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EAR EXAM II
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Updated weekly with the most popular
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Greg Koch Performs
9-minute performance that will leave you fuming with envy and much
inspiration
Hamburger Performs
A slide guitar showcase from one of TrueFire's blues maestros
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NEW! TrueFire Blog
Published for musicians, by musicians, THE PUNCH-IN is a new blog from TrueFire for anyone trying to carve out
a living making music.
We talk about the inspiration behind composition and the exhilaration of a
great jam. We talk about failure and success and the countless stops in
between. We share our best finds and sound advice.
We bring to bear all of the resources at
our disposal — pro players, instructors, producers, engineers, publishers,
guitar makers, industry experts, and most importantly YOU — the
contributions from friends of the Fire is indeed the secret ingredient to
help all of us become the musicians we've always wanted to be.
>> Dial in THE PUNCH-IN...
TrueFire
on GP2
GP2 is a new, online and free publication from Guitar Player magazine.
5 free TrueFire video lessons are featured in the
July edition of
GP2. Tune in 25 blues, rock, jazz, country and acoustic licks you MUST
know in the August issue, which will be released soon.
We are majorly stoked to announce that
TrueFire courses are now being exclusively distributed by
Hal Leonard to retailers big and small around the world. This is the
first time in our 18-year history that players will be able to purchase
TrueFire courses at their local music store!
"TrueFire has filmed an enormous number of high-quality video
lessons and we're very proud to offer the footage in DVD format for the
first time," says Hal Leonard top cat Jeff Schroedl. Thanks Jeff! We're
equally excited to have such a successful and well-respected company and
distributor take us to retail.
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Robben Ford-Soul On Ten
reviewed by Charlie Diaz
Thanks to modern science one can now argue that there is
reason in the world, reasons behind why certain things are the way they are.
Yet, in a strange and beautiful way there are things that have no reason;
they cannot be explained. Like how life began, where the moon came from and
why Robben Ford is just so damn cool.
I once had the opportunity to shake
Robben's hand after one of his shows. Later that night I won twenty-five
bucks on a scratch off ticket, immaculately whistled the solo to
“Good Times Bad Times” and gained 250 new followers on
Twitter. Yes, I believe there is something we don’t know about Robben Ford.
However, one thing we do know about Robben is that he is one of the greatest
artists to ever own the blues. Lest you disbelieve that statement, heed
this: the Blues chooses its master; the Blues decides those worthy to own it
versus those worthy to share it. When it comes to Robben Ford, the Blues has
definitely made its choice clear.
Yet, for those of you that may need scientific proof, then put Robben’s 2009
release, "Soul on Ten" under your musical microscope. Recorded live at the
Independent in San Francisco, the album contains 10 natural laws on why
Robben Ford is not only a master of the Blues, but also a pioneer of the
form; taking it places it’s never been, clearing paths for the rest of us to
follow – and let there be no doubt, the rest of us will follow.
Maybe one day science will find the reason why Robben Ford is so cool, then
again maybe it won’t. Until then we have to be satisfied with the knowledge
that "Soul
on Ten" is a force of nature whose magnitude will pull all those around
it into an orbit they’ll never want to escape from.
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Visit Robben's website...
New TrueFire Catalogger!
Punch in your preferred style, then select one or more
curricular attributes, press "FIND" and we'll list all of the courses that
meet your criteria. Sweet!
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