In this video illustrates the use of scale tones to make melody with connecting chords to the infamous Jazz Standard, “Autumn Leaves.” Video 1 is the “Autumn Leaves” Jazz Guitar Chord & Melody Performance. Video 2 is the “Autumn Leaves” Jazz Guitar Chord & Melody Lesson. Enjoy!
Blues Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Brian Emmel, founder of Grand Staff Music School demonstrates a basic Blues rhythm guitar style. This Blues guitar rhythm is one of the first basic rhythm riffs one usually learns to play. After watching this demonstration, check out the second lesson video by Brian Emmel. He will break this down slowly for you so you […]
C Blues-Major & Minor Modal Pentatonics
Brian Emmel, owner and founder of Grand Staff Music School demonstrates how to create improvisational solo conversations over the C Blues. Brian will also explain the truth about Blues keys and how to expand your soloing skills over the C Blues.
C Blues-Major & Minor 6 Dyads
Brian Emmel, owner and founder of Grand Staff Music School shows how to incorporate some cool and fun tricks over the C Blues. Major & Minor 6 Dyads create that soulful Bluesy sound you’ll recognize immediately.
Arpeggio Suffix
“Guitarchitexture” Lesson Snippet Here’s a fun concept to practice along to YouTube backing track in C Major. The link will take you to the YouTube backing track web page. Practicing concepts with instrumental music behind you will increase your interest in practicing up to 2-3x your average practice time of 20-30 minutes. Learn what arpeggios […]
FREE Guitar Lessons
Hello, I’m Brian Emmel, Founder of Grand Staff Music School. I have been authoring music method books and DVDs for Hal Leonard Publishing and CenterStream Publishing since 1991. I am in the process of compiling and formating my unique teaching methods for Guitar and Bass Guitar and putting into a collection I titled “Guitarchitexture” and […]
Practical Bass Guitar Practice
I would like to use this blog to introduce a term I’d like to coin for all practical musical practicing time;and that is,“Practical Practice!”The lessons I will be prescribing to the student will be exercises that may be useful in a “real life” recording,jamming, and or performing situation.When I isolate my practice time it might […]
Guitar,Piano,Voice and Drum Lessons Near Me!
Welcome to Franklin, Tennessee’s best music lesson’s studio. Grand Staff Music School was established in 2008 by Brian L. Emmel.
