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Website: http://www.guitarleague.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts Location: Quality Inn, 100 Farrell Road, Syracuse, NY Directions to Quality Inn: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.115824,-76.27099,15z Time: Main Presenter 7PM, Breakouts 8PM, Pre-meeting showcase 6:30PM Meetings: First Monday of each month (holiday months may vary - July, September) Terry Vickery at Beat Street Music in Manlius is again a very welcome Guitar League sponsor in 2018. Beat Street sponsors our main presenters. Terry and his staff are eminently knowledgeable about guitars and have a selection of quality instruments second to none. Stop in to Beat Street in the metropolitan hub of Greater Manlius for all your guitar needs. |
Note from the Commish:
Please consider bringing other people to Guitar League meetings. They do not need to be guitar players. People often just come for the music. Remember, first visit is always free!
Pre-meeting performance: Patty O'Connor
Main Presentation: Carl Weiss
In 2005 or so I was reading the Sunday newspaper and I stumbled across a section describing the Guitar League. My wife commented that it was right up my alley so I pursued it. At the time I was really trying to find someone to play with but to no avail. I played with a friend in college who was on the west coast and I was unable to find a jamming partner since then. At my 1st guitar league meeting I ended up on stage with Loren for some strange reason. It did not go well BUT I knew fingerstyle was what I wanted to develop.
My musical interests have centered on Grateful Dead/Allman brothers/Jerry Garcia style improvisation ever since I was a teenager. That’s what got me hooked on trying to play guitar. Through Guitar League I was exposed to finger style through Loren and Mark and Tommy Emmanuel and Brooks Robertson and Joe Robinson and Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins and Frank Vignola. This was very inspiring and has been my focus over the last decade.
To that end I would like to share ideas on approaches and strategies that have allowed me to improve. I feel at this point that every time I pick up the guitar something happens in terms of forward progress which is very rewarding. I spend most of my structured time following the lead of Frank Vignola’s jazz page on TrueFire. Surprisingly, focusing on Frank Vignola’s Jazz and Jazz improvisation has allowed me to come full circle such that the elements of blues and jazz have all reemerged in Jerry Garcia style improvisation.
I hope to describe you what it means to improvise using modal modulation concepts. When you hear these concepts in action it should all make perfect sense. It should sound very familiar. We will talk about pragmatic approaches towards practicing and techniques. Lastly, I want to show how to incorporate the TREO band creator into a regular practice routine. Guitar-induced euphoria is not that far away, but you have to earn it as they say.
Breakout sessions: TBA
Tom Gafrancisco: In Tom’s words, “My breakout will be two fold based on interest from those present. I would like to introduce a few songs of Jim Croce and show techniques and styles of how to play a few of his great finger style songs. Jim had a unique way of playing. Also I would like to discuss ways, ideas and techniques for writing a song. I believe the guitar to be a wonderful extension of ourselves that help put words, thoughts, feelings and sounds together and tell our unique stories. I believe are all song writers at heart.”
Xuqiang Liao: Liao is planning a play-together session for you. He will use his looper to provide a few simple backing tracks. Lot of guitar playing in this session.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
As always, any of you are free to find a quiet corner for swapping licks and jamming.
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
rward1@twcny.rr.com
Please consider bringing other people to Guitar League meetings. They do not need to be guitar players. People often just come for the music. Remember, first visit is always free!
Pre-meeting performance: Patty O'Connor
Main Presentation: Carl Weiss
In 2005 or so I was reading the Sunday newspaper and I stumbled across a section describing the Guitar League. My wife commented that it was right up my alley so I pursued it. At the time I was really trying to find someone to play with but to no avail. I played with a friend in college who was on the west coast and I was unable to find a jamming partner since then. At my 1st guitar league meeting I ended up on stage with Loren for some strange reason. It did not go well BUT I knew fingerstyle was what I wanted to develop.
My musical interests have centered on Grateful Dead/Allman brothers/Jerry Garcia style improvisation ever since I was a teenager. That’s what got me hooked on trying to play guitar. Through Guitar League I was exposed to finger style through Loren and Mark and Tommy Emmanuel and Brooks Robertson and Joe Robinson and Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins and Frank Vignola. This was very inspiring and has been my focus over the last decade.
To that end I would like to share ideas on approaches and strategies that have allowed me to improve. I feel at this point that every time I pick up the guitar something happens in terms of forward progress which is very rewarding. I spend most of my structured time following the lead of Frank Vignola’s jazz page on TrueFire. Surprisingly, focusing on Frank Vignola’s Jazz and Jazz improvisation has allowed me to come full circle such that the elements of blues and jazz have all reemerged in Jerry Garcia style improvisation.
I hope to describe you what it means to improvise using modal modulation concepts. When you hear these concepts in action it should all make perfect sense. It should sound very familiar. We will talk about pragmatic approaches towards practicing and techniques. Lastly, I want to show how to incorporate the TREO band creator into a regular practice routine. Guitar-induced euphoria is not that far away, but you have to earn it as they say.
Breakout sessions: TBA
Tom Gafrancisco: In Tom’s words, “My breakout will be two fold based on interest from those present. I would like to introduce a few songs of Jim Croce and show techniques and styles of how to play a few of his great finger style songs. Jim had a unique way of playing. Also I would like to discuss ways, ideas and techniques for writing a song. I believe the guitar to be a wonderful extension of ourselves that help put words, thoughts, feelings and sounds together and tell our unique stories. I believe are all song writers at heart.”
Xuqiang Liao: Liao is planning a play-together session for you. He will use his looper to provide a few simple backing tracks. Lot of guitar playing in this session.
For more Guitar League info, go to our FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syracuse-NY/Guitar-League/61120474109?ref=ts
As always, any of you are free to find a quiet corner for swapping licks and jamming.
Stay Tuned,
D
Contact info:
Dick Ward, Commissioner
Guitar League
2834 Nunnery Road
Skaneateles NY, 13153
Cell: 315-440-2484
rward1@twcny.rr.com