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- Acoustic Apprentice 2009
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- Bath Guitar School Band 2009
- Bath Guitar School Band 2010
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- Bath Guitar School Band 2012
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- 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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- 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
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Tag Archives: City of Bath College
Funk Rhythm
This is a post for my students at the City of Bath College. With this funk rhythm exercise you will have to think like a drummer playing a 16th note hi-hat pattern. The muted (x) rhythm parts represent the closed hi-hat … Continue reading
Xmas Lights Rehearsal | Bath Guitar School Band
The Bath Guitar School Band will be performing on Thursday 18th November in central Bath for the turning on of the Xmas lights. The gig will be headlined by Midge Ure with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall turning on the lights. … Continue reading
Funky Chords
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. Work these chords into your rearrangement of ‘All Funked Up’. Major Funky Chords Chord spelling: R 3 5 6 7 9 11 13 Minor Funky Chords Chord spelling: R … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson
Tagged Bath Guitar School, Chords, City of Bath College, Free Guitar Lessons, Funk, Guitar, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Tuition, Richard Perkins
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All Funked Up
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. Some important elements of funk guitar playing: Syncopated sixteenth note rhythms w/groove and feel Use of major, minor and dominant 7, 9, 11 and 13 chords LH muting … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson, Music, Video
Tagged All Funked Up, Bath Guitar School, Booker T, Chic, City of Bath College, Free Guitar Lessons, Funk, Grade 5, Guitar, Guitar Lesson, Guitar Tuition, Guitar Video, Jimmy Nolan, Leo Nocentelli, Marvin Gaye, Melvin Raglin, Meters, Nile Rodgers, Richard Perkins, Rockschool, Steve Cropper, Temptations
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Three Note Octave Exercises
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. Use this fretboard navigation exercise to: Learn the notes on the fretboard LH finger exercise RH string-skipping exercise Hybrid and alternate picking exercise Finger strength and independence The … Continue reading
Major Pentatonic Scale
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. The Major Pentatonic Scale is a five note scale consisting of the following intervals: R 2 3 5 6 The five position system is great for learning how … Continue reading
Minor Pentatonic Scale
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. The Minor Pentatonic Scale is a five note scale consisting of the following intervals: R b3 4 5 b7 The five position system is great for learning how … Continue reading
The Mixolydian Mode
This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. The Mixolydian mode is the fifth mode of the Major Scale. In the key of A the Mixolydian Mode consists of the following seven notes: A, B, C#, … Continue reading
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Tagged City of Bath College, MAPA, Mixolydian, Mode, Pop 1, Pop 2, Richard Perkins, Scale, Three Notes Per String
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