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- 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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- 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
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Tag Archives: Pop 1
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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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
Posted in Lesson
Tagged City of Bath College, MAPA, Mixolydian, Mode, Pop 1, Pop 2, Richard Perkins, Scale, Three Notes Per String
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