
- Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson add some guitar harmonies to the new @BlackStarRiders track, Bound for Glory. youtu.be/3Ippf-8mWbI 2 days ago
- RT @Gyroman999: 20th Century Foxes do a great set @ Chapel Arts despite the noise Tzars down @BANES @95dba= quietest Venue in Bath http://t… 2 days ago
- Just taught 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' by Bob Dylan: youtu.be/cJpB_AEZf6U You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple: youtu.be/zUwEIt9ez7M You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
- Just taught 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers: youtu.be/zvCBSSwgtg4 You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 3 days ago
@imaguitarist on Twitter
- “@fergieweather: http://t.co/y84nBsg2im” Chucking it down in Bath right now. Very heavy and noisy! 23 hours ago
- Wow! That's some heavy downpour of rain in Bath right now. Noisy! 23 hours ago
- RT @fabs_dener: @WeLoveBath I managed to catch this beautiful view at 4.50am of the red sky @ Pultney St #Bath http://t.co/NDSdNjvzSU 23 hours ago
- @mclmusic Yes, it's often hard to practice what you preach. I just join in with my students and get in some double time practice!! 23 hours ago
- “@AndyLHoward: Not sure what these lads were after, but they weren't giving an INCH. #Somerset http://t.co/9fknKU1Dyf” Great shot! 23 hours ago
- @mclmusic It's a comprehensive list! I'll share on FB tmrrw. It's good for my students to hear what I've been telling them from another POV! 23 hours ago
- @mclmusic RT done! 23 hours ago
- RT @mclmusic: Want to play guitar better? 20 #guitartips you can consider. Thanks to all the people I've learned from. http://t.co/FPpBloSu… 23 hours ago
- Awesome shot of the ISS: twitpic.com/cx7w7a // via: @sparkledoris 2 days ago
- Bruce Springsteen Wembley set list in full: setlist.fm/setlist/bruce-… // @mcdilbert 2 days ago
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Category Archives: City of Bath College
History of the Blues
This post is for my Pop 1 music students at the City of Bath College. Aside from this 7-part series of clips from The History of the Blues I would recommend watching Martin Scorsese’s The Blues. Pt 1 - Charley Patton, W.C. … Continue reading
Posted in City of Bath College, Music, Video
Tagged B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bo Diddley, Brownie McGhee, Bukka White, Charley Patton, Chess Records, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, Elmore James, Elvis, Etta James, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Mamie Smith, Martin Scorsese, Muddy Water, Muddy Waters, Peetie Wheatstraw, Rolling Stones, Son House, Sonny Terry, Sun Records, T-Bone Walker, The Blues, Tommy Johnson, W.C. Handy, Willie Dixon
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Bath Guitar Festival 2011 – Newton Faulkner, Ben Prestage, Juan Martin, To’Mezclao
Newton Faulkner kicks off the Bath Guitar Festival with a fantastic live performance at the Bath Forum. The guitar festival, now in its 19th year, has returned to the city of Bath after a one-year hiatus and promises to deliver … Continue reading
Posted in Website, Music, Review, City of Bath College, Workshop
Tagged Richard Perkins, IGF, International Guitar Foundation, City of Bath College, Guitar Techniques, Neville Marten, Bath Forum, Tallis Morris, Workshop, Guitar Heroes, Newton Faulkner, Bath Guitar Festival, Ben Prestage, Juan Martin, To'Mezclao, Chapel Arts Centre, The Pavillion, The Guildhall, British Blues, Concert
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CofBC tutor play through #2
As part of the students learning at City of Bath College the instrumental tutors perform to the class presenting them with a close look at the structures, techniques and musical approaches that different genres of music demand. This term we are … Continue reading
Posted in City of Bath College, Lesson, Music, Video
Tagged Bath Guitar School, City of Bath College, Clive Stocker, Duncan Kingston, Free Guitar Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Tuition, Lee Risdale, Motown, Performance, Richard Perkins, Stevie Wonder, Superstition, Tom Gardiner
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CofBC Pop 1 graded play-through #2
This was the second opportunity for my CofBC Pop 1s to perform solo to the class. Building on the lessons learned from their previous play-through, the students chose a song to perform in front of what will be one of their … Continue reading
Posted in City of Bath College, Music, Video, Website
Tagged Bath Guitar School, Castlevania Theme, City of Bath College, Classical, Dan Streeter, Decadence Dance, Extreme, Gus Hackett, Jack Baker, Joe Downes, Josh Boniface, Lee Snow, Play-through, Pop 1, Richard Perkins, Ryan Strudwick, Sam Davies, Tom Burton, Zack Mapp
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CofBC tutor play through #1
As part of the students learning at City of Bath College the instrumental tutors perform to the class presenting them with a close look at the structures, techniques and musical approaches that different genres of music demand. During this term … Continue reading
CofBC Pop 1 graded play-through #1
My Pop 1 guitar students at the City of Bath College were set a task to learn a song to performance standard for a play-through to a classroom of their peers on their return to college this term. The class … Continue reading
