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The next update is scheduled for
July 4, 2009 New Release! 'Bluegrass Volume 10'Volume 10 is in final editing and scheduled for release this month. The material selected was based on your many requests and represents a nice cross section of music that plays nicely on the Banjo, Bass, Dobro, Fiddle, Mandolin and Guitar. Volume 10 is ready for Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin. The songs included with Volume 10 are: Bourree in E Minor, Cherokee Maggie, Columbus Stockade Blues*, Planxty Fanny Poer, Southwind, Fire on the Mountain, Flowers of Edinburgh, Off to California, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Snow Deer, Temperance Reel, Tennessee Waltz*, The Boys of Bluehill, What Would You Give (in exchange for your soul)*, Wildwood Flower. (* includes vocals) Here's a sample track from the new Dobro Volume 10: Each song includes multiple play along audio tracks and variations. If the song is faster, there will be slower tracks to practice along with. Each Volume will be tailored to it's specific instrument detailing how it would approach a song in a group jam. The sample track above, as an example, of the Tennessee Waltz features the Dobro. Banjo Volume 10 would feature the Banjo and so on. Click on the photos below to find out more about each instrument. Volume 10 will be available as a digital eBook download and hard copy. The Fiddle version will be released in both Standard Notation and Fiddle Tablature.
It's been a enjoyable to attend various bluegrass festivals around the nation and meet many of you that visit this web site. It's nice to associate a face with an email. I've been collecting many photos and video clips from these events and will be posting more here. Click here for a video clip of MerleFest 2009. I will be attending more events this year with free workshops and all of the hard copy books from this web site at a 'Festival Discount'. Stop by the booth, 'www.jaybuckey.com' to check on the times and locations of the classes. Bring your instruments (Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Dobro, Mandolin and Bass) and an appetite to learn. Beginners are always welcome. More events will be posted as they are scheduled.
HAVE A GREAT MONTH!
'Song of the Month': 'Church in the Wildwood' William Pitts was on his way to visit his bride-to-be in Fredericksburg, Iowa. The stagecoach in which he rode stopped at Bradford, 14 miles west of Fredricksburg. There he strolled about enjoying the trees, the lush green growth and the gentle rolling hills as he anticipated the joy of seeing his beloved. Of particular beauty was a wooded area in the valley formed by the Cedar River. Pitts envisioned a church building there and could not seem to ease the vision from his mind. Days later, when he returned home, he wrote a poem about the imagined church and set it to music in 1857. Pitts returned to Bradford Academy to teach music seven years later. To his surprise he discovered a small church building being erected on the very spot where he had imagined a church years before. It was painted brown because that was the color of the cheapest paint to be had. The Little Brown Church in the Vale has become a famous tourist attraction in Iowa, and the song describing its beauty is still sung. The church is a favored place for weddings. For more information, photos and lyrics to this song, visit: http://www.littlebrownchurch.org/ My version of this tune is straight forward and is a favorite with first year students. This tune is on the drawing board to be expanded with more variations, solos, vocals and play along recordings for a future publication. I thought I would post it to see if any of you that visit this page like this song. Enjoy!
The Sheet Music and Tablature files: church_in_the_wildwood_banjo.pdf church_in_the_wildwood_bass.pdf church_in_the_wildwood_dobro.pdf church_in_the_wildwood_fiddle_tablature.pdf church_in_the_wildwood_guitar.pdf church_in_the_wildwood_mandolin.pdf
The play-along mp3s: Church in the Wildwood - Banjo, Mandolin.mp3 Church in the Wildwood - No Banjo.mp3 Church in the Wildwood - No Bass.mp3 Church in the Wildwood - No Mandolin.mp3 Church in the Wildwood - Rhythm Backup.mp3
(The Song of the Month is updated the 1st of the month. Previous songs posted here are moved to the 'Archives')
'The Workshop': Getting Started on the Guitar The Guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the world and is found in almost every genre of music and culture. This series was designed to get the First Year student started with this instrument and take out some of the mystery of more advanced techniques like playing solos and improvising leads in the higher areas of the Guitar neck and advanced Rhythm Techniques. This course is in 6 parts. Here is the Program Outline. These eBooks include the 1. Video Lesson 2. Play-along mp3 files and 3. the PDF tablatures Combining these three teaching materials will reinforce the concepts learned from the video presentation. My recommendation would be to avoid reading the PDF files at the beginning. The tablature is included directly onto the video so you can watch and play along with the program. Use tablature only as a reference. You will get more out of the program by watching, listening and playing along with me on the video and audio recordings. The play along mp3 files are included in each eBook as they are presented. Although program was written with the first year Guitar student in mind, the seasoned player will also find some useful tips and techniques along the way. The song example, 'Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky' will be used throughout the program analyzing the backup and solo possibilities. The techniques and theory for this tune can also be applied to other songs. The total program playing time is 200 minutes (6 Parts) and will be posted on the 15th of each month giving you time to practice the material before the next files are posted. The play-along mp3s will be included with each download as the program progresses. (This program is NOT part of the Bluegrass Guitar series) At the conclusion of the program, the complete PDF eBook of sheet music and tablatures will be included with the final Part 6. The files are rather large so you will need a faster Internet connection for downloading and you will need 7-Zip (free download) installed to open them. You will need the DivX codec (free download) to play them back on your computer. For more information on these programs and the links, click here. Each Part spilt into smaller sections to make downloading easier. Download ALL the sections of a Part into one folder before attempting to open. The sections will then all open together as one complete Part. Matching video lessons are being prepared for the Fiddle, Bass, Mandolin and Banjo. The Dobro lessons are posted here. Enjoy the Program!
Understanding the Guitar - Part 1-1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 1-2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2a-1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2a-2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2a-3 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2a-4 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2b-1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2b-2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 2b-3 Understanding the Guitar - Part 3 - 1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 3 - 2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 3 - 3 Understanding the Guitar - Part 4a - 1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 4a - 2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 4a - 3 Understanding the Guitar - Part 4a - 4 Understanding the Guitar - Part 4b Understanding the Guitar - Part 5 - 1 Understanding the Guitar - Part 5 - 2 Understanding the Guitar - Part 5 - 3 Understanding the Guitar - Part 5 - 4 Understanding the Guitar - Part 5 - 5 Understanding the Guitar - Part 6 (Coming soon)
Former postings of 'The Workshop' and the 'Song of the Month' are generally re-posted in the 'Archives'.
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