tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10175690447681378142024-03-20T08:30:47.278+00:00Dave Bold | GuitarGuitarist and guitar teacherDave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-72209850652334318542024-01-26T20:31:00.001+00:002024-01-26T20:47:54.289+00:00Fab Feb First @ The Daylight<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Great to be back the Brockley Brewery for their Jazz January, looking forward to the next one there. Meanwhile.. I'm back at the Daylight with the Green Chain Quartet on 1st February. Doors 8pm. It'll be fab! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/2024/01/fab-feb-first-friends.html?spref=tw " target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d9bf0; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-offset-key="2pgua-13-0">https://www.greenchainquartet.com/2024/01/fab-feb-first-friends.html?spref=tw</span></span><span data-offset-key="2pgua-14-0" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span data-offset-key="2pgua-14-0" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEefMayDhSYEA4qLfmv6c8LTFoRq12nabeoQC-CNE7GCiW7zUsw-ClsKRKC0MsU4SKBcUaYuG9GAgw_o9DPZ_5LDtyWH76s5HAcZmLoPP9rL2O8IQ5W5hrwuCwju_TYWnyxgbYXKLtw2coOvuyEmlMeV_Igcr35dF1kf6XCcdUce7uzFyUHGceoEYPSsQ/s1788/GCQ%20Daylight%20Poster%201%20Feb%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEefMayDhSYEA4qLfmv6c8LTFoRq12nabeoQC-CNE7GCiW7zUsw-ClsKRKC0MsU4SKBcUaYuG9GAgw_o9DPZ_5LDtyWH76s5HAcZmLoPP9rL2O8IQ5W5hrwuCwju_TYWnyxgbYXKLtw2coOvuyEmlMeV_Igcr35dF1kf6XCcdUce7uzFyUHGceoEYPSsQ/w458-h640/GCQ%20Daylight%20Poster%201%20Feb%202024.png" width="458" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span data-text="true"><br /></span></span><p></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-13085217906171133072023-12-24T21:06:00.000+00:002023-12-24T21:06:15.636+00:00Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year<p> </p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks to all my students who I've had the pleasure of teaching this year - online and in-person. </span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks also to the venues and musicians that I worked with from spring to winter, inside, outside and all points in between! </span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92qbsXA_op2RNxlhTVUveCqURMxI7UbEiwttaAAS0ogzKl7sLwd2p0kydezcztK2cKiXWXN93lHqck6e82DPrf-y-RBn-xAtOBsSWDqvc6wrLF0_vB6WL7-vXlioPhPw73uEspJAkoJE/s398/image6.png" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92qbsXA_op2RNxlhTVUveCqURMxI7UbEiwttaAAS0ogzKl7sLwd2p0kydezcztK2cKiXWXN93lHqck6e82DPrf-y-RBn-xAtOBsSWDqvc6wrLF0_vB6WL7-vXlioPhPw73uEspJAkoJE/s320/image6.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Wishing you all the best for Christmas and New Year and, as last year, and the year before, and the year before that... hoping it's better and more peaceful one for all of us than 2023</span></h3><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Dave</i></span></h2>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-66143910264971472502023-11-17T16:11:00.001+00:002023-11-17T16:11:15.559+00:00New guitar for Christmas? Grab a free lesson from me!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This offer has been popular for the last few years, so I'm offering it again this year!</span></p><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Improving what you play already?</b> This would be a great starting point. Many guitarists have used my lessons to widen their musical horizons by adding new styles into their playing: Blues, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Classical, Hard Rock. It could also cover improvising (all styles), sight reading, fretboard knowledge - in short, being able to play anywhere on the fretboard - and of course understanding music theory.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Complete beginner?</b> I meet a lot people who say "Ah, the guitar: I bought one but couldn't get started on it..." Well the short answer is they probably would have, if they'd had a few pointers on how to get started; i.e. what to practice in those early stages so they could make good progress, how to get over those new beginners' 'humps' and how to start sounding musical as soon as possible.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, if you're getting new guitar (or bass, or ukulele, or banjo!) for Christmas... Get started with a free lesson from me! </span></b></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To take up this offer simply email me (dave@davebold.com) giving the name of the person receiving the guitar, I'll send you a personalised electronic copy of the flyer below. After that just contact me to arrange a time for your lesson. Job done. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This could also be a major help if you're making a New Year's resolution to play a few songs on your new guitar by Easter; what a great start this would be! </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>If you're gifting a guitar to someone it also makes the best of your Christmas present and helps sort out your wannabe a guitarist's New Years Resolution. And.... if your own resolution was to get them started on a musical instrument, that's two NY resolutions sorted in one hit! Simple!</span><br /><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOlcF1SGXqy_X7OJxT5RZrWbdEg0brSvEc-cg8schUpv_0jHToIfB6L1pZfp5Qda6VP5H1dgEvptCMaMa-WpbXvsl5BEAnD9L68GWFgRfrqdi8r08Upy-aNtdpyF1Gka2svwoUA2uHI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-02+at+15.34.27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOlcF1SGXqy_X7OJxT5RZrWbdEg0brSvEc-cg8schUpv_0jHToIfB6L1pZfp5Qda6VP5H1dgEvptCMaMa-WpbXvsl5BEAnD9L68GWFgRfrqdi8r08Upy-aNtdpyF1Gka2svwoUA2uHI/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-02+at+15.34.27.png" width="459" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Know someone else who may be interested? Use the buttons <b>⇙ </b>below to share. Thanks.</span></div></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119102080895156575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-48826529114670327532023-05-13T21:08:00.003+01:002023-05-31T20:28:20.583+01:00Been busy!<p>After a run of recent gigs, mainly centring around the King's Coronation events and the London Marathon, I can take a break to concentrate on teaching. Then finish the month of May at Billy's in Manor Park, Lewisham (Sunday 28th pm) and Bank Holiday Monday at Pistachios in Manor Park Gardens, Hither Green, and then start June with another Daylight Inn event in Petts Wood on the 1st June.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1f1imb3sRrxf9j0tEdbAsJv5ObqR5omGcZyJLnXnSUNu_trP00MhhY20Gk6QKidY9Lu8OUP2sKgelg8norZBDSJ5fKzkRti7bis32nJYOew1LjnWL3cNj9lKyiv_H5wIaSReDIMTa-yw1eFDi8xhbDvNH3iLDTObUi-JwArOGuCsHdgCe_dx4WM4/s640/IMG_2658.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1f1imb3sRrxf9j0tEdbAsJv5ObqR5omGcZyJLnXnSUNu_trP00MhhY20Gk6QKidY9Lu8OUP2sKgelg8norZBDSJ5fKzkRti7bis32nJYOew1LjnWL3cNj9lKyiv_H5wIaSReDIMTa-yw1eFDi8xhbDvNH3iLDTObUi-JwArOGuCsHdgCe_dx4WM4/w400-h300/IMG_2658.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunny Day with GCQ at Pistachio's!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYllMROfaKpk9HDQKunCn04_qxcFFimZxOKiTKgo4bMKiW0U7B9eVGvir_cUbBDDPdU5oTupWgikS0JaOrCjRNPI1-FXbjF-HqW90NPfMVfwZHI9-0e94GYsuEQnvYNpaRy7AxsGpzPGW4CXtf6IBkg7A1YVGj4bL8f_eKLlVWFz8UeLnGX2l1eFn/s1600/e276c403-36dc-472e-8fa2-7f7934ba7ae3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYllMROfaKpk9HDQKunCn04_qxcFFimZxOKiTKgo4bMKiW0U7B9eVGvir_cUbBDDPdU5oTupWgikS0JaOrCjRNPI1-FXbjF-HqW90NPfMVfwZHI9-0e94GYsuEQnvYNpaRy7AxsGpzPGW4CXtf6IBkg7A1YVGj4bL8f_eKLlVWFz8UeLnGX2l1eFn/w400-h300/e276c403-36dc-472e-8fa2-7f7934ba7ae3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another sunny day (with GCQ and Jimmy Beckley) at Petts Wood Street Party!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JiB83LgG-Qyej_2-nuOGo9jeuwPjL394cD6PrQh5TnMs6gluPdYpqXGf2p6sZ10qdtnVOsh6Tx9KlNhb8P-M9VuAxEr0Ff7g2fvpac382rPGKO_vJTP9AxWvWquxzmwLfW2LicbP9vvPWZ2G-XwFJgm-wuI-9f1x-LXwsYsPsWnHN2yL5K9L9Yjg/s1784/GCQ%20Poster%20Billy's.