Acknowledgement Excerpt from Coltranes 'A Love Supreme'

Guitar Scribe?

I need help in transcribing some of the talks that I gave at the last two Shobu Okugyo Aikido retreats. If you would be able to volunteer some time to help with the project please let me know. I'm hoping to shape some of these into a more formal book format over the summer.

Thanks,

- Jay

Gig Friday night @ the Flying Bean

Hi all, ill be playing at the flying bean again this friday night with a local guitarist ted parker. If your in the area you should come check it out!!
I am also playing there on friday may 2 which is more of a open jam so your all welcome to come play some tunes.
cheers
noah

The Flying Bean
2130 Preston Parkway-Levis Commons
419-931-0273

Kurt Rosenwinkel- 'Untitled Improvisation'

Gig Friday night @ the Flying Bean

Hi All,
I want you to know that I will be playing a gig this Friday the 28th at a local coffee shop called the Flying Bean between 7 p.m. and 10. I generally play in a trio with a sax player and bassist. Anyway, it's laid back, and if anyone wants to come and sit in for a couple tunes, you're more than welcome. The Flying Bean is in Levi's Commons and it is a kid friendly environment.

The Flying Bean
2130 Preston Parkway-Levis Commons
419-931-0273

Hope to see some of you there,
-Noah

Lesson on March 20th

During my last lesson with Jay, we went over the song Rondeau where I am playing classical style line with a moving melody in the bass over chords that ring out. Jay showed me how to pluck and finger the various chord voicing’s. This song really challenges me to learn the music well enough to be able to play the piece with others while keeping control of my right and left hands on a different level than most music that I would just use a pick or my thumb to play.

Jay told me that learning just the bass part of the song first might impair my ability to later add the full chords. He told me to break the song down and learn it note by note, phrase by phrase at a time while repeating all of the old material the whole time. This can be slow going at first but it really helps when it comes time to sit and play the piece again the next day when I can remember more of what I have learned and I can feel my muscle memory working faster and faster for my plucking fingers to get where they need to go.

Support the Dalai Lama

Guys -

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- Jay