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January 3, 2021 at 1:04 pm #228516
I’m curious to know what was THE lesson that pushed you over the edge and sign up from the premium membership?
For me it was it was the 3 part Blues Phrasing Mini Series from the summer of 2019 (Ep 311-313). Tons of cool ideas, light bulbs, key changes…I just had to learn it and wanted the backing tracks to jam along with.
What about you?
JFL
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January 3, 2021 at 1:50 pm #228575
301 Rockabilly Rhythm and Lead was the one that hooked me. I thought if I could learn it it would sound like I know what I’m doing. Ha ha. Took me a while to get it down. I frequently go back to the 311-313 lessons you mentioned. They are great too.
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January 3, 2021 at 2:29 pm #228618
That’s really interesting to know, coming from a seasoned player like yourself, JFL. You obviously don’t need lessons and yet you found something that you found beneficial here. That’s awesome!
It was EP187 for me 😊🎸JoLa
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January 3, 2021 at 3:10 pm #228694
Believe me, I could not play the way I do now before signing up here. Far from it! Sure, I knew chords and some travis picking stuff. Good at playing rhythm. But if anyone was to throw a solo my way, forget about it. No idea what to do. Totally lost. Most everything I’ve learnt regarding my lead playing has come directly from Brian. Scale patterns, connecting them to chord shapes, licks, jazzy elements, all of it from here on Active Melody!
JFL
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January 3, 2021 at 4:54 pm #228772
Wow, for real?! You’re fast learner, man! And I’m sure the good foundation in rhythm and chords helped.
🎸JoLa
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January 3, 2021 at 8:06 pm #228870
I think the first lesson I learned was EP067 but EP074 probably sealed the deal. I can still play that Eric Clapton lesson all the way through.
-Doug
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January 4, 2021 at 12:50 am #228951
What a great topic for the forum JFL. It is fun to know other players journeys well as getting some suggestions of great lessons. That Blues mini series is fantastic. The lesson that got me to sign up is a slow and simple one. I was working instruction for a few songs and jamming to backing tracks. I was looking for lessons on how to play the chord changes and was brought to EP150. Once I starting that lesson I became hooked on AM. I love the learn as you play experience that Brian brings to the table.
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January 4, 2021 at 2:11 pm #229165
Hi , the first lesson that planted the active melody seed firmly for me was , LEG005 acoustic blues no accompaniment lesson , that style of playing has always fascinated me , and after I signed up as a premium member in 2017 i soon gravitated to Ep 127 & Ep 131 and I’ve enjoyed many more since.
Martin
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January 4, 2021 at 2:47 pm #229177
For me it was EP377. Very simple, but I heard it and thought it would be a fun piece to play and use for that “play something” moment. I got much more out of it related to the chord progression, chord forms and voicings, defining a chord with just a couple of noted, and a couple of simple licks and embellishments. All of Brian’s lessons are really rich in that way as you spend more time with them.
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January 5, 2021 at 8:43 am #229304
For me, back in 2014, it was LEG006, a fingerstyle delta blues.
My playing background was classical guitar but I also liked fooling around on electric and wanted to be able to do more non-classical, especially for when I had broken a nail and couldn’t practice classical. Active Melody has been fantastic for me in demonstrating blues, jazzy, ragtime etc. styles. I think Brian is brilliant in the way he distils the essence of different styles in a compact, accessible form and imparts an understanding of these styles. A further benefit is that the stand-alone lessons are often just right for times when someone asks us to play and we need something brief but effective and so I try to keep a bunch of them immediately ready to play.
Outstanding work, Brian!
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January 5, 2021 at 6:03 pm #229395
EP 050… Freddie King style
EP 129… Key to the Highway styleThese did it for me… AMAZING
John
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January 6, 2021 at 2:19 am #229430
Me too John. It was the Key to the Highway lesson EP 129. A friend of mine in Arizona who quite regularly combines with me on our trans-Atlantic recording sessions sent me the YouTube link to this lesson. It was the first time that I had heard of Active Melody and I was so impressed with Brian’s style of teaching that I joined straight away. At that time Brian produced his next lesson which I think was EP 229 ( anyway it was the dark moody piece in E) which again impressed me. I think you lot on the forum are are a great group of people who help to keep me ploughing on to try to improve. Long may it continue.