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JiB83LgG-Qyej_2-nuOGo9jeuwPjL394cD6PrQh5TnMs6gluPdYpqXGf2p6sZ10qdtnVOsh6Tx9KlNhb8P-M9VuAxEr0Ff7g2fvpac382rPGKO_vJTP9AxWvWquxzmwLfW2LicbP9vvPWZ2G-XwFJgm-wuI-9f1x-LXwsYsPsWnHN2yL5K9L9Yjg/w284-h400/GCQ%20Poster%20Billy's.png" width="284" /></a></div><br />Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comLondon, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-74698239912045752022023-03-29T14:11:00.004+01:002023-05-31T20:36:22.103+01:00Spring/Summer Gigs 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Spring / Summer public gigs. Catch me somewhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>April</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6th - 8-11pm: Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. (Green Chain Qt)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">23rd - 9am-12noon: London Marathon, Greenwich (Meantime Road Runners)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>May</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4th - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">8-11pm:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6th - pm: Street Party, Beckenham </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt + guests)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">7th - pm: Street Party, Bickley </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt + guests)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">8th - 2.30-7.30pm: Golder's Hill Park Bandstand, Hampstead Heath (GCQ) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">28th - 2pm Jazz In The Park - Billy's, Manor Park, Hither Green SE13 5QZ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">29th - 2pm Pistachios In The Park, Hither Green (GCQ)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>June</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1st - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">8-11pm:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">14th - 3pm: Fellowship Arms event, Bellingham, Catford (Duo with Jimmy Beckley)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">24th - pm: TBC Manor Park Festival </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>July</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">6th - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">8-11pm:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt + guests)</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>August</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3rd - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">8-11pm:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">13th - 3-5pm: Parliament Hill Fields Bandstand, Hampstead Heath (GCQ)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>September</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">7th - </span><span style="font-family: arial;">8-11pm:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(Green Chain Qt)</span></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-13827267396636206492023-02-27T17:25:00.006+00:002023-03-29T14:17:43.530+01:00Has RGT morphed into LCM?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well er.. not quite! The Registry Of Guitar Tutors (RGT) instruction and exam system has been part of the London Music College Exams group for a few years now. But things evolve and it is now fully part of the London College Of Music (LCM) and is <span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737;">now rebranded as ‘RGT@LCM’.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737;"><br /></span></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMAfanM-2JzlWAU1ePcs2t9XzSETO-MNkoKIzGFwHxFjPnZs2FkgAevEbJNy27XRBQXGpGqnWMX0B4m5K2JeAwop-i-ylc3umTpJo8zeCWjibGRJMhQYnb9dT8DD33I-diqxhNhhIU6rLhejeMPzc5kBGWtCrIK-hYooR2GhfYBFD0AiKmNfjTIMd/s300/rgt-at-lcm-short%20logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="74" data-original-width="300" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMAfanM-2JzlWAU1ePcs2t9XzSETO-MNkoKIzGFwHxFjPnZs2FkgAevEbJNy27XRBQXGpGqnWMX0B4m5K2JeAwop-i-ylc3umTpJo8zeCWjibGRJMhQYnb9dT8DD33I-diqxhNhhIU6rLhejeMPzc5kBGWtCrIK-hYooR2GhfYBFD0AiKmNfjTIMd/s1600/rgt-at-lcm-short%20logo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Since its creation in 1992, RGT has collaborated with the London College of Music (LCM), which is part of the University of West London (UWL), to provide internationally-recognised accredited exams across the spectrum of popular guitar music in electric, rock, acoustic, jazz, bass guitar and ukulele – from beginner to Diploma level.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlomRhgCNgZa3k5y2DSlXDRzgHhjXdyoGX2aYkkv4jyCcd1IvsdI2OEB4i4FCUC3tygiaKg8sPsMH18T4IzoK8FsH9EarKMpG-iKI3-uayDkQanyRsjFcZZTcbUyIXjwaTAyNsuMFK2S--0ax0towKAneCjXhbCmdxIpbjV4kPlpUOFlRpzHjd5_U/s2048/Dk1v08gmQJSW9m0LJYskCQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlomRhgCNgZa3k5y2DSlXDRzgHhjXdyoGX2aYkkv4jyCcd1IvsdI2OEB4i4FCUC3tygiaKg8sPsMH18T4IzoK8FsH9EarKMpG-iKI3-uayDkQanyRsjFcZZTcbUyIXjwaTAyNsuMFK2S--0ax0towKAneCjXhbCmdxIpbjV4kPlpUOFlRpzHjd5_U/s320/Dk1v08gmQJSW9m0LJYskCQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>Whatever the fretted instrument: RGT has it covered</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">RGT@LCM will be managed by LCM Examinations, assisted by RGT’s current Chief Examiner Merv Young. LCM is working closely with RGT to ensure a smooth transition. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anyone currently taking an examination or thinking of taking an examination in the future will not be affected by the merger, as RGT exams will continue to be administered and examined in the same way by the same skilled personnel. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are currently no plans to change any of the existing RGT syllabuses or exam handbooks. The considerable benefits of RGT membership to guitar teachers will remain in place.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As ever more information is available at the RGT website: <a href="http://www.rgt.org/exams/index.php">http://www.rgt.org/exams/index.php</a> And on Facebook at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RegistryOfGuitarTutors/">https://www.facebook.com/RegistryOfGuitarTutors/</a></span></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-25399630401931248002022-12-24T20:37:00.003+00:002022-12-24T20:37:40.786+00:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year<p> </p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks to all my students who I've had the pleasure of teaching this year - online and in-person. </span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks also to the venues and musicians that I worked with from spring to winter, inside, outside and all points in between! </span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92qbsXA_op2RNxlhTVUveCqURMxI7UbEiwttaAAS0ogzKl7sLwd2p0kydezcztK2cKiXWXN93lHqck6e82DPrf-y-RBn-xAtOBsSWDqvc6wrLF0_vB6WL7-vXlioPhPw73uEspJAkoJE/s398/image6.png" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92qbsXA_op2RNxlhTVUveCqURMxI7UbEiwttaAAS0ogzKl7sLwd2p0kydezcztK2cKiXWXN93lHqck6e82DPrf-y-RBn-xAtOBsSWDqvc6wrLF0_vB6WL7-vXlioPhPw73uEspJAkoJE/s320/image6.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Wishing you all the best for Christmas and New Year and, as last year, and the year before, hoping it's better one for all of us than 2022!</span></h3><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Dave</i></span></h2>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-20491954118734205702022-09-12T21:49:00.002+01:002022-09-12T21:49:32.927+01:00Early Autumn Gigs 2022<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gigs continue with the Green Chain Quartet. Our monthly residency at The Daylight Inn in Petts Wood, Bromley is going well and has raised over £1,000 for charities since we started earlier this year.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aGmaZambHWIx89svGTZpMb-6159xC2WyiqQc1ISHRJN9bF7MYCKNJiJ_ZEdlilOxLV-Et6pABfHQmx5McM24Ysc3mvhIXwAHF2i9hhSgunqXLsVk-SirjB0xI9VY_YJiCkZcVMwxpKGRcw8ntjA-XUiT8LQVicU26U57rt63Fj6VXupVrhyjg9-i/s1024/Image%2020220305%20225725.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1024" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aGmaZambHWIx89svGTZpMb-6159xC2WyiqQc1ISHRJN9bF7MYCKNJiJ_ZEdlilOxLV-Et6pABfHQmx5McM24Ysc3mvhIXwAHF2i9hhSgunqXLsVk-SirjB0xI9VY_YJiCkZcVMwxpKGRcw8ntjA-XUiT8LQVicU26U57rt63Fj6VXupVrhyjg9-i/w400-h244/Image%2020220305%20225725.