Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 2 Jun 2000 11:08 am |
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BOB BROZMAN GUITAR SEMINAR - SPRING/SUMMER SESSIONS!
¤ Saturday, June 3rd - New Attendees
¤ Sunday, June 4th - Past Attendees
¤ Saturday, June 10th - Lap-Style Workshop
Ben Lomond, CA
10 am - 6 pm
OPEN TO PRE-INTERMEDIATE, INTERMEDIATE, & ADVANCED LEVEL PLAYERS WHO ARE
READY TO EXPAND THEIR SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE ON THE GUITAR ("If you can keep
time and change chords, this workshop is for you!")
BLUES - SLIDE - FINGERSTYLE - OPEN TUNINGS - RHYTHMIC SENSIBILITY
February hosted a great weekend of workshops, and we're ready for summertime
and another weekend of learning, jamming, and making friends!
Spend an unforgettable day at Bob's house, nestled in the lush Santa Cruz
Mountains. The workshop will consist of two 2-hour intensive learning
courses, followed by a "conscious" jam & question/answer session. We'll
break to enjoy a gourmet lunch, plus snacks and refreshments in the
afternoon. *SUMMERTIME BONUS*: Thanks to the long summer days (8 pm
sunset!) and warm sun, we'll hold classes outdoors in the shade and add a
BBQ in the evening - including swimming, jamming, and more time to play!
This is a rare opportunity to study and play with Bob, whose world travels
have enabled him to bring fresh perspectives to guitar playing and blues.
Bob will explain how to use the sounds and ideas of traditional blues as a
jumping-off point to expand your own abilities to play, arrange, and compose
your music.
West Coast acoustic guitarists have so thoroughly enjoyed Bob's sessions,
that we've decided to offer this opportunity to study with him in a
beautiful, relaxed setting. It's not necessary to be an "advanced"
guitarist to benefit from this workshop. If you can keep time and change
chords in time, you'll find lots of quickly-accessible ideas which will
inform and inspire your playing. Bob's weekend seminars are open to new
attendees, past attendees, people who enjoyed the week-long session at
International Guitar Seminars last August...or those who will be attending
IGS this summer!
You'll meet other musicians from the Bay Area and beyond, to jam with in the
future. And, you'll learn some basics about jamming that will enable you to
communicate with other musicians, so as to get the most from this
pleasurable and social activity...or as Bob says, "the most fun you can have
without being arrested!"
SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD: HERE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS WE WILL DRAW FROM:
DECONSTRUCTING THE MYSTERIES OF THE DARKEST SOUNDS IN DELTA BLUES: through
the use of tunings and muscular ideas, we will learn how that special
"heavy" feeling of the blues is generated through tone production in both
hands. We will cover many strong foundations of non-European rhythms so
important to the fundamental grooves of all blues music. Using the families
of tunings around Open G, Open C, and Open D, Bob will expose the hidden
structure which underlies all open tunings, thus enriching your own
composing and improvising. We will explore these harmonic ideas in
conjunction with rhythmic ideas to get that unique 'bluesy' quality of
RELAXED INTENSITY into your playing! We will use the oldest "pre-blues"
SLIDE melodies as a jumping off point, with a focus on Charley Patton's
simplest yet most compelling songs. Bring a bottleneck! We will all be
playing all the time in class, and the music is going to be great for
practicing/jamming in duos, trios, quartets, and more!
RHYTHMIC IDEAS: between your two hands, your two feet, and your guitar,
you've got enough rhythm to be the whole band! Using blues in standard and
open G tunings, and the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Bukka
White, we'll travel right up to the edge of swing guitar rhythm. We will
cover classic riffs and ideas in the standard keys of E, A, C, and dropped
D. Emphasis will be placed on PLAYING and getting your groove in a solid,
relaxed feeling. A full menu of percussive techniques will be on the table.
Hidden conceptual tricks of Robert Johnson's standard-tuning playing will be
revealed. We will learn the thinking behind what makes a great solos,
breaks, and riffs. You will come away from this class with a HUGE toolbox of
fresh new composing/improvising/jamming ideas. My classes are carefully
designed to accommodate the needs of players at various skill levels.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH: WE'LL PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF!
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
10 am Arrival
10:30 - 12:30 Session 1
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 Session 2
3:30 - 4 pm Coffee
4 pm - 6 pm Jam / Question & Answer Session
6 pm on... (optional) Veggi/Carni BBQ & Poolside Jam
DETAILS
Space is limited to 15 people, so early registration is recommended. The
cost of the course is $195.00 (please add $10 if you plan to stay for the
BBQ), payable by cash, check, or money order. A deposit of $35.00 reserves
your space and is refundable if notice of cancellation is given by 5/29/00.
Payment in full must be received by 6/1/00. Please send the registration
form below, plus deposit or full payment, payable to Bob Brozman, c/o "Bob
Brozman Guitar Seminar," P.O. Box 1181, Ben Lomond, CA 95005. Once your
registration is received, we'll send you additional information, including
directions and info about nearby accommodations. Call 831-336-0304 or e-mail
Haley, the seminar coordinator at haleysage@att.net for more information!
See you there!
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Brad's Page of Steel:
www.well.com/~wellvis/steel.html
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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