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January 6, 2021 at 9:29 pm #229527
Ep393 (slow blues) and Ep 127 (slow blues) in particular left me wanting more.
I had also dipped my toes into Ep008 (Brian setzer swing) and EP208 (acoustic blues), and felt I’d probably want to finish those too.
All were the “solo guitar no backing track” type lesson, which was a draw. All were in A, which just happened- haven’t decided if that’s a good thing or not! 😆
Frankly, so many lessons i listened to made me wanna learn them!
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January 11, 2021 at 3:40 pm #229978
For me it wasn’t any one specific track. I just really liked the way the lessons distilled things to one or two key concepts while at the same time providing things that are a pile of fun to play.
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January 16, 2021 at 11:41 am #230408
Those were the lessons that did it for me as well. Easy to follow and they built off one another. Brian’s style of teaching helps too.
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January 16, 2021 at 11:53 am #230410
I wanted to play “Poke Salad Annie” and I luckily found “Tony Joe White Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP212” and it literally changed my life ! I’m onto so many great things from these lessons. Can’t thank Brian enough…..
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February 13, 2021 at 8:59 am #234780
I went premium when I realized I kept trying to learn ever AM that would come across my Facebook feed, I figured everything I’ve seen is quality so why not go premium
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February 13, 2021 at 10:15 am #234790
I would love that Jeff Beck strat. Look forward to lessons with you!
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February 13, 2021 at 3:02 pm #234833
EP299
I just came across it on YouTube and was immediately hooked. I’ve been a devoted AM learner ever since and have now memorized about 25 compositions (though very rusty on about half of them by now).I try hard to take in all of the theory and “where did that lick come from” while learning the composition. But after a while I have memorized how to play it and start to forget the theory. So I’ve found it REALLY useful to re-watch the videos 6 – 12 months after originally learning the piece. This seems to really help me retain the theory.
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February 14, 2021 at 11:33 pm #235042
For me it was Slow Country Lead Guitar Lesson in C – EP173. I wasn’t what you would call a fan of country music at the time, but here I was entranced by the powerful emotion that Brian brought out of the guitar.
I guess you could say I was looking for a place to land. This was not my first paid membership, but I was tired of what the majority of the other stuff was providing. I’m not into heavy metal, not a shredder, and was tired of just learning songs. Here was someone, Brian, who understood that the space between the notes was as important as the notes themselves. Here was someone sure of himself to admit, “I really can’t play that fast, I’m not a shredder.”
His lessons aren’t play this, now play this, and this, and done. But they consist of here is WHY I play this and this is HOW I think about what I should play here.
Before AM and Brian I’m sure I spent a $1,000s on videos and dvds and (yes, showing my age) some VHS tapes. This was all I really ever needed.
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February 15, 2021 at 5:43 am #235049
This not a lesson but the forum that make me sign.
as i wanted to learn soloing and was rambling on youtube, i landed on the February challenge response : and i realize that despite some youtube tutorial i was unable to align 3 notes, i was really impressed by more beginners showcase : i can easily project myself at their level but there was a huge difference: they solo and i don’t. I think that AM was the good way to level up.
no regret after 10 month.Where does the white go when snow melts?
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February 19, 2021 at 9:15 pm #235602
it would have to be between
Rockabilly, Carl Perkins Style Guitar Lesson – EP024
Winter Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – With a Pick – EP084
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February 20, 2021 at 4:31 am #235619
For me it was EP 290 – Soulful Blues Lead. Not only did I love the melody and the phrasing, it was also within my abilities from a technical point of view and yet it was so beautiful, so I jumped the trigger and registered as a Premium Member. Have been ever since and not only my playing, but also my understanding of the guitar and my knowledge of guitar styles has improved a lot thanks to AM.
By the way: Brian plays the Jeff Beck Strat in EP290, so I was hoping it would be a good omen 😉 but I’m glad for the person who won it!
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February 26, 2021 at 4:00 pm #236668
I literally just joined 5 minutes ago and it was EP 248; Gospel Blues. Premium membership is my birthday present, 3/1.
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March 11, 2021 at 7:55 pm #241309
380 – Triangle and Square for easy blues lead
I’ve watched dozens of YouTube videos over the past few years…. but it was this one that got me into the deep end of the pool.
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