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The GCQ captured in glorious technicolor by Neil Stradwick</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can catch us live on the first Thursday of every month 8pm for some </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">soul-jazz boogaloo</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">! </span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>8pm Thursday 6th October </b>@ The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. Guest vocalist Amanda Forbes. And special intermission guests: Felix's School Of Rock Choir.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>8pm Thursday 3rd November</b> @ </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Special guest TBC.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more information see the official <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">Green Chain Quartet website</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The GCQ are also playing the annual Hither Green Christmas FUSS Fair on Saturday afternoon of <b>December 3rd</b>. And I understand another Christmas outdoor special at Pistachio's In The Park, Manor Park Gardens, Lee, Lewisham date TBC.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My other dates this month include an early afternoon duo performance at The Fellowship Arms, Bellingham, with sax legend Jimmy Beckley: 12 til 2pm on <b>21st September</b>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_BXxhCVWJAq9MID8xGFGJxI7_XWbDs8afMxVDNJIEGqTL1w5fh04HSL9ZGYThhEEZA9X4lsaMUYOlwND1k9Ix7zZxUSCO45H9WTyAv6fR6enNCcyEnVEDlnZcaDUKlKENvFqwpp2NJN_9XhoO7tIl8guFuxux9l6CK0G0oSnnXViownn6LBVtZYr/s1024/Jimmy%20Beckley1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_BXxhCVWJAq9MID8xGFGJxI7_XWbDs8afMxVDNJIEGqTL1w5fh04HSL9ZGYThhEEZA9X4lsaMUYOlwND1k9Ix7zZxUSCO45H9WTyAv6fR6enNCcyEnVEDlnZcaDUKlKENvFqwpp2NJN_9XhoO7tIl8guFuxux9l6CK0G0oSnnXViownn6LBVtZYr/s320/Jimmy%20Beckley1.png" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jimmy Beckley</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-51099570581227278892022-06-25T00:07:00.006+01:002022-09-13T13:41:56.492+01:00Green Chain gigs - August 2022<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the moment my regular gig is with the Green Chain Quartet, featuring old friends and London music legends John Gittos on Hammond, Mel Wright on drums and Dave Morris on saxophones. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMuuzzfori1zebbA6F7eGqMTO4RVhknYNif_MRV9ld-NKeQDMWrcAdocJOjyzoCrqOWb11-TcoOypXSY1kUXzg3kQGRQhY3_kqPrgy9cp5vIzC_4KxQB-qCb4_oIPjYhX4_ODhTUi7RhPosyQnyn9k6xl2OGf2C_mWQ6NMFeTjodzx9Q0FuMw2lej/s1600/GCQ%20DL2.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMuuzzfori1zebbA6F7eGqMTO4RVhknYNif_MRV9ld-NKeQDMWrcAdocJOjyzoCrqOWb11-TcoOypXSY1kUXzg3kQGRQhY3_kqPrgy9cp5vIzC_4KxQB-qCb4_oIPjYhX4_ODhTUi7RhPosyQnyn9k6xl2OGf2C_mWQ6NMFeTjodzx9Q0FuMw2lej/s320/GCQ%20DL2.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Musically it's a sort of soul-jazz/jazz-blues of the kind of melting pot that produced Jimmy Smith, Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Billy Hart and Grady Tate. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, because we've all played lots of different styles of music together, and we've been working with lots of guests across a wide spectrum of musical styles (most months at the Daylight Inn we feature a guest singer or instrumentalist) it's growing organically and, though originally we try to be as true as possible to the original soul-jazz boogaloo sound, I quite like the way we adjust to fit the styles required!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDaNf6kcC7sn9xTwCiWZ-vsZEv2UyoYMaW9iCxtdwzspP4cVzTh4KaFT0hhFjkSkYO6S53N-UMEolBwuzUJz55k3N4obxKs7oAuiSjDuasqzEUMymCCW3Yr6Xovk2wA97f6e4iy6cRuKC7Mlyjh8Tw9wkMgfHiazCpQLZLYBJ0PNEJtuykJ_Y_Ycg/s1170/GCQ-ParkFest.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1170" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDaNf6kcC7sn9xTwCiWZ-vsZEv2UyoYMaW9iCxtdwzspP4cVzTh4KaFT0hhFjkSkYO6S53N-UMEolBwuzUJz55k3N4obxKs7oAuiSjDuasqzEUMymCCW3Yr6Xovk2wA97f6e4iy6cRuKC7Mlyjh8Tw9wkMgfHiazCpQLZLYBJ0PNEJtuykJ_Y_Ycg/s320/GCQ-ParkFest.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hear us live at the following public events:</span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>8pm Thursday 4th August </b>@ The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. Guest vocalist Amanda Forbes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>3pm Sunday 7th August</b> @ Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill Bandstand, Parliament Hill Fields (near Tennis Courts) Highgate Road, London, NW5 1QR </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>8pm Thursday 1st September </b>@ The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. Special guest TBC.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more information see the official <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">Green Chain Quartet website</a> </span></p></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-55982698183843472022022-03-28T18:25:00.003+01:002022-03-28T18:25:53.498+01:00Pistachios In The Park<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks to everyone who came along to hear the Jazz and Blues at Pistachio's In The Park at Manor House Gardens in Hither Green on Sunday. And special thanks to vocalist Chess Payne standing in at short notice for The Prof who was off with Covid.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm told there are more of these events to come at this lovely park setting so watch this space!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Full list of upcoming gigs with the GCQ at the <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/2022/02/upcoming-gigs-for-2022.html" target="_blank">GCQ website!</a></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglet0tyIyQyl_lQQoMKrzs9YW4VkEQtnWfyrZf8q9HGLn_fnyZdUGbCNatR5p4sXNAuTPG31ajV2iKz77THeEPgdUsALVpgZSijqcHTFsYYMZpwxTd2tZzgN_SScvOoOAw2ABKgcPY1fZ59-qlrfmBDP0HqmtooPRdZ_y1KWm0p-3MOxv7nkVV9poB/s1170/GCQ-ParkFest.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1170" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglet0tyIyQyl_lQQoMKrzs9YW4VkEQtnWfyrZf8q9HGLn_fnyZdUGbCNatR5p4sXNAuTPG31ajV2iKz77THeEPgdUsALVpgZSijqcHTFsYYMZpwxTd2tZzgN_SScvOoOAw2ABKgcPY1fZ59-qlrfmBDP0HqmtooPRdZ_y1KWm0p-3MOxv7nkVV9poB/w400-h264/GCQ-ParkFest.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Green Chain Quartet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-25492472480970109212022-03-12T20:50:00.001+00:002022-03-28T17:58:48.624+01:00Live at The Daylight!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lovely gig at the <a href="https://www.thedaylightinn.co.uk/" target="_blank">Daylight Inn</a> in Petts Wood, Bromley last week with the fabulous</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Green Chain Quartet</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, It's a new monthly residency with guests.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each month the event raises money for a charitable cause. This one was Bromley Food Band and a decent amount of money was raised for them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next one up at The Daylight is on Thursday </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">7th April. Doors open 8pm, music from 8.30pm. The charitable support for this one will be the people in Ukraine.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgggx-Aipx8k7mD1JZLYLxzazXeMOu9ZV5B1gVvWWa28qMEKpL7zHwM7GnOFHOi2ngPuVQ7iGKp_aVASAPlMTAj0p_evoDZYd9WkolKU58oczn35KzV2GnLRf3hTmmjjfEoRvJsXys9asLGJ3aDZCpcvoMnMofbD8_nSlqN3CwsKgZ5x3HWyY5-jPkr=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgggx-Aipx8k7mD1JZLYLxzazXeMOu9ZV5B1gVvWWa28qMEKpL7zHwM7GnOFHOi2ngPuVQ7iGKp_aVASAPlMTAj0p_evoDZYd9WkolKU58oczn35KzV2GnLRf3hTmmjjfEoRvJsXys9asLGJ3aDZCpcvoMnMofbD8_nSlqN3CwsKgZ5x3HWyY5-jPkr=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 'The Daylight' (with extra lighting 🙄 )</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-10702967768965496192022-02-17T11:30:00.001+00:002022-03-09T22:00:55.871+00:00Upcoming gigs<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well the gigs are starting to come back... Here's a selection of my events for 2022 with the fabulous <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">Green Chain Quartet</a>, including a new monthly residency with guests at The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood, Bromley. Looking forward to them!