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Alex Rockwell
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Добавлен 21 апр 2021
I'm a guitarist, composer, and teacher based in Nashville, TN. I teach private lessons to students around the world over Zoom, and create weekly videos sharing my ideas and approaches to music theory, practice, and technique.
The UnCAGED System, Part 2: Triad Voice Leading in Major Keys
My new guitar exercise book is now available.
The UnCAGED System, Part 2: Triad Voice Leading in Major Keys
Part 2 of my fretboard harmony study series, The UnCAGED System. This volume explores voice leading in the context of a major key, or in other words, progressing from one chord to another in musical and intentional ways. The aim is to take the triad voicings we explored in Part 1 and place them in a highly practical musical context.
I don't like to make salesy, grandiose claims that any of my study books will "revolutionize" or "completely transform" your guitar playing, but... I feel especially confident that this one will. It is applicable to players of virtually all styles of music,...
The UnCAGED System, Part 2: Triad Voice Leading in Major Keys
Part 2 of my fretboard harmony study series, The UnCAGED System. This volume explores voice leading in the context of a major key, or in other words, progressing from one chord to another in musical and intentional ways. The aim is to take the triad voicings we explored in Part 1 and place them in a highly practical musical context.
I don't like to make salesy, grandiose claims that any of my study books will "revolutionize" or "completely transform" your guitar playing, but... I feel especially confident that this one will. It is applicable to players of virtually all styles of music,...
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What are the five positions of the major scale?
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What are the five positions of the major scale? Here, I break down a conventional way of visualizing the major scale in different areas of the fretboard, as well provide some insight into how I personally think about navigating my scales. Support: paypal.me/alexrockwellguitar For one-on-one Zoom lessons: www.alexrockwellguitar.com/lessons Exercise books: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com Socials: fac...
Christmas Time is Here
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A little video Christmas card for you. As the end of the year approaches, I've been taking time to reflect on how insane the last few months have been. I don't post new videos as often as I used to, and to many of you it may look like I've disappeared or hung up the towel, but behind the scenes I'm busier than I've ever been. This year has been wild. I say it every year, but if you told me five...
Holiday Consumerism Week 2023! (50% off all my books)
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It's Holiday Consumerism Week! All guitar books in my store are automatically 50% off at checkout until Monday November 27 at 11:59pm EST. Get yourself the gift of practicing! Or send your loved ones subliminal messages that they really need to practice! shop.alexrockwellguitar.com/ Support: paypal.me/alexrockwellguitar For one-on-one Zoom lessons: www.alexrockwellguitar.com/lessons Exercise bo...
Why don't classical guitarists use their little fingers?
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People sometimes ask me why classical guitarists don't typically play with the little finger on their right hand. These are some of my thoughts on why. Support: paypal.me/alexrockwellguitar For one-on-one Zoom lessons: www.alexrockwellguitar.com/lessons Exercise books: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com Socials: alexrockwellmusic alex_rockwell_music
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 11 - Locking Mechanism (Lesson)
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Here's a little lesson on "Locking Mechanism", the eleventh of my 12 Etudes for Solo Guitar. If you'd like to learn this one off the page, the sheet music and tabs of the full collection are now available in my store! PDF version: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com/products/12-etudes-for-solo-guitar-pdf Print version: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com/products/12-etudes-for-solo-guitar-print Support: paypal...
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 1 - Eugene (Lesson)
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Here's a little lesson on "Eugene", the first of my 12 Etudes for Solo Guitar. If you'd like to learn this one off the page, the sheet music and tabs of the full collection are now available in my store! PDF version: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com/products/12-etudes-for-solo-guitar-pdf Print version: shop.alexrockwellguitar.com/products/12-etudes-for-solo-guitar-print Support: paypal.me/alexrockwe...
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar Now Available!
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar Now Available!
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 12 - The Grinder
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 12 - The Grinder
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 11 - Locking Mechanism
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 11 - Locking Mechanism
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 10 - Variation on a Theme by Matthew Dunne
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 10 - Variation on a Theme by Matthew Dunne
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 9 - Fire Weather
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 9 - Fire Weather
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 8 - Keene
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 8 - Keene
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 7 - Cribbage
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 7 - Cribbage
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 6 - Kayaderosseras
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 6 - Kayaderosseras
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 5 - Walk & Talk
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 5 - Walk & Talk
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 4 - Elegy to Aunt Mare
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 4 - Elegy to Aunt Mare
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 3 - Dane
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 3 - Dane
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 2 - To Rain Forever
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 2 - To Rain Forever
12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 1 - Eugene
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12 Etudes for Solo Guitar | Etude No. 1 - Eugene
120 Fingerstyle Arpeggio Studies | FAQ
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120 Fingerstyle Arpeggio Studies | FAQ
Breakdown of J.S. Bach's "Little" Fugue in G Minor
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Breakdown of J.S. Bach's "Little" Fugue in G Minor
J.S. Bach: Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 | Arranged for 3 Guitars and Bass Guitar
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J.S. Bach: Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 | Arranged for 3 Guitars and Bass Guitar
3 Pieces of Mundane Advice for Musicians
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3 Pieces of Mundane Advice for Musicians
The UnCAGED System | New Fretboard Harmony Book
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The UnCAGED System | New Fretboard Harmony Book
Wayne Shorter - Footprints | Solo guitar arrangement
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Wayne Shorter - Footprints | Solo guitar arrangement
You can now buy print copies of my exercise books!
