Comments for Jim Bowley http://www.jimbowley.com Guitar Instruction at Its Finest in Bel Air MD Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The Definitive Lesson: Bending Strings by jim http://www.jimbowley.com/2011/12/the-definitive-lesson-bending-strings/#comment-1382 jim Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=5483#comment-1382 Thanks so much, Dave! I appreciate the kind words and look forward to chatting with you again here or on Guitar Noise. Cheers! Thanks so much, Dave! I appreciate the kind words and look forward to chatting with you again here or on Guitar Noise. Cheers!

]]> Comment on The Definitive Lesson: Bending Strings by Dave Mariano http://www.jimbowley.com/2011/12/the-definitive-lesson-bending-strings/#comment-1381 Dave Mariano Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:37:21 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=5483#comment-1381 Jim - I saw your first article on Guitar Noise so it led me to your site. Very nice job and I like your philosophy and writing style. I share many of your sentiments. Best of luck with everything! Dave Jim – I saw your first article on Guitar Noise so it led me to your site. Very nice job and I like your philosophy and writing style. I share many of your sentiments. Best of luck with everything!

Dave

]]> Comment on Unsung Guitar Hero: Alex Lifeson by jim http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/02/unsung-guitar-hero-alex-lifeson/#comment-1376 jim Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:07:53 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6754#comment-1376 Yeah, the Springsteen inclusion is a head scratcher if there ever was one. But Paul Kossoff is a great choice. There is no doubt that his solo on "All Right Now" is absolutely iconic and one of the great solos in classic rock history. Keep an eye out for more Unsung Guitar Heroes - and please pass along some suggestions! Yeah, the Springsteen inclusion is a head scratcher if there ever was one. But Paul Kossoff is a great choice. There is no doubt that his solo on “All Right Now” is absolutely iconic and one of the great solos in classic rock history.

Keep an eye out for more Unsung Guitar Heroes – and please pass along some suggestions!

]]> Comment on Unsung Guitar Hero: Alex Lifeson by Gary Lacey http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/02/unsung-guitar-hero-alex-lifeson/#comment-1373 Gary Lacey Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:47:04 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6754#comment-1373 Bruce Springsteen wouldn't make my top 1000 favourite guitarsts, never mind top 100. Even if I could only think of 999, I make something up for the last one. I was pleasantly surprised to see my favouite guitarist Paul Kossoff in at 51. He's another who usually gets left off these lists. It's a shame that a lot of great guitarists like Alex Lifeson and Steve Lukather from your previous article don't get the name recognition they deserve. Bruce Springsteen wouldn’t make my top 1000 favourite guitarsts, never mind top 100. Even if I could only think of 999, I make something up for the last one.
I was pleasantly surprised to see my favouite guitarist Paul Kossoff in at 51. He’s another who usually gets left off these lists.
It’s a shame that a lot of great guitarists like Alex Lifeson and Steve Lukather from your previous article don’t get the name recognition they deserve.

]]> Comment on The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need, Part 3 by jim http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/02/the-only-theory-lesson-youll-ever-need-part-3/#comment-1354 jim Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:56:51 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6685#comment-1354 Thanks, Gary - glad you got something out of it! And I've got a cool lesson upcoming on dealing with that "oddball" - that is, diminished - 7th triad. Cheers! Thanks, Gary – glad you got something out of it! And I’ve got a cool lesson upcoming on dealing with that “oddball” – that is, diminished – 7th triad. Cheers!

]]> Comment on The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need, Part 3 by Gary Lacey http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/02/the-only-theory-lesson-youll-ever-need-part-3/#comment-1352 Gary Lacey Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:02:54 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6685#comment-1352 Hi Jim, great lesson again, thanks. It's good to see guitar theory explained in a way that's easy to understand. It's reinforced and added to what I already know. I know the first, fourth, and fifth chords are major. Second, third, and sixth minor. And seventh is some oddball chord. What I didn't realise is why they are major or minor, I just accepted it as fact. Seeing the triads of each scale tone of the scale has now made me realise why they are major or minor. Thanks again. Hi Jim, great lesson again, thanks. It’s good to see guitar theory explained in a way that’s easy to understand. It’s reinforced and added to what I already know.
I know the first, fourth, and fifth chords are major. Second, third, and sixth minor. And seventh is some oddball chord.
What I didn’t realise is why they are major or minor, I just accepted it as fact. Seeing the triads of each scale tone of the scale has now made me realise why they are major or minor.
Thanks again.

]]> Comment on The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need by The Only Theory Lesson You'll Ever Need, Part 3 | Guitar Lessons Bel Air MD | Jim Bowley http://www.jimbowley.com/2011/11/the-only-theory-lesson-youll-ever-need/#comment-1339 The Only Theory Lesson You'll Ever Need, Part 3 | Guitar Lessons Bel Air MD | Jim Bowley Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:15 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=5762#comment-1339 [...] Part 1 of The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need, we covered the foundational elements of music theory: the musical alphabet, the concept of whole [...] [...] Part 1 of The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need, we covered the foundational elements of music theory: the musical alphabet, the concept of whole [...]

]]> Comment on “The True Teacher” by jim http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/01/the-true-teacher/#comment-1334 jim Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:32:16 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6733#comment-1334 Fox, Glad you liked the post! You're absolutely right. Teach for the right reasons and with the right attitude, and the rest will usually take care of itself! Stay in touch- jb Fox,

Glad you liked the post! You’re absolutely right. Teach for the right reasons and with the right attitude, and the rest will usually take care of itself!

Stay in touch-
jb

]]> Comment on “The True Teacher” by Fox Lester http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/01/the-true-teacher/#comment-1333 Fox Lester Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:35:42 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6733#comment-1333 I couldn't agree more Jim. Both in the message of your post and that of Jamies'. Recognising the desire and passion within a student and devising ways to tease that out so that the student develops to their maximum potential should be the goal of every teacher. Nice post. Fox. I couldn’t agree more Jim. Both in the message of your post and that of Jamies’. Recognising the desire and passion within a student and devising ways to tease that out so that the student develops to their maximum potential should be the goal of every teacher.

Nice post.

Fox.

]]> Comment on The Only Theory Lesson You’ll Ever Need, Part 2 by jim http://www.jimbowley.com/2012/01/the-only-theory-lesson-youll-ever-need-part-2/#comment-1331 jim Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:51:46 +0000 http://www.jimbowley.com/?p=6088#comment-1331 Interesting story. It's a little sad to me, honestly, that some musicians have zero desire to learn to communicate with their fellow musicians in a "musical" way. Instead they would rather point to a fret and say, "Just put your finger there." I'm going to assume that it is just rampant laziness. And although playing comes first and theory comes second, just knowing the basics of your instrument and the fundamentals of music theory instantly makes you a more powerful musician. What could possibly be bad about that? Interesting story. It’s a little sad to me, honestly, that some musicians have zero desire to learn to communicate with their fellow musicians in a “musical” way. Instead they would rather point to a fret and say, “Just put your finger there.” I’m going to assume that it is just rampant laziness.

And although playing comes first and theory comes second, just knowing the basics of your instrument and the fundamentals of music theory instantly makes you a more powerful musician. What could possibly be bad about that?

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