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3rd March - The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">7th April - The Daylight Inn, Petts wood</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">22nd April - Private Function Blackheath</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5th May </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">- The Daylight Inn, Petts Wood</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4th June - Beckenham Street Party </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">25th June - Clandon Wood Jazz Evening, Surrey</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">7th August - The Bandstand, Hampstead Heath</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9g7DHQ5YGJ2aO5HbXB97_FjhmxCn1xV2USj-_I1UpfvWzCqJuGxG6gLHcju0UqgNpWGkPShwbG4zlZvMw1WrSTpvXpRjkhSrgWdrDrvjN5-gNA-w6nBV_DXOxbmE-uZH2SRnIIHGSPqG_lWY0tApxKOJduPJJMaBKopIlBGcM2YFh_eK3q4RpE3W0=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9g7DHQ5YGJ2aO5HbXB97_FjhmxCn1xV2USj-_I1UpfvWzCqJuGxG6gLHcju0UqgNpWGkPShwbG4zlZvMw1WrSTpvXpRjkhSrgWdrDrvjN5-gNA-w6nBV_DXOxbmE-uZH2SRnIIHGSPqG_lWY0tApxKOJduPJJMaBKopIlBGcM2YFh_eK3q4RpE3W0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the pink with the Green Chain Quartet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-53198804117951394812021-12-18T19:56:00.001+00:002021-12-18T19:56:11.700+00:00New guitar for Christmas? Get a free lesson from me!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This offer has been popular for the last few years, so I'm offering it again this year, although slightly different due to the Covid-19 Omicron restrictions in that my lessons are currently only online, through Skype, Zoom, Webex or Facetime. Although if anything like 2021 this will revert to face to face lessons as the pandemic risk reduces.</span></p><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Improving what you play already?</b> This would be a great starting point. Many guitarists have used my lessons to widen their musical horizons by adding new styles into their playing: Blues, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Classical, Hard Rock. It could also cover improvising (all styles), sight reading, fretboard knowledge - in short, being able to play anywhere on the fretboard - and music theory.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Complete beginner?</b> I meet a lot people who say "Ah, the guitar: I bought one but couldn't get started on it..." Well the short answer is they probably would have, if they'd had a few pointers on how to get started; i.e. what to practice in those early stages so they could make good progress, how to get over those new beginners' 'humps' and how to start sounding musical as soon as possible.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, if you're getting new guitar (or bass, or ukulele, or banjo!) for Christmas... Get started with a free lesson from me! </span></b></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To take up this offer simply email me (dave@davebold.com) giving the name of the person receiving the guitar, I'll send you a personalised electronic copy of the flyer below. After that just contact me to arrange a time for your lesson. Job done. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This could also be a major help if you're making a New Year's resolution to play a few songs on your new guitar by Easter; what a great start this would be! </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>If you're gifting a guitar to someone it also makes the best of your Christmas present and helps sort out your wannabe a guitarist's New Years Resolution. And, if your own resolution was to get them started on a musical instrument, that's two NY resolutions sorted in one hit! Simple!</span><br /><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOlcF1SGXqy_X7OJxT5RZrWbdEg0brSvEc-cg8schUpv_0jHToIfB6L1pZfp5Qda6VP5H1dgEvptCMaMa-WpbXvsl5BEAnD9L68GWFgRfrqdi8r08Upy-aNtdpyF1Gka2svwoUA2uHI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-12-02+at+15.34.27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOlcF1SGXqy_X7OJxT5RZrWbdEg0brSvEc-cg8schUpv_0jHToIfB6L1pZfp5Qda6VP5H1dgEvptCMaMa-WpbXvsl5BEAnD9L68GWFgRfrqdi8r08Upy-aNtdpyF1Gka2svwoUA2uHI/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-12-02+at+15.34.27.png" width="459" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Know someone else who may be interested? Use the buttons <b>⇙ </b>below to share. Thanks.</span></div></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-27565758147557640962021-12-18T15:26:00.001+00:002021-12-18T19:29:08.069+00:00Christmas Bash at Pistachio's In The Park - Sunday 19th from 11.30<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to everyone who came along to the Hither Green Christmas FUSS Fair! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The fab Green Chain Quartet are ending the musical year with a seasonal Christmas bash at Pistachio's In The Park in Manor House Gardens on Sunday lunchtime (12.00-1.00pm) 19th December and.. you're invited!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've got all your favourite Xmas tunes, socially distanced (we're playing outside) to accompany your favourite seasonal coffee and pastries. There'll be festive singing too, we hope you're in good voice !</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFPoAvkyqPYaz5EMICm57UhKR6O8Z_zMluDP242U30FQYh9ZS2aQJHOlgb_93LTZ-ev45IIp3Gw_Yrqw4VmZi92c8xKpX5JFjf3rEysRo82RvA4sxMuJ65oai8r7FuPmyBYv_lDlWQyA/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="852" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFPoAvkyqPYaz5EMICm57UhKR6O8Z_zMluDP242U30FQYh9ZS2aQJHOlgb_93LTZ-ev45IIp3Gw_Yrqw4VmZi92c8xKpX5JFjf3rEysRo82RvA4sxMuJ65oai8r7FuPmyBYv_lDlWQyA/w400-h225/Image+20211213+205251.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All the performers at Hither Green Christmas FUSS Fair <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks to Jilly Pepper for this photo)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-62707145288156514752021-11-15T17:40:00.001+00:002021-11-15T17:40:47.149+00:00GCQ - Live at the Hither Green Taproom - Friday 19th November<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So what's happening? Well, the Green Chain Quartet and various guests continue to perform monthly at Brockley Brewery's - Hither Green Tap Room on Fridays for jazzy blues nights. Next date: Friday 19th November 8-10pm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">t's a nice hipster vibe: Great beers, cool jazz and blues, deck chairs, lanterns, nice tacos, fire pits to keep you warm and a superb ambience.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Check the taco menu: <a href="https://www.tacocollective.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.tacocollective.co.uk/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Check the beer menu: <a href="https://www.brockleybrewery.co.uk/hither-green-taproom" target="_blank">https://www.brockleybrewery.co.uk/hither-green-taproom </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Check the band: Green Chain Quartet <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for full details.</span></p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_r8ACekJbUGO8BwM8h20s7OVHWAwgsIhC3Zg-x8jmcftgjvSIGC4SlrIomML1xsCpYtllwesq7v7V4Hcs0rC4_QG5Ttghnn8Tc0wNJ1AgkZo9NUBqfJHJi7jOva73tv2aV_8d6tvg50/s2048/705F3C20-22DD-4B95-83D4-66DCA0099069.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_r8ACekJbUGO8BwM8h20s7OVHWAwgsIhC3Zg-x8jmcftgjvSIGC4SlrIomML1xsCpYtllwesq7v7V4Hcs0rC4_QG5Ttghnn8Tc0wNJ1AgkZo9NUBqfJHJi7jOva73tv2aV_8d6tvg50/w400-h300/705F3C20-22DD-4B95-83D4-66DCA0099069.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">In the pink.. The Green Chain Quartet on function duty</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-41440857452104444642021-06-16T16:37:00.001+01:002021-06-17T16:50:29.576+01:00Upcoming gigs 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, things may be turning a corner at long last. I've been doing a number of open air gigs to help fill up the diary.. things are definitely looking brighter!