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Jingle Bells - A Little Bit o' Country! - TABS in Description - Late Beginner Guitar Level
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Here are the tabs: drive.google.com/file/d/1Sr4U0X4Ad9iQKokSUkle8VKRmTnZy3vG/view?usp=sharing Happy Holidays! I hope you have fun playing this. Thanks to Julesound for tabbing it out.
Jingle Bells ~ Intermediate Guitar Lesson ~ Mel Bay's "Christmas Songs for Classical Guitar"
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Fingerstyle. Tabs at this link: drive.google.com/file/d/1OauAuAPT1EcGLk97oQymzjkSl677evWE/view?usp=sharing
"The Technical Name of the Scale Steps" Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 13 ~ Explainer and Examples
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"The Technical Name of the Scale Steps" Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 13 ~ Explainer and Examples
"Related Keys" Mel Bay Grade 2 page 13 - Explain & Examples
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"Related Keys" Mel Bay Grade 2 page 13 - Explain & Examples
"Tetrachords" Mel Bay Grade 2 page 13 ~ Explain and Examples
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"Tetrachords" Mel Bay Grade 2 page 13 ~ Explain and Examples
I Love Thee Lesson Part 1 - Mel Bay Grade 2 - See Description for Timestamps
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00:00:00 The Basics (Key of song and general groundwork) 00:00:34 Why is playing F REALLY HARD for me? (Congenital birth defect and WRIST issues) Put guitar on LEFT leg classical and jazz stye 00:01:50 How to play the song with tips and tricks - especially difficult first fret low F note and broken triad vs. Big Barre F and selective pick 00:02:55 My cat gets stuck in my guitar strings 00:09:55...
“Melody in F” ~ Mel Bay Grade 2 - some fingering adjustments for easier and more beautiful 🎶 🎸
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“Melody in F” ~ Mel Bay Grade 2 - some fingering adjustments for easier and more beautiful 🎶 🎸
Chords in the Key of F ~ page 11 ~ Why is F so hard to play?!?!!! 😠 Mel Bay Grade 2 Explanation
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Tips on guitar setup How F is really played The Accompaniment Styles
“March Majestic” ~ Full Explain & some theory teaching ~ Mel Bay Grade 2 SEE DESCRIPTION
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00:00:10 Key and Chord Harmony Breakdown 00:03:10 Find Chords on Your Neck / take a moment to learn “beyond the book” 00:05:17 Play Thru and fingering help
Berklee William Leavitt Guitar Method Volume 2 - Chord Etude No. 6 ANALYSIS and Technique
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Berklee William Leavitt Guitar Method Volume 2 - Chord Etude No. 6 ANALYSIS and Technique
Quick Walkthrough of How to Use Practice Space for my Video Exchange Students.
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Quick Walkthrough of How to Use Practice Space for my Video Exchange Students.
Enya Nova Go Sonic Carbon Fiber “Smart” Electric Guitar Built in Speaker
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Enya Nova Go Sonic Carbon Fiber “Smart” Electric Guitar Built in Speaker
Enya Nova Go Sonic Carbon Fiber Electric Guitar Built in Amp CLEAN SOUND
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I really like this, Guitar. We are going on a family trip and I want a guitar that is small, portable, has a full size neck, and is pretty very free. I wanted an electric guitar to bring with me on the trip but then you have to bring an amp to cable. However, this one has a little 10 W built-in speaker and an app to connect it so it is a smart guitar and it charges on USB cable. It played reall...
How to play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 10 “March Majestic” with THEORY lesson! 👍 🎸
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How to play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 10 “March Majestic” with THEORY lesson! 👍 🎸
"Bm Scale Study 1, 2, and 3" Mel Bay Modern Method Grade 2 Expanded Edition
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"Bm Scale Study 1, 2, and 3" Mel Bay Modern Method Grade 2 Expanded Edition
"Postlude", Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 - Expanded Edition
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"Postlude", Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 - Expanded Edition
How to play Mel Bay grade 2 page 10 "A Daily Study" in F
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How to play Mel Bay grade 2 page 10 "A Daily Study" in F
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 9"Barcelona"
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 9"Barcelona"
How to play a Mel Bay grade 2 page 9 - "Triplet Duet"
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How to play a Mel Bay grade 2 page 9 - "Triplet Duet"
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 6 "Etude"
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 6 "Etude"
How to play Mel Bay grade 2 page 8 - “A Triple Play”
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How to play Mel Bay grade 2 page 8 - “A Triple Play”
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 8 “Tarantelle”
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 8 “Tarantelle”
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 5 "The Gauchos"
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 page 5 "The Gauchos"
How to Play Mel Bay Book Grade 2 page 5 "Wade in the Water"
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How to Play Mel Bay Book Grade 2 page 5 "Wade in the Water"
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 4 "Señorita"
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 4 "Señorita"
How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 3
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How to Play Mel Bay Grade 2 Page 3
Red River Valley ~ EASY Guitar Lesson! ~ Fun Chord Changes and Strums 👀 Time Stamps
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Red River Valley ~ EASY Guitar Lesson! ~ Fun Chord Changes and Strums 👀 Time Stamps
Conquering Stage Fright Part 1: Know the Roots
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Conquering Stage Fright Part 1: Know the Roots
Art of Guitar Inspirations 1: Guitarist John Shahen
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Art of Guitar Inspirations 1: Guitarist John Shahen