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You can now buy print copies of my exercise books!
Best review of this guitar on youtube! the unplugged was super helpful too. great job!
The Surveyor - Smith & Mudd ruclips.net/video/QqrZSDK59lk/видео.htmlsi=39S-vBggM6Yc8szz&t=270 when the drums enter, the arpeggio stays the same but it shifts from a triplet feel at 146,66 BPM (or a fast 3/4 at 220 BPM) to a kind of clave at 110 BPM. Same ratio as in your second RATM example
still something more than any ""etude"" by Philip Glass.
At the end of the first 8 bars he does tonicize the V chord which is why I went in thinking it wouldn't be that bad. But the thin writing of the bugle call sections and the bland regurgitation of works like "God Save the Queen" with unremarkable (super traditional) voicings did make me see why his work is lame haha.
Yeah the opening is the most interesting part, but it isn't particularly inventive. It takes a nosedive from there.
This sounds like something a not particularly talented undergraduate might turn in as the final for their counterpoint class. And get a D-
The first video I've watched that showed me a little bit of the mystery behind pitch itself! I've always wanted to know what sound itself is and the mystery behind the natural harmonics. More than just manipulating my bronze strings.
Happy to provide clarity!
Still relevant review! I’m expecting more and more from my new purchase.
Once someone said to Robert Rauschenberg: "A child could paint that." Rauschenberg replied: "Yes, but a child would not know when to stop".
I own a C10 too and its tuning pegs is broken and no one at Cordoba cares to sell me a replacement part. It is like Cordoba has fired all customer service employees.
It's possible there was some restructuring after Yamaha bought the company some years back. But you could just buy a new set of tuners. The stock ones aren't amazing.
@@alexrockwellmusic i did, the screw hole don't match.
This piece is mentioned in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but probably in satyrical context. Also you can listen to midi by Bach and it will also suck. Piano music must be played
True, but ironically this piece sounds better as a MIDI sequence. I've only found one human performance of this piece and... yeah.
So carol of the bells?
Yes, but in a very different context.
Thanks a lot for the explanation!
Sounds great!
Thank you!
Come up with something better, !
I find one of the hardest things to teach people about music, if they have no formal education, is time signatures. A friend wanted to learn to DJ... well I told him to make transitions you will need to understand BPM, key signatures and time signatures to truly be able to master the craft. I'm going to share this video with some people.
hiya!! while listening to the bits about Pedal notes, and then Ravel's Bolero, it got me thinking. would the steady little marching drum in the background of the piece count as a pedal note? or something else entirely that I'm blanking on the name of?
The term for that is 'rhythmic ostinato'. An ostinato is a short, repeated figure, like a riff. If it's just a repeated rhythm, then it's called a rhythmic ostinato.
Tone is excellent.
Mine won’t play through my amp :/ the amp and cable works with my drumkit
Sounds like a dead battery in the guitar. Have you changed it?
Second position is of minor scale ?
No, second position is the Dorian mode. The fifth position is the minor scale, or Aeolian mode.
Alex - after two years with the guitar, what replacement strings do you recommend? I just bought the Cordoba Stage and want to carry extra strings in my gig bag.
I mainly use these: www.stringsbymail.com/savarez-540rl-alliance-ht-classic-nt-classical-guitar-strings-full-set-6871.html I also usually swap out the first string for the one from the common D'addario ProArte set. But use whatever you like!
@@alexrockwellmusic Thanks! great site. I appreciate the tip.
La Campanella tabs?
This is it: vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/22/IMSLP673647-PMLP1080900-carulli_op325.pdf
@@alexrockwellmusic thanks for the reply Alex.. one problem though.. I can’t read sheet music.. hahaha.. anyways, your video helped me decide to get the stage.. thanks again and more power to you..
Starting exclusively on tab really held me back for so long. This was pre-internet days.
I think repeats can work for 1. Dance pieces (longevity) and 2. First and second endings. For example, in a waltz I wrote there is a section that repeats four times: twice for a first and second ending, then twice again for a De Segno al Coda.