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm out with the fabulous Green Chain Quartet and various guests at Brockley Brewery - Hither Green Tap Room for a monthly series of Saturday jazzy blues nights. </span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoADA4tJgYwnnyX9MVOEN3IkE3QoaQUOHZtDSP86x46MdyI070DF0WsZ5Ow6WTFGkXJKbgz5fU6PDCwnh70HjPS1d0szEwIjs30WEZBEcvnvneNgSdZimZKWdr5nyKDCUtrEjdU0td94A/s2048/hThXRnNTR8KUJCpUyLvd0Q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoADA4tJgYwnnyX9MVOEN3IkE3QoaQUOHZtDSP86x46MdyI070DF0WsZ5Ow6WTFGkXJKbgz5fU6PDCwnh70HjPS1d0szEwIjs30WEZBEcvnvneNgSdZimZKWdr5nyKDCUtrEjdU0td94A/s320/hThXRnNTR8KUJCpUyLvd0Q.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Green Chain Quartet</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The next two are: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - Saturday June12th </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> - Saturday July 10th </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Get along there for a socially distanced brew, or a few, with live music and tacos with Taco Collective too! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Book a table at:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.brockleybrewery.co.uk/hither-green-taproom" target="_blank">https://www.brockleybrewery.co.uk/hither-green-taproom</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Check the taco menu: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tacocollective.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.tacocollective.co.uk/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">See the Green Chain Quartet <a href="https://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for full details.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Looking ahead:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Sunday 18th July afternoon 3-5pm I'm with 'The Great Cross Country Band' at the Greenwich Park Bandstand. We're playing both types of music.. Country, and Western..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Sunday 30th August 3-5pm (Greenwich Park bandstand) I'll be with jazz and soulsters 'Meantime'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Sunday 3rd October: the legendary Maritime Road Runners soul band will be at 'Water Station 6' in Greenwich (Bottom of Maze Hill) for the return of the London Marathon! Early start, mind you... 9.30am - 12.00noon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div><br /></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-85896730294845317182021-02-28T23:29:00.003+00:002021-03-01T11:22:15.462+00:00Improving your online teaching experience<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Like many musicians who teach I moved my students to online lessons when the Pandemic lockdown began 12 months ago, back in March 2020... While this way of teaching instruments has become the norm, trying to teach music in real time with all the glitches, sound and latency issues on Zoom/Skype/Facetime/Webex etc., etc.. is never going to replace face to face lessons!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All that aside, things are improving on the digital platform front and there are a lot of measures you can take to make sure that what you use functions to the best of its ability. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you use Zoom check this out this guide to audio settings:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://midnightmusic.com.au/2020/09/complete-guide-to-zoom-audio-settings-for-music-teachers/" target="_blank">https://midnightmusic.com.au/2020/09/complete-guide-to-zoom-audio-settings-for-music-teachers/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Or this for Skype:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-teach-music-lessons-via-skype/" target="_blank">https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-teach-music-lessons-via-skype/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes though, whatever you try, it's just down the internet speed in your street, the sheer number of current users or next door using their microwave oven... </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">😰</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's to hoping we can all return to something more like normal life soon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave</span></p>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-74721793520030497142020-12-22T22:11:00.002+00:002020-12-23T15:40:10.282+00:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year<p></p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks to all my students who I've had the pleasure of teaching this year - mostly online. </span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Thanks to the venues and musicians that I worked with before lock down early in the year. Hope to see you all up and running again before too long.</span></h3><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Wishing you all the best for Christmas and New Year and, for all our sakes, hoping its a much better one than 2020!<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jjGxDnwwWK3fpY7FmR76MwHBgrUtT0gx6L694fkTCc0Q8tFdjfwZj5Og9AFNgyKrOpKBpCtoW3k3RliXdHQxWsqIQ73E9UMl_ye3xXoLWEbBXpv5lBC8fS1tpyQYCT0iEzuh_sNOyvg/s398/image5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jjGxDnwwWK3fpY7FmR76MwHBgrUtT0gx6L694fkTCc0Q8tFdjfwZj5Og9AFNgyKrOpKBpCtoW3k3RliXdHQxWsqIQ73E9UMl_ye3xXoLWEbBXpv5lBC8fS1tpyQYCT0iEzuh_sNOyvg/w400-h400/image5.png" width="400" /></a></span></h3><h2 style="text-align: center;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>From my bubble to yours… </i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>wishing you a very Merry Christmas </i></span></div></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Dave</i></span></h2>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-40226437847836966182020-06-10T14:41:00.002+01:002020-11-15T18:15:42.951+00:00What do you need from a practice amplifier?<b style="font-family: georgia;"><i>June 2020</i></b><br />
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This is an update of a blog post that I originally put up in 2014.<br />
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The following post runs the rule over different types of guitar practice amplifier, and looks at some of the many features useful in your practice routine.<br />
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At the bottom of this blog entry there is a list of amps by type, with links to the manufacturers' websites. Just Google the name of the amp to get many independent reviews on these products.<br />
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So.... Practice amps.. they're intended to help us practice aren't they? Let's face it, there is a huge amount of music gear for us guitarists to acquire, some of it meeting our needs, some of it falling well short, some of it keeping its treasures buried deep in the technical manual that came with it, never to be discovered. So, it's worth pausing a moment and considering what do we actually need? Does the stuff that we think (or we are told) we need, actually serve its purpose? And very importantly, how easy is it to use?<br />
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<b>'What amp should I buy?'</b> Is a question I get asked a lot from electric guitar students. If you're a beginning guitarist or an experienced player looking at making the most of your practice time there are some great features that some modern amps have built in that are helpful to your practice routine.<br />
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Some of these have extra 'fun' features, like DSP effects (Digital Signal Processing - i.e. chorus, flanging, phasers, delay etc) that are more likely to help you keep your fingers on the frets, but can also be distracting rather than being useful in your practice sessions... and you end up spending more time messing around to get specific sounds than practicing that new set of chords or scales..<br />
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Some of the advertising, even in reviews, dwell on the quality of the multitude of amp types, overdrive tones, the speaker simulators, DSP effects, the analogue quality of many digitally produced sounds (modelling amps) and the 'this famous person plays this same brand' factors.<br />
