Last show

Thank you my friend for following listening and subscribing and support this podcast. This is the last one.  I am signing off and shutting down some of the other things I have done on line.  

kenn.blanchard@gmail.com

I started a guitar repair company called https://guitarcare.co  

I am working on starting as a musician.  If you want to help me, here’s a link. https://gofund.me/6d493fdf 

My wife’s story.  https://kennblanchard.com/2023/08/27/37059/ 

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Love you,

Shalom Baby,

Kenn 

Its not hocus pokus its focus 

My secret to the recent gains in my guitar playing has been focus. The End.

To become better at anything not just guitar /bass is not magic. 

Dr. George talks about how to play the guitar in a band well.

1. Foundation
2. Rhythm
3. Lead 
4. Fills
5. Pads

https://Instagram.com/fret.con

https://GuitarCare.Co

Fret Con in 2024

www.fretcon.org 

To contact George - george@georgehessmusic.com

.https://lessons.jumpstartjazzguitar.com/freepdf-1  

Want to support the show?

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Kenn@guitarcarecompany.com 

Resources you’ll need for your online guitar lesson

• Your guitar
• Video and audio enabled computer or device
• Strong internet connection
• Headphones (optional but recommended)
• USB/XLR Microphone (optional but recommended)
• Music Stand

Electric Guitars: If you use an electric guitar for your online lesson, you’ve got two options to help your teacher hear you. These guitars usually are not loud enough on their own.

Use an amplifier. Play your guitar through your amplifier on a low setting so that your sound is picked up by your microphone. Amps can get loud rather easily. Be careful not to make it much louder than you speaking voice.

Use an audio interface. There are several audio interfaces that you can purchase that will allow you to connect your guitar directly to your computer.

Position yourself far enough from the camera on your device so that your instructor can see both your hands, plus the entire fingerboard of your guitar. It’s not necessary to see the headstock or the tail end of the guitar.

A wider view also gives your teacher the ability to help you with your body posture and with positioning your instrument.

A strong internet connection

Check your internet speed before you get started to avoid having a slow and choppy connection. Run a free speed test here.

Once you know how fast your connection is, compare it to what is recommended for a solid live video lesson experience. Below you’ll find some recommendations for the best internet connection to use for your online guitar lessons.

OBS Studio is a free and open-source app for screencasting and live streaming. 

https://obsproject.com/download

Sweetwater example:  PreSonus AudioBox 96 Studio Hardware and Software Recording Bundle - 25th Anniversary Edition | Sweetwater

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PodMic-ScrSl--focusrite-scarlett-solo-3rd-gen-audio-interface-rode-podmic-podcasting-bundle

GuitarCare.Co

www.fretcon.org 

To contact George - george@georgehessmusic.com

.https://lessons.jumpstartjazzguitar.com/freepdf-1  

Want to support the show?

Https://buymeacoffee.com/kennblanchard 

Kenn@guitarcarecompany.com 

Under the Influence 

Who influenced your guitar playing?

Who are your heroes?

Let me know,  and how we are doing?  kenn@guitarcarecompany.com

https://GuitarCare.Co

https://www.fretcon.org (coming in 2024)

To contact George - george@georgehessmusic.com

.https://lessons.jumpstartjazzguitar.com/freepdf-1  

Want to support the show?

Https://buymeacoffee.com/kennblanchard 

Thank you for listening, downloading, and sharing--  as I ask the dumb questions to a seasoned professional musician and to become a better guitarist.  

I hope it helps you and I love the music, play our instrument more and enjoy this thing we call life.

To contact George - george@georgehessmusic.com

.https://lessons.jumpstartjazzguitar.com/freepdf-1 

On guitar is a listener supported podcast brought to by https://GuitarCare.co  a veteran owned business that provides personal attention and care for your guitars.  I fix guitars so that you can play your best.Now serving string pickers, pluckers, slappers, and benders.

 Kenn.blanchard@gmail.com 

Wanna be a guest?  

Got something you want answered?

How about a shout out?

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Music Theory Explained 

Thank you listening downloading and sharing  as we try to be come  better musicians and guitarists.  I don’t know where you are on yours but along my guitar journey, I found a a really nice, gifted and professional guitar professor to answer all my dumb questions and get on this podcast with me.  I hope it helps you and I love the music, play our instrument more and enjoy this thing we call life.

We are all on different roads leading to the same place. No matter where you are from, everyone loves music.

How can you tell a guitarist is worried?

He frets a lot.

Mentioned in this episode:

https://www.musictheory.net

Session wire: 

https://youtu.be/TbTG9OXqyW4

To contact George - george@georgehessmusic.com

Jumpstartjazzguitar.com 

On guitar is a listener supported podcast brought to by https://GuitarCare.co  a veteran owned business that provides personal attention and care for your guitars.  I fix guitars so that you can play your best.Now serving string pickers, pluckers, slappers, and benders.

kenn@guitarcarecompany.com 

The music used on the show is from GEORGE HESS and the GEORGE HESS Esemble 

The Light Ahead

https://www.amazon.com/Light-Ahead-George-Hess-Ensemble/dp/B07P5H7WH7