Posted by: Glenelg Guitar Studio | June 14, 2016

Spanish Study

Want to learn an interesting piece of Spanish style music ?. Here’s one that can be played by anyone from late beginner upwards and is easily learnt no matter whether you are a student of classical or modern guitar. The best things are that it sounds great with a little practice and is an excellent practice piece for moving between the higher and lower strings.

It’s quite a famous piece composed by Issac Albeniz and is often referred to as “Spanish Study”, “Leylenda” or “Asturius”.

So have a look at the video and see the basics of the piece and talk to me at your next lesson if you are interested in adding it to your repertoire. Make sure you also check out the Ana Vidovic video as well and see what she does with this piece.

Cheers
Leigh

PS If the video is not shown below then follow this link or view in your browser.

 

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Posted by: Glenelg Guitar Studio | June 6, 2016

Wish comes true

What would you wish for if you were an 11 year old, learning guitar at Glenelg Guitar Studio, and a new fan of Pink Floyd. Well you might have missed the chance to play with the original “Pink Floyd” by a few decades but what about a session with tribute band “Experience Floyd” . Well William Healey got his wish when he was invited by guitarist Daniel Hunter, to play with them at rehearsal. The song of course was “Wish you were here” from the album of the same name, released in 1975.

Thanks to guitarist  Daniel for his great encouragement and to William’s parents who also provide support to his guitar learning. In case you were wondering; Yes, William does do Guitar Exams and has had 94% and 97% in the last two. I told you doing exams can really accelerate your learning !

Hear and see the full Experience Floyd tribute show on November 5th ($69 + booking fee), when we will be playing Thebby Theatre. Our show will be complete with full sound and lights, 11-piece band, Immanuel Primary School Choir, and one or two surprises for the audience.

Well done William. 🙂
Leigh

PS. If you don’t see the video below please try this link.

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Posted by: Glenelg Guitar Studio | May 24, 2016

Wish You Were Here

There are many songs that you hear and immediately recognise the band and probably remember the song’s name. Well for those of us who were there in 1975, or have discovered the bands of that era, this is certainly one of those pieces.

“Wish You Were Here” is the title track on the studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released in September 1975. Inspired by material the group composed while performing across Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded in numerous sessions at London’s Abbey Road Studios.  Although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since been acclaimed by critics and appears on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

This is a good piece for modern guitar students as the song can be learnt in 2 sections as your skill progresses. The Introduction is for late beginner onwards and the rest will come at around grade 2 standard. It’s a nice piece to learn so check out my video on the Introduction part as well as the video of the song. Hey, that could have been filmed at Glenelg this summer and that’s probably me on the SUP board.

Why not talk to me about it at your next lesson and give it a go.

Cheers
Leigh

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Posted by: Glenelg Guitar Studio | May 10, 2016

What do I learn next ?

What do I learn next ?. That’s a very common question from students of all ages and ability levels and although there’s a huge amount of music available, sometimes the sheer volume makes it hard for the student to know what they can learn or what piece will further their learning.

Well, as current students will know that’s where I come in as a teacher with many years of experience. There are many pieces of music that students can learn in all genres, however, there are also a few very well known pieces that are not only memorable, but quite easy to learn and involve excellent learning drills.

In the coming months I will be putting out short videos on pieces that everyone could learn to play, either finger picking as part of your classical learning or with a plectrum as part of your modern guitar learning. These will not be a how to do it style video, but more a prompt for you to see the varied pieces that can be played at your level.

The project had to start somewhere so I have chosen that classic introduction piece, House of the Rising Sun, by the Animals. I’m sure everyone would have heard this one and it’s quite easy to learn.

Over time I will be able to build up a list on the website so that current and future students can easily look at a few ideas for pieces to learn. So check out the video and see if “House of the Rising Sun” needs to be on your playlist.

Cheers
Leigh

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Posted by: Glenelg Guitar Studio | March 30, 2016

Just get on the bus

Hi everyone,

I opened an email this week which made me think about how a new student feels when they decide to learn the guitar (you can read it at the bottom of the page). Often they come to me not knowing exactly where they want to go and they certainly don’t know how they are going to get there.

But they know one thing. They want to learn Guitar.

So it’s really a matter of “just get on the bus”. We don’t know where the destination will be and we can’t say with any certainty what route we will travel but we know that there will be lots of FUN along the way.

Just get on and see where it goes

Just get on and see where it goes

There might even be a famous face or two on the bus, or maybe become one yourself.

Famous faces from my youth

Famous faces from my youth

Oh… and back to that email. It came from Kane, a student I haven’t seen since the mid 1990’s when he got on the Guitar Bus. Guess he’s now very glad he did, but I’m sure he didn’t know his destination would be Music Lecturer but I’m very glad he chose me as bus driver.

Hi Leigh (Mr Fopp), just wanted you to know how thankful I am that you were my Bass teacher at Immanuel. I am now a full time lecturer in the music course at TAFE and as I reflect on my musical upbringing I owe a lot of this to you. You were an amazing teacher, the lessons were always structured well and everything you taught me had a point to it. I often think back to things you said and reinforce these with my students. I can only imagine how many of your previous students would feel the same way. Anyway, keep doing what your doing (I’m sure you are). Cheers, Kane

In 2016 I will be looking at new ways for students, young and old, to “get on the bus”  and find out where they would like to go with their Guitar learning; so look out for some new ideas coming soon.

Cheers
Leigh

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