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While some of these features are amusing it's important to consider what existed before the practice amp? Well let's see; records, a metronome, your guitar and your ears..! Ok, I'm being facetious but those basic things will still cover 90% of what you need to practice on your instrument, and not one of them includes the word amplifier!<br />
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There are a pretty wide range of practice amps available with a variety of prices and functions. So generally what kind of things would be useful in a practice amplifier:<br />
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- simplicity<br />
- small size/portability<br />
- headphone socket for quiet practice<br />
- a decent clean tone<br />
- a decent overdrive sound<br />
- straightforward EQ controls<br />
- a good quality authentic sounding reverb<br />
- connections - inputs and outputs: main in, headphone socket, auxiliary input etc.<br />
- good speaker quality at low/modest volume<br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;">Practice aids </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">(these are the really useful features so long as they are easily accessible on the amp)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;"> - Phrase looper: </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">loopers allow you to play a phrase (e.g a riff or chords) and practice scales, arpeggios, improvisation etc., over it. Basically it is form of short, direct recording. The looper should have an auto-quantise feature so any slight timing slips that you make are automatically corrected on playback.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;"> - Built in tuner:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> a very common feature these days, and essential to be at concert pitch (i.e. A = 440hz) when playing along to backing tracks, recordings etc. Still some practice amps do not have built in tuners.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;"> - Metronome and/or drum machine:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> A simple click to keep you in time, to help perfect your speed and phrasing, is really useful when you are learning. Drum track loops also help you to learn to sync with the drum parts in a variety of styles.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;"> - Auxiliary input: </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">1/8" socket for play along device (phone, mp3 player, tablet etc). Note a number of amplifiers are now adding the option to connect by bluetooth instead of/as well as a 1/8" socket.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia;"> - Speed variation:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> ability to slow down tracks while keeping the music at the original pitch. These are great practice tools for working out and playing along with original song recordings. Unusual in practice amps, but are often available </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">separately</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">as a smartphone app but still need to be played through something so it can be heard, usually the practice amp's auxiliary input, and in some cases through Bluetooth.</span><br />
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<b> - Centre cancel: </b>cancels the sound of the main instrument or voice being played on any recording, you can then use your instrument/voice in its place. These are sometimes available as linked smartphone or tablet apps, and are very useful to practice getting your guitar parts correct.<br />
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<b> - Headphone out socket: </b>so you can practice quietly, without disturbing other folks in your house. Most of us hate to be overheard practising anyway, makes us self conscious and takes away some of the magic of when we finally perform it to the same listeners! In any case listening to someone practise their scales can be a form of torture...<br />
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<b>Note: </b>All of the above things are only really useful if you know how to access and use them. But many are also available in other forms, separate from the amp, and can be bought as separate units, e.g. loopers, centre cancel, drum loops, slow downers, metronome etc., some of these features are available as apps on your smart phone or tablet.. (watch our for a separate blog article on smart phone apps coming up on this very subject).<br />
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OK so you may be considering using a bigger practice amp that can also cover dual duty for band rehearsals or small gigs:<br />
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<b>Desirable but not essential: </b>(these features are sometimes available on practice amps)<br />
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- Powered by mains and batteries - batteries are great for playing outside, on the street, in a field etc..<br />
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- Recording output direct to a computer or tablet or smart phone, or memory card.<br />
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- Foot-switchable channels - great if your amp is loud enough to compete with a live drummer..<br />
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- Loud enough for rehearsal/small gigs as well as practice as above. See my note below on how to make your practice amp louder..<br />
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- Line out for recording, that also doubles as line out for slaving another (bigger) amp, or feeding a line direct to a PA mixing board, could be useful if your amp is good enough/loud enough for small gigs.<br />
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- Mic / line input for sing-along or another instrument, think restaurant's and coffee bars.<br />
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- Full range speaker and flat band power stage, so acts as a reasonable sounding MP3 player as well as a guitar amp, a jack of all trades.. there are some out there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><img alt="Orange Crush Mini 3-Watt Guitar Combo Amp | PMT Online" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSV0lyFQ0Tr8ksswLSE9gJGclJwGHP4BKe6ZQ4C_05vuiIMhm7a&usqp=CAU" /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
<i><b>** Note - to make your practice amp louder, do the following:</b></i><br />
- Put it up on a chair. Or tilt it upwards slightly... OK it's not really louder but everyone can hear it better!<br />
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- Add a clean boost pedal, such as a Boss Graphic EQ, TC Spark Booster, Mooer Audio Pure Boost or similar, in front of the amp, and adjust the level as required.<br />
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<b>Less useful: </b>Most practice amps have these and the advertising spiel and non-independent reviews often make much of them... to be honest they are the icing on the cake, it's pretty rare that only a certain, very specific, type of sound will do, especially when you are practicing.<br />
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- A plethora of amp types that sound roughly the same but with varying amounts of cleanness or drive/distortion<br />
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- A wide selection of modulation affects: flanger/phaser/chorus/delay/touch wah etc (one effect of decent quality is enough!)<br />
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<b>So, having identified what we might need lets have a look at some of the gear out there:</b><br />
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<b>Well established small combo amps with varying amounts of practice aids/features:</b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.roland.com/uk/categories/amplifiers/" target="_blank">Roland Cube</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://voxamps.com/en-gb/type/practice-en-gb/" target="_blank">Vox</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/series/mustang/" target="_blank">Fender Mustang</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.blackstaramps.com/products/idcore/" target="_blank">Blackstar</a> </span></li>
<li><a href="https://marshall.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Marshall</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.orangeamps.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Orange</span></a></li>
