Bath School of Rock
Bath School of Rock
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
- Born on this day in 1941, Robert Zimmerman, or better know as Bob Dylan. Happy Birthday! vimeo.com/39267368 4 hours ago
- RT @Bathfestivals: @bath_gtr_school There was a collective cry of 'Nooooooo!' in the office... but it seems to have brightened up a bit alr… 4 hours ago
- Lets hope that hail shower was the last of the wet weather for tonights @Bathfestivals Party in the City show in Parade Gardens! 5 hours ago
- Be sure to see the @thebluesothers, feat. @bath_gtr_school students @Olly_shuffleguy and @iisBigD, at @MilsomPlace tonight from 9pm. 6 hours ago
- The day has arrived. @Bathfestivals Party in the City is tonight all over #Bath. Come watch @bath_gtr_school in Parade Gardens at 6:30pm. 12 hours ago
- "@LVNCoaching Beautiful full moon tonight over Beautiful Bath... http://t.co/zJ1eXiDPEb" - Photo taken right next to @bath_gtr_school! 22 hours ago
- MORE COWBELL! funnyordie.com/videos/80a71ef… 23 hours ago
- Just taught 'Starman' by David Bowie: youtu.be/tRcPA7Fzebw You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 23 hours ago
- Just taught 'Teach Your Children' by CSNY: youtu.be/M_hYdywoV_Q You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 23 hours ago
- Just taught 'Hotel California' by The Eagles: youtu.be/NUbTW928sMU You can learn this song, too, with bathguitarschool.com! 1 day ago
@imaguitarist on Twitter
- I do hope the weather holds for @Bathfestivals Party in the City tonight. @bath_gtr_school perform in Parade Gardens @ 6:30 Please stay dry! 6 hours ago
- RT @bath_gtr_school: Be sure to see the @thebluesothers, feat. @bath_gtr_school students @Olly_shuffleguy and @iisBigD, at @MilsomPlace ton… 6 hours ago
- RT @bath_gtr_school: The day has arrived. @Bathfestivals Party in the City is tonight all over #Bath. Come watch @bath_gtr_school in Parade… 12 hours ago
- “@thisisbath: TV geologist Iain Stewart launches Box Rock Circus ow.ly/llGWi” Awesome - @Profiainstewart is great! 12 hours ago
- “@nilerodgers: Haha! I had to learn my own song. bit.ly/10UP5Zy” Nile learns his own guitar parts on the Get Lucky track. Legend! 21 hours ago
- RT @thisisbath: Illuminate Bath returns . . . for one night only tomorrow ow.ly/ljyoX 1 day ago
- RT @Girlcopnovel: Check out @bath_gtr_school in Bath's Parade Gardens 25th May for a gr8 evening of music @BathCoUK MD Richard is a self co… 1 day ago
- Woolwich terror suspects are British. I said this yday: our own people are turning on each other now. We will be at war with ourselves soon. 1 day ago
- RT @mclmusic: Can't break through writing today. But “Where words fail, music speaks” - Hans Christian Andersen. Guess it's going to be a … 1 day ago
- RT @adrianclark: FFS, humans... the attackers in Woolwich are no more representative of any "them" than the EDL are of any "us". Ignore the… 1 day ago
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Tag Archives: City of Bath College
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 Bath Forum, Bath Guitar Festival, Ben Prestage, British Blues, Chapel Arts Centre, City of Bath College, Concert, Guitar Heroes, Guitar Techniques, IGF, International Guitar Foundation, Juan Martin, Neville Marten, Newton Faulkner, Richard Perkins, Tallis Morris, The Guildhall, The Pavillion, To'Mezclao, Workshop
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Royal Wedding ~ Picnic in the Park at Royal Victoria Park, Bath
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Royal Victoria Park in Bath for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Well-wishers arrived as early as 8am to claim prime spots in the famous park, and by the time the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Photography, Review, Royal Wedding, Video, Website
Tagged (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight, Andy Howard, B&NES, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bath Music Plus, Bath Philharmonia, BBC Radio Bristol, Bite The Buffalo, Bootleg Beatles, City of Bath College, Cutting Crew, ICMP, Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, Kate Middleton, Mumford and Sons, Prince William, Rage Against The Machine, Rainy and the Dust, Richmond Events Management, Royal Wedding, Sam & Lily X, South West Group, Tallis Morris, The Heartbreakers, Tony Moore, Victoria Park, White Stripes, Will and the People, Womad
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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
CAGED System: Arpeggios
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. This is the third installment of the CAGED system and like the CAGED chord and scale shapes in my previous blog posts this CAGED arpeggio system creates five … Continue reading
CAGED System: Scales
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. This is the second installment of the CAGED system and like the CAGED chord shapes in my previous blog post this CAGED scale system creates five scale shapes … Continue reading
CAGED System: Chords
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. The CAGED system is a very useful way to find your way around the fretboard. The system uses the five main chord shapes played in the open position – … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson
Tagged Bath Guitar School, CAGED, Chords, City of Bath College, Free Guitar Lessons, Guitar, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Tuition, Richard Perkins
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Funk Chord Progression
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. Funk chord progression from Tuesdays class: Download this funk chord progression sheet: download .pdf Task Take the chord shapes from previous blog post: download .pdf Take the rhythm … Continue reading
