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I was wondering if there would be anybody interested in learning to read music as applied to the Pedal Steel Guitar.
The Course: Beginning Music Theory I
Cost : $20.00

if I have 10 players interested, I'll setup a Secure Website where the you can log in and begin to learn music, learn to read, and learn to apply it to your steel.

This would be completely web-based online course with a chatroom where we would meet.

This course would last for 8 weeks. If you are interested, please email me at
dan@beckmusicalinstruments.com

Good idea and the price is right. Email sent...James

Ok, we have James that has expressed interest. 9 more needed.

I agree with James, a great idea with a super reasonable price tag. Count me in.

-LarryW

count me in.
Darrell

Hey Dan, if this one goes over good and you decide to do a 6 string class I'd love to signup or if you know of anyone else giving a class please let me know.

Bob

Dan, my email to you came back...Not sure why, but I am interested for sure...Count me in.....James

Ok we are up to 3, Larry, James, and Darrell are in. IF you don't get to the dan@beckmusicalinstruments.com then you can email me at Dan@volunteercomputers.com

6 more left. Good start.
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Hmmm.... summer school! Sounds interesting. Count me in Dan. Seriously, I have been taking a stab at sight reading notation and this might just be the shot in the arm I need.

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Hi, Dan you have mail. I would be interested. Buster Burgin

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Dan, I'm interested if it's a Paypal-payment thing. Email incoming..

Jim,
we can do paypal. 4 More to go.
Dan

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I've expressed interest via email address listed. dan@beckmusicalinstruments. Did you get thet one?
Thx<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Joe Savage on 18 June 2006 at 06:30 PM.]</p></FONT>

Hi Dan,
I too am interested. I've sent an email to: dan@beckmusicalinstruments.com

Thanks!
Cliff

OK Guys, Class will be created. The class will begin in about a week. If you want you send your money by check to
Dan Burnham (RadioShack)
415 S. Lindell St.
Martin, Tennessee 38237

or Paypal
dan@volunteercomputers.com

Bob, as soon as the class starts, I will be sending donation to Forum.

Dan

Paypal payment sent...James

PayPal payment sent from me as well.

Looking forward to it!

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What is "learning to read music as applied to the Pedal Steel Guitar" and how does it differ from just "learning to read music"?

Dan,
can you explain a little better how the on line class will work? Will it be something we can do at our own leisure, or have to be on a certain time? I would be interested, but am getting ready to do some traveling.
Thanks

i'm like Earnest,
whats the differance in reading music and what your doing ?

If u can take more then 10 I'm interested

Don Jeunette

Earnest, good question....

There are different pedagogies, for every instrument. There is piano pedagogies, trumpet, etc.,
Our instrument for way to long has been overlooked because of it's view by the "others" who think it's just some strings on a piece of wood, sorry, just crying a little, back to the subject.

Just because a person can read music doesn't mean they can sat down and play a trumpet or even a piano. You have to learn which notes match up to the instrument you play and what combinations on that instrument produces the desired notes.

Up until this point, music for pedal steel guitar was shared through tablature. The problem with tablature is you have to have the same copedant of the writer or you have to now the difference in your copedant versus that which you are studying.

Now how about this, let's say we are in St.Louis and we have 30 steel players in the room each using their own copedant. If they could read just the treble clef alone, and new what strings produced what specific notes on the treble clef, I could hand out a lick done by Doug, or Buddy, and every man in the room could play the same lick or riff, and not have to change their copedant.

No more tablature, simply write out the riff in the treble cleff and your done.

What I am doing different from what I learned in Music Theory at the University of Tennesse is I'm starting from the standpoint the student knows absolutely nothing. I will proceed to build a solid foundation throught out the course and courses to come, in basic music theory cutting out items that will possible never be of any use to them such as learning the different clefs other than treble and bass. Unless you will be playing baroque music there is really no need, who knows hopefully someone might.
Once they have mastered the basics, then we will integrate the copedant to the treble clef. At that point, they are ready to start playing from what they read.

Now, I realize that everybody has the potential to read, but everybody will not be able to transcribe licks because not being able to hear the lick. Having said that if you can hum it, have relative pitch, you can transcribe what you hear. Those with that talent can listen to a lick that Julian Tharpe played, transcribe it on the staff and play it. Also, they can share the licks with others that can read.
And for those who can't transcribe, they can read the lick and play it.

I hope this sheds some light on the project.
Dan