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<b>Hifi - doubles as a mini PA, or sound system:</b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://uk.line6.com/amplifi/" target="_blank">Line 6 Amplifi</a> - 75w or very gig usable 150w. Great if using backing tracks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.tc-helicon.com/Categories/Tchelicon/Vocal/Speakers-and-Monitors/VOICESOLO-FX150/p/P0CMI#googtrans(en|en)" target="_blank">TC Helicon VoiceSolo</a> - really a personal monitor, but also small PA. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.roland.com/uk/categories/amplifiers/acoustic_guitar_amplifiers/" target="_blank">Roland AC series</a> - acoustic amps, but plug anything into them really.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.roland.com/uk/products/cube_street_ex/" target="_blank">Roland Street EX</a> - can plug lots of things into this, battery and mains powered. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.roland.com/uk/products/mobile_cube/" target="_blank">Roland Mobile</a> - portable, plug in anything, runs on AC or batteries, centre cancel.</span></li>
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<b>Small, house friendly, desktop size stuff.....</b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/amps/thr/thr10/" target="_blank">Yamaha THR 10</a> (&5) - nice looking, good range of sounds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.boss.info/uk/products/eband_js-10/" target="_blank">Roland JS-10</a> - lots of practice features, read the manual to get the best out of it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.roland.com/uk/products/cube_lite/" target="_blank">Roland Cube Lite</a> - nice looking practice amp, good features, includes iOS dock.</span></li>
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<b>Direct from your guitar to headphones, or computer, or through your phone!</b><br />
(i.e. tiny! No speakers, just a headphone socket, great for quiet practice and very portable)<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.tascam.eu/en/gb-10.html" target="_blank">Tascam GB-10</a> - mini practicing device. Range of features.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irig/" target="_blank">iRig</a> - plugs directly from guitar to your phone to headphones/mini speaker.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://voxamps.com/amplug/" target="_blank">Vox Amplug</a> - plug from guitar to headphones or mini speaker.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/jam" target="_blank">Apogee Jam</a> - interface to use with your smart phone/computer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.boss.info/uk/products/micro_br_br-80/" target="_blank">Boss BR80</a> - mini recording studio, with practice features.</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Personal favourites:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> - Vox Mini5 Rhythm </b>- small, loud (5w), great sound, separate mic input, onboard drum loops, 1/8 inch auxiliary input, 'phones output, mains or battery powered. Suitable for busking, practice, small gigs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> - Roland Cube 40XL </b>- great sounds, loud (40w), good modulation FX, built in looper, 4 channels, 1/8 inch auxiliary input, 'phones output. Suitable for small to medium size gigs too. Only available second hand (been superceded by the 40GX model, which doesn't have a looper). Check eBay etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Useful online review of mini guitar amps here from Guitar Brain: </b><br />
<b><a href="https://yourguitarbrain.com/13-best-mini-portable-guitar-amps/" target="_blank">The 13 Best Mini Portable Guitar Amps </a></b></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Even more amp options reviewed here at Beginner Guitar HQ:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://beginnerguitarhq.com/best-guitar-practice-amp/" target="_blank">The Best Guitar Practice Amp</a><br /></b>
<b><br /></b><b>Finally.... </b>a guitarists' health and wallet warning: GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) is often used as a substitute for practicing, i.e. buying equipment in the hope it will make up for a shortfall in playing technique, or worse in the vague hope that getting new stuff will improve you as a player!</span>
</div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-84233840453985815692020-03-18T20:41:00.005+00:002020-12-22T17:51:59.062+00:00The Covid-19 Effect...<span style="font-family: georgia;">Update December 2020 </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi all, as with everyone else, the Covid-19 pandemic has been having a direct effect on my work, both performances and teaching. With all my teaching now online and gigs totally gone AWOL for the time being it's been a strange year to say the least..<br />
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As a result many of the gig listings on my blog posts below this one will have changed, and all my lessons are currently online. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'll post out again from time to time as things get back to normal. Which, with a vaccine in sight, now looks possible, even if we are currently still locked down... </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the meantime please stay safe and well everyone. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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Dave<br />
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<br /></div></div></div>Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-80075228195874560422020-02-20T15:27:00.000+00:002020-02-28T20:57:59.700+00:00Gig dates Feb - March<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Upcoming gigs with the <a href="http://www.greenchainquartet.com/" target="_blank">Green Chain Quartet</a> and <a href="https://www.davebold.com/p/mobo-duo.html?" target="_blank">Morrison - Bold (Mo-Bo) Duo</a> during February and March.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Event </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">- Prince of Greenwich, Royal Hill, Greenwich </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">- Sunday February 23rd evening</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Charity Event - for Maudsley Hospital </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">- Saturday 29 February evening</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Location: The Ivy House, Stuart Road, Nunhead, London SE15</span><br />
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Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-16186639951468696722020-01-30T15:39:00.001+00:002020-01-30T15:39:51.445+00:00More dates coming up at L’Arte Della Pizza<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've two more gigs coming up at </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L’Arte Della Pizza in the wonderful and ancient Charlton House in Charlton, near Blackheath with the excellent </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Green Chain Quartet</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on the following Saturdays from 7pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Address: </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">L’Arte Della Pizza, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Charlton,+London+SE7+8RE/@51.4810005,0.0338362,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47d8a851b1a087b9:0xddbde1030ee7fd7b!8m2!3d51.4805152!4d0.0377243" target="_blank">Charlton House, Charlton Rd, London SE7 8RE</a> (entrance on Hornfair Rd) </span><br />
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Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-43719286998468797192020-01-26T16:53:00.000+00:002020-02-10T20:34:45.467+00:00New 2020 Winter-Spring Jazz CourseWant to learn to play jazz? If you've been playing guitar for a year or so already and have built up the basics of playing the instrument playing blues, rock, classical or country it's not as hard as you might think. In fact a lot of what you already know can easily be adapted to play jazz on the guitar.<br />
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Together we'll sit down and tailor-make a 12 week course for you, to move you from where you are in your playing now, to where you'd like to be in 3 months time.<br />
