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Topic: Where Beginners Should Start |
DroopyPawn
From:
Fox, OK, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 11:39 am |
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If you were going to teach a bginner to play pedal steel, what would you start with? I mean, if you put it into a beginner book, what would be included?
Of course, it would be different for totally new musicians compared to guitar players converted to steel. How would you teach the 2 differently.
I was thinking of starting a guy with 1, 4 and 5 chords and just playing along with background tracks. Then move to the 2, 3 and 6 minor chords.
Possibly then, move on to practicing scales with background tracks. The scales could then be turned into melodies.
What do you thing?
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Steve Stallings
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Houston/Cypress, Texas
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 12:08 pm
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I would ask them to read the educational sections at www.pedalsteeler.com for starters. I would tell them to find a teacher as that is the single most important issue facing the fledgling steeler.
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God Bless,
Steve Stallings
www.pedalsteeler.com
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 23 Dec 2003 4:38 pm
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| Jeff Newman had the best course for beginners, with his old steel guitar monthly course. 10 books, set up with 4 "weekly" lessons per book. He did start with playing the basic chord groups to a 1,4,5, track, then on to more advanced concepts. I think Jeff got it exactly right with that course. |
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