Jeff newman Vidio on A&B pedals

Ken Mullett · Post by **Ken Mullett** » 19 Jul 2002 6:49 am

Exactly Tony.However, I'd settle to be a Jeff Newman clone anyday. He's a musicians' musician.By the way, aren't people like Gordy called trolls?

[This message was edited by Ken Mullett on 19 July 2002 at 09:18 AM.]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 19 Jul 2002 6:56 am

Sam, tapes, tab, and videos are all a good aid to larning, but someone helping you "in person" is even better. Since there are plenty steelers around you, I urge you to get just a few private lessons. Learning from any kind of media can be boring and frustrating, and it lacks the positive or negative reinforcement that a beginning player really needs. You need someone to tell you "That's real good!", or "That's not quite right." You can't get that kind of guidance from a book or tape.

Ken Latchum · Post by **Ken Latchum** » 19 Jul 2002 8:00 am

Just a few comments about Jeff Newman and his wife Fran. I attended Jeff's beginners (1) week steelguitar couse back in 1984. I bunked down and was taught in the old dark brown Bungalows in Hermitage Tn. I can't begin to tell you what a great experience it was and how professional and friendly Jeff and Fran were to me personally and the rest of the class. His classes were interesting, informative, and personalized. His instruction and classes provided all the necessary tools needed to accomodate the beginner. Tabs,tapes,headphones, everything needed were made available right there. His classes were structured to teach by this method, blackboard first with passed out material to follow along, then demonstrating infront of the class and then practice. Jeff would then go around the class checking on each students progress and assist each student as needed. I can't say enough nice things about Jeff and Fran. It was an experience I will never forget and I hold Jeff's knowledge and expertise in steelguitar instruction in the highest regards. Jeff is of course a fine business man and he has utilized his knowledge and expertise of the Steelguitar to earn a living and his has done so very successfully! I personnally feel that Jeff has "done more" to promote and teach steelguitar than any one (1) individual. So I take my hat off the Jeff and Fran for a job well done. I hope to neutralize all the negitives comments mentioned with more positives because I feel they deserve it. (Note) The only thing Jeff couldn't help me with is the Nerviousness and foot and knee shaking that happens when I attempt to play in front of people. (My personal problem)HA-HA- Right Sam!!!!

Thanks
Ken Latchum
MASGA Member
Associate (MARLEN Steelguitars) [This message was edited by Ken Latchum on 19 July 2002 at 09:16 AM.]

Al Miller · Post by **Al Miller** » 19 Jul 2002 8:27 am

KEN,RAY,TONI a all the rest!!

what you guys have wrote should just about be NUFF SAID!!!! and a good place to close this thread. I will not feed into anymore of this CLOWNS!! post. cause that is just what he wants. he Now knows what all of us think of jeff and Whoever stated jeff dosent need defending is all to right!
MAY GOD help this man with his problem.and lets go steelin.
BOO MILLER
BoB would you please close this thread or ask sam for permission after all he started the thread. I dont know how that works.

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 19 Jul 2002 1:23 pm

Please don't close it yet. I'm waiting for Jim Eaton's second part.

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Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom

Skip Mertz · Post by **Skip Mertz** » 19 Jul 2002 2:21 pm

Oh, GOOD GRIEF!!

Joseph Barcus · Post by **Joseph Barcus** » 19 Jul 2002 2:34 pm

time for my comment lol I didnt know much about what i was doing other then hitting alot of chords and stepping on the singer, but after three days of 8 hrs per day of nothing but instuction from jeff and all the drinks from his wife, legal drinks of course lol. i came home and i didnt know anything right of way but everyday for the next six months a little soaked in at a time, i feel im a much better player then I ever was. not once did he raise his voice, it was good teaching all along. and id be glad to share with anyone some of my theory or thoughts. thanks too jeff. Joe

Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 19 Jul 2002 3:23 pm

Now for the rest of the theory lesson on how to figure out what notes you need to play for the Major & Minor chords that you have figured out to be in the Key/Scale you want to play in.

#1 - Major chords = 1st-3rd-5th tone's of the scale the chord is named for.

Example: C chord
This chord will be built from the C scale.
C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
C major = 1st-3rd-5th tones of the scale or the notes C-E-G.

Example: G chord
This chord will be built from the G scale.
G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G
1-2-3-4-5-6-7 -8
G major = 1st-3rd-5th tone of the scale or the notes G-B-D
You can built "any" major chord by using this method of using the scale the chord is named for and working out what the 1st-3rd-5th tones are. You have to work out the scale for each "Key", but it will soon become easy as you do it more often .

#2 - Minor chords = 1st-b3rd-5th tone of the scale. (b=flatted or lowered in pitch by 1/2 step/1-fret.
Example: Cm (m=Minor)
Scale = C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Cm = 1st-b3rd-5th tones of the scale or the notes C-Eb-G

Example: Am
Scale = A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G#-A
1-2-3 -4-5-6 -7 -8
Am = 1st-b3rd-5th tones of the A scale or the notes A-C-E.

These are the formulas for Major & Minor chords. They are the basic chord forms that all other "extended" chords are built on.
Once you can work out these two chord forms from the scales, you will be well on your way to being able to work out the notes to play for extended chords also, they just have more scale notes included in the chord forms.
I don't know everything there is to know about this, but I have gotten alot of folks started playing music that they want to play on all the different instruments that I play and have given lessons on for the past 20+ years. I hope this can be of use to someone here on the forum.
Got to run now, I hear my Fessy-a-callin!
JE:-)>

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 19 Jul 2002 4:53 pm

Gordon,
I don't know anything about Jeff's teaching stuff, but I plan to give it a try. Way too many people have spoken way too highly of jeff to ignore him. Now, a question for you, Gordon---ARE YOU DRUNK, OR JUST OUT OF YOUR MIND?

Ken Latchum · Post by **Ken Latchum** » 19 Jul 2002 5:15 pm

Gordon! You are the guy that Jeff ought to send a thank you note. You are the one that stirred up the all the feathers and brought forth all his supporters with Millions of Dollars of free positive,supportive remarks. Just think if it hadn't been for you he would have only got a couple of hunderd dollars worth! Ha-Ha-Ha
Ken

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 19 Jul 2002 7:29 pm

Hmm. Maybe Gordon is really Jeff, just pretending to be a bitter old drunk, just to improve sales...

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Lee, from South Texas

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 19 Jul 2002 10:34 pm

THANX JIM

Sam White · Post by **Sam White** » 20 Jul 2002 6:06 am

OK guys enought of thi kid suff. Gordon for a 77 year old you act like your in your second child hood.Don.t bother to E-Mail me or send me any thing as I do not need your kind.I have a bunch of guys E-Mailing me telling me what I need to know and it is working.If Jeff Newman is on the forum I want to Apologize for this thread geyying out of hand.I did not know I opened up a can of worms and Gordon got his chance and used me to do it.Also Gordon if you could only play 1/4 as good as Al Miller Boo you would be some thing this guy is one of the best around.Don't miss under stand what I was trying to say.But it was exsplained to me what Jeff was doing on the vidio by a freind Ray Walker and now I under stand what he is doing.I think Gordon should just get off the FORUM if that is all he wants to do is pick up Stuff on innosent People.Who needs him.
Sam white