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The tunes selected will include those played regularly at jam sessions, i.e. jazz standards, blues, ballads, latin, bebop heads etc. At the end of the 12 weeks you'll know the 'heads' and the 'changes' to your chosen tunes, along with different 'comping' styles, and a range of strategies for improvising on them.<br />
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The pathway include a free 1 hour introductory lesson to evaluate your starting points including technique, aural and musical understanding, so we can hit the ground running the day you start your first proper lesson.<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Intro Lesson</b> - assessment of your current technique, level of understanding and preferred learning styles. Discussions on what targets we set, likely practice regime, useful text books/reference sources.<br />
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<b>Foundations</b> - Weeks 1 - 4: typically this will include: getting your ears in gear and fingers moving efficiently around the fretboard, so you play what you want to, not what your fingers are limited to. Chords and progressions, triads, scales and modes, arpeggios, double string studies, fingerings, note names, aural studies, and rhythmic and timing foundations, that apply to the tunes you have selected to work on. In short, building the musical scaffold that makes improvising possible. This stage also includes visualisation and memory techniques.<br />
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<b><b>Moving on </b>- </b>Weeks 5 - 8: Putting all the above information and resources into your playing. Phrasing, fretboard mapping; getting a clear and simple understanding of how things really work everywhere on your fretboard. How to find the notes you want to hear in your playing and how to apply these to different jazz situations. Exercises and drills that are fun and you can put instantly into your playing. Building on your rhythm and timing skills. Hearing exercises - tap into the 'musical ear you didn't know you had' to make huge leaps in your playing. All of this while working on your next set of tunes.<br />
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<b>Consolidating</b> - Weeks 9 - 12: Building vocabulary. Turning scales, triads and arpeggios into licks and phrases. Common licks used with different chord changes, how to adapt licks to fit lots of playing situations. Filling out between phrases as part of your comping style. More on rhythm - swing, bebop, hard bop, cool, funk and latin styles. Get in the groove with other time signatures - 3/4, 6/8, 6/4, 12/8, 5/4. Apply all of this to your final set of chosen tunes.<br />
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<b>Your commitment</b> - Does that sound like a lot to cover in 12 weeks? Well it is! You will need to be sure you have a reasonable amount of practice time available each week to cover everything as we go through the course.<br />
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To book your free introductory lesson, use the contact form to the right of this page, or email me at dave@davebold.com. Fees for the course are the same as my standard rates; info on the <a href="http://www.davebold.com/p/lessons.html" target="_blank"><b>Lessons</b></a> page.Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-85175742537994194622020-01-12T22:18:00.001+00:002020-01-13T11:52:18.482+00:00The influence of improvisation on the brain!<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Making stuff up, is the art of improvising. In music this happens when we let go and enter the world of our subconscious ... And in some cases it's no different to the verbal skills of having a conversation or making up a story, it's just that the story is told in sound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But what happens in our brains to allow this subconscious flow of music to occur? </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The following outlines some recent research articles on the subject:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the Washington Post: Instant Art: How does a freestyle rapper rhyme without rehearsal? How does a jazz improviser shape an instant solo? How do improv comedians wing it under press</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ure? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A research article posted on <a href="http://futurity.org/" target="_blank">Futurity.org</a> on what happens to our brains during the process of improvising</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Do children who learn music by ear get the same benefits as children who learn to read musical notation, or even those who learn to improvise?</span><br />
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Dave Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360941822516470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017569044768137814.post-46438318666062312332019-12-31T11:28:00.001+00:002020-01-11T19:51:12.267+00:00Start your 2020 revolution, with a resolution<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hello fellow musicians! New Year is here again...</b> and bringing with it another year laced with potential. 2020... full of promise, expectation and ... <i>New Year Resolutions. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're learning an instrument, be resolved. Start your 2020 revolution, with a resolution. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The best type of New Year resolution (if it's going to get results) is the type that sticks... and they usually stick when we apply a routine to whatever we are trying to get done. So if you're practicing an instrument, sort out what your goals are, the practice you need to do to get there; and most importantly, <i>apply a routine</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In short:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 - Identify your <b>Goal</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 - Work out what you need to do to achieve it, including the amount of <b>Time</b> you need to invest and the <b>Date</b> you want to complete this by.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 - Apply your <b>Routine</b>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Learning to playing an instrument takes time and routine</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most people are pretty good at working out the first stages and lousy at sticking to the <i><b>routine</b></i> needed to achieve their goal. This is especially true of people learning an instrument.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The secret</b>, if there is one, is to build the routine into your daily and weekly activity. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set aside the time you need, diarise it, set reminders and treat it like anything else that's important, after all it's your goal. Achieve it and it really is like winning something!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So for example:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Goal -</b> learn 5 new pieces</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>How</b> - with help of guitar teacher and daily practice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Time </b>- 1/2 hour per day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Date </b>- end of the month</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Routine </b>- Practice at the start of every day. Set clock to wake 30 minutes earlier.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, if you're a musician, resolution also means the music has come to a close, the tension released, the work is done, the music has been resolved, completed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And for some of us, especially after a busy Christmas period, where we've been winding up to the holiday period, it's a time to take a break, recharge the batteries, reflect and plan for the year ahead, identify new targets, set new goals, work out a plan ...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Whatever your goals are, I hope you have a good crack at achieving them. <b>Happy New Year. </b>:-)</span><br />
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