Steve Krenz
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Yes, we are planning a student showcase and we'll be able to accommodate backing tracks as well!
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Thanks Mike! I'm going to be adding that one to the Hymns book I'm working on.
Hope all is well.
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The last Barre Chords workout!
Bring your guitars and I will take you through some exercises and we'll all do it together.
Learn all you can! - Steve
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Tuesday May 5th, 2020
Topic: Top 10 Chord Forms for Blues!
7pm Central Time US
You can watch the lesson HERE.
Blues guitar uses a fairly standard collection of chord voicings. These are the chord voicings you hear in most blues songs throughout the decades.
I'll be sharing my 10 go-to chord shapes when playing blues and a few helpful chord substitutions along the way.
There will be music, laughs, giveaways and more.
Watch on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE
- Steve
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Ha! It's all part of my evil plan!
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Yes, I'm working on the PDF now and will put it up when I'm finished.
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Tired of not being able to play barre chords?
This three week series on Wednesday Guitar Workouts will guide you through...
1) Knowing Where to Put Your Chord
2) How to Form Each Chord Correctly
3) Strengthening the Fingers for Successful Barre Chords
Bring your guitar and I'll guide you step by step as we play together.
You can do it! Let's finally master these and move forward in your music!
Wednesday nights 7pm Central US at https://www.youtube.com/c/GuitarGatheringLearn all you can! - Steve
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I'm so glad you are learning. It makes my teachers heart - three sizes too big! - Steve
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Tuesday April 28th, 2020
Topic: Accompanying a Singer with Special Guest Debi Selby!
7pm Central Time US
You can watch the lesson HERE.
Thrilled to announce this week's Live Lesson will be on "Accompanying a Singer" with very special guest - one of Nashville's finest studio singers - Debi Selby!
Learn important keys for accompanying singers so that your guitar playing provides the bedrock for incredible performances.
As one of Nashville's top studio singers, Debi's extensive credits include singing with Michael McDonald, Celine Dion, One Republic, Reba Mcentire, Frankie Valli, Kristin Chennowith, Michael W. Smith, Larry Carlton and Vince Gill.
Her work has also been featured in multiple movies, video games and by some of the world's largest companies including Disney, Veggie Tales and Yamaha.
Even within the past week her work has been featured by Rolling Stone Magazine (Scroll down to the "It Is Well" video) and the NFL as she performed with One Direction.
There will be music, laughs, giveaways and more.
Watch on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE
- Steve
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The finale - el ultimo!
The last Triads workout - the one that ties it all together!
If you can conquer this one then you've learned everything I envisioned that was important for this series.
There is a special PDF that goes along with this one that you can download HERE.
Bring your guitars and I will take you through some exercises and we'll all do it together.
Learn all you can! - Steve
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Tuesday April 21st, 2020
Topic: Got Guitar Questions? Ask Steve Anything!
7pm Central Time US
You can watch the lesson HERE.
What has you stumped in your guitar learning journey?
We've taught a lot in the last 6 weeks so I wanted to devote tonight to answering any guitar questions you may have or are struggling with.
It can be on things we've covered or something else you've struggled with. Ask them below or in the chat tonight.
Let's get some answers!
There will be music, laughs, giveaways and more.
Watch on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE
- Steve
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As long as we're all isolating and quarantining we might as well be playing guitar!
This is the second of two workouts on Triads that goes along with the Triad series.
Please download the free PDF to follow along with the workout. Triads Complete Book.pdf
You can see the Triads Workout 1 HERE.
Bring your guitars and I will take you through some exercises and we'll all do it together.
Learn all you can! - Steve
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Tuesday April 14th, 2020
Topic: Making the Leap from Scales to Solos
7pm Central Time US
You can watch the lesson HERE.
So, you know your scales, arpeggios and a bit of theory but when it comes time to solo you have no idea how to put it together. Your solos sound like a scale fragment here and an awkward bend there eventually ending up on the same pentatonic scale pattern you learned years ago.
Sound familiar?
Let's learn some keys to making this important jump from knowing concepts in your head to actually creating music.
It involves using your ear and tapping into your jar of creativity - BUT if your inner musical creativity hasn't been opened in a while it might take a few ideas to get the lid off. That's what we'll be learning.
There will be music, laughs, giveaways and more.
Watch on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE
- Steve
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Thanks Barb,
Keep working at it!!!!
Wait till this week's Workout 2!!!
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Diane,
Thanks for being my spell checker! I guess I've been quarantined too long!
-Steve
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Hey all,
I've added the sheet music to the first post in this thread. It's the full version that I do, so it might be a good challenge for some. But it's one I love to play and I hope you will enjoy it as well.
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As long as we're all isolating and quarantining we might as well be playing guitar!
This is the first of two workouts on Triads that goes along with the Triad series.
Please download the free PDF to follow along with the workout. Triads Complete Book.pdf
Bring your guitars and I will take you through some exercises and we'll all do it together.
Learn all you can! - Steve
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Doug,
Thanks for posting. The H5 gets a good sound. Your strumming sounds good.
Yep, it's always easier to keep a song together when there are a bunch of other musicians around. So, I'll imagine a whole orchestra behind you!
I've just recently got the ZOOM H6 and am getting familiar with using it.
I always enjoy playing at church.
Thanks for all that you do! - Steve
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Tuesday April 7th, 2020
Topic: Songs of Faith: "It Is Well" Hymn
7pm Central Time US
You can watch the lesson HERE.
Easter is approaching so let's learn a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of the classic hymn "It is Well".
Here is the sheet music. It is Well With My Soul.pdf
There will be music, laughs, giveaways and more.
Watch on our Guitar Gathering YouTube Channel HERE
- Steve
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Topic: Learning a Jazz Standard
Learn all you can! - Steve
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Let's keep this thread active. I'm sure some folks need these great resources.
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Guitar Gathering 2020 Cancelled
in Guitar Gathering Conferences & Retreats
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Dear Friends,
It is with an extremely heavy heart we have been forced to postpone our Guitar Gathering conference until next year.
Due to recent spike's in the coronavirus cases all over the country and in Tennessee, yesterday, Nashville's mayor rolled back the openings back to Phase 2 which prohibits gatherings of over 25 people for the foreseeable future.
(Earlier in the week, Tennessee governor put out an executive order tightening up restrictions as well.)
My first concern is everyone's safety and health.
Please realize that I've tried for months to hold our little conference together against mounting virus storm clouds but yesterdays mayoral mandate is one I cannot overcome.
I sincerely apologize for the number of problems this causes. Unfortunately this is a city-wide mandate and our hands are tied.
Again, I sincerely apologize for this unavoidable change in plans.
Thank you so much for being a great part of our guitar family and I look forward to an amazing conference next year when this is all behind us.
Sincerely,
Steve