I wish I wasn’t doing so bad financially at the moment or else I would buy all your books
Good news is they aren't going anywhere! I hope you can turn things around!
Sounds like it has great potential.. For some reason the body looks like a ukulele to me.. I wish they would have made it a 1/4 to 1/2” wider.. I think I’m gonna make the purchase.
What song are you playing there at 5:30?
La Clochette, op. 325 by Ferdinando Carulli. It's based on the theme from the Rondo a la Campanella, the third movement of Paganini's 2nd Violin Concerto. This is the score: ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/22/IMSLP673647-PMLP1080900-carulli_op325.pdf
Hey Alex. These are great exercises. In this FAQ, you show videos of you playing them, which is really helpful to zoom in on the right hand planting, free stroke/rest-stroke, etc. Are they all available for purchase somewhere?
Like are the videos available for purchase? No, but I'm planning on making a video course to supplement the book. It keeps getting pushed down my priority list, but I'm hoping to at least start working on it this year.
Amazing ❤❤❤
Apparently Haydn was so inspired, he wrote a hundred pieces just like it
Even the greats had a lot of duds
I have this model and i love it. Nice work Cordoba.
Excellent demo! One question: Did you try the distortion pedal with a noise gate and see if it helps with cutting the hum?
Not yet!
Great video as always but what I really need to know now is, what guitar is this ?
That's my concert guitar. zebulonturrentine.com/no26
@@alexrockwellmusic Thank you !
The modern composer has no obligation to the great unwashed. Nor to critics. Only listen to your muse and yourself. The opinions of others are meaningless.
Music critics don’t matter.
If you like Debussy and Ravel, don't miss Francis Poulenc!
Oh for sure!
I think Gibson pretty much invented this type of guitar, for Chet Atkins forty years ago. As per Gibson, they priced it out of most people's reach, so of course nobody bought it and it was discontinued.
So, three months in with mine, total gas; legato multitracking with a flat pic, folk trio digging also.
I do recognize why Zappa called this short and boring. There's not much variation and for such a short piece we hear too many times the initial motive. However, harmonically and texturally it's very well written and it did make an excellent first impression on me!
Yeah, I can see why he said that too. I think it's perfectly competent writing, it's just nothing extraordinary. I like it more for the novelty than anything.
Rockwell : " My wife and I..." Your wife? how old are you? You look 15 - look so young!!!!!!
Maybe I should grow a beard again
It's already died. I agree. Let it go. 99% of music has gone the same way. So what!
Hey! Have you checked out Mick Goodrick's work? He has a similar approach that also includes all possible chord voicings and how to voice lead them (triads, sevenths, quartal chords, clusters and slash chords)
Yeah I have his book The Advancing Guitarist, but I've only skimmed the first 10 or 15 pages. I think the last thing I tried in it was the counterpoint exercises.
@@alexrockwellmusic "Mr. Goodchord's Almanac of Guitar Voice-Leading" vol 1-3 is where he goes deep in voice leading and all the possible voicings with inversions and dropped versions. I'm not even a guitarist, i'm just here for the voicings and harmony in general 😅
Je souhaite m'acheter ce type de guitare, pourrais tu me donner ton avis entre la TOD10n Ibanez, La Manuel Rodriguez CAFE CORTADO, Taylor's New Updated T5z Pro, la godin Multiac Duet Nylon, Cordoba Stage Guitar Natural Amber, cort SUNSET NYLECTRIC BLACK GLOSS ou autres ? D'avance merci et encore merci pour tes superbes vidéo... PS : tous les avis m'intéressent.
Of the guitars you listed, I've only played this one, so I can't give you an informed opinion. The only thing I can say about the Godin guitar is that each string has its own designated piezo pickup, which presented a problem for a former student of mine who owned one. The pickup for the fourth string had a wiring issue, so it didn't produce any output when plugged in. I'm not suggesting that it's a common problem. Having the ability to configure the output of each string gives a lot of control over your sound, but that also means there are more parts that can fail.
Really informative demo...thank you!
undertone series can actually get produced on the violin.
ruclips.net/video/G0dgtW49wNs/видео.htmlsi=D64_3PQmc6BndqiQ
Diana Guarani by Agustin Barrios, he uses this technique along with Marcha Paraguaya.
Agustin Barrios used it in his various recordings and it sounds good
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A 14th-fret neck joint --- no thanks.
I don't love that either, but it's fine. It has fret markers on the binding anyway.
My piano teacher was telling me about this last week. I went home, played around with it, and had a blast. It was mind-blowing when I realized "so THAT'S why it's called the circle of 5ths!" Great explanation
This is gonna be kind of a hot take, but I really liked how that thing sounded with the distortion. I think it sounded really cool.