Jazz Guitar Solos

Jazz Guitar Solos:Today's blog will be very brief but important.

Jazz guitarists, as are many guitar players, obsessed with speed. Although speed is a good measurement of how much you've practiced, it's not a good measurement of how musical you are.

Today's advice is simple. Remember that whole notes , half notes, dotted half notes and quarter notes are not only permitted in guitar solos but are actually desirable.

Rhythmic variety is an important tool in making a guitar solo interesting.

To organize the topic of rhythm, visit www.modularphoneticrhythm.com or check out my site at www.ChuckAndersonGuitar.com

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Develop Your Own Uniqueness

Develop Your Own Uniqueness:The guitar world has always been obsessed with who is faster or better. The reality is that all good players are fast and knowledgeable about chords, improvisation and harmony.

What makes one different than another is not the external factors of technique but the unique projection of personality that comes through the music. Just as you meet one person that you like and another person that you don't like, the audience is only affected by their own individual response to a player.

Does the player move them or not? After all, the audience is not in a position to judge a player on the basis of his or her technique or knowledge. The audience can only react. This is ultimately a good thing.

Bill Evans said something that I always admired . He said you must please yourself. Play what pleases you. You can't chase players or styles or trends. In essence, he was saying find your own voice.

From a marketing point of view, you have to find an audience that likes your style, your sound, your personality.

If you become your own unique self, you'll never be disappointed with the results!

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Curt Sheller - This is so true. I often get questions from students like "Who is better, this guitarist or that guitarist." I tell them that they are all different. You can give any to great guitarists, even not so great guitarists the same gear, pick and level of ability. If the play the same some through the same gear and even the same notes. They will sound different. Take the Wolf Marshall, the author and great mimic of other players. He still sounds like Wolf Marshall.

Chuck Anderson Unveils New Web Site

Chuck has a new site!!! Finally getting all that he has to offer out the world.

www.ChuckAndersonGuitar.com

As a JAZZ GUITARIST, Chuck broke into the Philly Jazz scene with the Chuck Anderson Trio in 1973. The group featured Al Stauffer on bass and rotated Jim Paxon, Ray Deeley and Darryl Brown on drums. The trio played concerts throughout the East Coast and recorded its first album in 1975. The album originally titled Mirror Within a Mirror is included in a compilation CD titled The Vintage Tracks. This CD released in 2005, contains all of the trio recordings from the mid to the late 70's. Another CD titled Angel Blue - A Tour of Jazz features Chuck in a sextet setting.

Noted as a COMPOSER as well as a concert guitarist, Chuck has recorded 7 CDs: Passages from the End of Autumn, Kaleidophon, The Art of the Neo-Classical Guitar, Christmas Wishes, The International Collection, Angel Blue, Music from the Light, and The Vintage Tracks.

As an EDUCATOR, Chuck Anderson directed the Medley Music School for 8 years. He founded and operated his own private music school for another 8 years. The school employed 12 teachers and had over 400 students. He was elected Artist in Education for the state of Delaware. Chuck was a consultant in the development of the guitar curriculum for Aula de Musica, a private music conservatory in Spain. He was also elected as the only American member of the International Advisory Board for LIPA, the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. Chuck has lectured at colleges in the United States and Europe. In addition, he has privately trained professional musicians, composers and music educators.

As an AUTHOR, Chuck has been published by several companies. Publications include: Music Pursuing the Horizon, An Improvisational Approach to Rock and Blues Guitar, Reflections for Guitar, Modular Phonetic Rhythm, Master Picking and The 6 Secrets of Guitar Fingering including Scale Charting. Other books include: Mastering the Modes, The Private Music Teacher’s Guide, Hi Tech Guitar and Advertising Music - The Business, A series called Unlocking the Guitar features topics such as learning the notes on the neck, strums and tunings. He also developed and was featured in an 8 hour video series called Harmonic Tonalities, the Songwriter’s Master Classes.