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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
- Sussex Rocks 2013
- Sussex Rocks 2014
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Recent Posts
- Calling all guitarists – Sky Arts presents ‘Guitar Star’
- Fender Celebrates 60 Years of the Stratocaster [Video]
- Movember 2013: Bath Guitar School’s Richard Perkins Dons A Tony Iommi Style Mo For Cancer Charity
- Steve Vai to return to the UK this August
- Happy Birthday to NASA Rover Curiosity: Top songs about the Red Planet Mars
- Stuart Ryan releases new tuition book ‘The Tradition’
- Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World
- Reblog: The Real Value of a Guitar
- Steve Stevens teases fans with Flying Bulls Theme
- Rockschool Launch Hot Rock Guitar 4 & 5
- Ricky Gervais Launches ‘Learn Guitar With David Brent’
- Commander Chris Hadfield’s Top Guitar Space Videos!
- Metal Legends Black Sabbath Announce December 2013 UK Tour
- HMV saved by Hilco in rescue deal worth ~£50m
- Tribute to Jimi Hendrix made from plectrums unveiled in London
- Applications April Fools Bath Guitar School Band Blog Blues Band Charity City of Bath College Competition Happy Birthday Holiday Lesson Magazine Monsters of Rock Movember Music News Photography Post #1 Q and A Review RIP Royal Wedding Technology Total Guitar Tour Uncategorized Video Website Workshop
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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 City of Bath College, Music, Review, Website, 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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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
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