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  • @Numocron
    @Numocron 10 днів тому

    Wow man this just sounds so wonderful I love it❤️😍🥰🎶🎸

  • @jshackelford31
    @jshackelford31 12 днів тому

    I just got this book. How many examples do you do from this book? More would be appreciated. Any thoughts of doing a Ted Green book?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 12 днів тому

      @@jshackelford31 here is a link for you. There is a Berkeley teacher named Larry who I think already put pretty much example online. So it was not going to focus too much on book one, but I am interested in doing UA-cam videos for a book too. I think I have Ted Greene’s books. Which one in particular are you referring to? ua-cam.com/play/PLjIi8Y7FVJAbPpepmi_j2F8pugtAbdoiA.html&si=-28SvDSLq9oZEi9D

  • @UhuruSasa85
    @UhuruSasa85 14 днів тому

    What's the name of this book?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 12 днів тому

      Author: William Leavitt Book: A Modern Method for Guitar Volume 1

  • @Lisarojenko73318
    @Lisarojenko73318 15 днів тому

    Wow, you’re really good at teaching holy smokes

  • @Lisarojenko73318
    @Lisarojenko73318 15 днів тому

    I did not know any of this

  • @Lisarojenko73318
    @Lisarojenko73318 15 днів тому

    I like the way you’re laying that out in the video

  • @Lisarojenko73318
    @Lisarojenko73318 15 днів тому

    Oh thank you for doing this because you know what I want to learn how to play this

  • @Maramyes
    @Maramyes 25 днів тому

    Great 👍

  • @CTrevor123
    @CTrevor123 28 днів тому

    This video only serves if you have the book in front of you

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 28 днів тому

      Copyright violation for me to provide the music. Mel Bay publishing will remove the video. US federal law states that under “fair use”, I can teach it and talk about it. But not give copyrighted sheet music for free as a pdf or onscreen notation. I really wish I could tho 😔 You can obtain a used copy for as little as $3.

    • @CTrevor123
      @CTrevor123 27 днів тому

      @ I understand 👍

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 27 днів тому

      @ if you want to drop me a line at andrew@518guitar.com, I could probably hook you up

  • @Shine-ef1up
    @Shine-ef1up 29 днів тому

    Thankyou 🙏🏾😊

  • @alexb8574
    @alexb8574 Місяць тому

    New here. I have found your efforts to be very helpful. Thank you. Out of curiosity, i was wondering if you have any experience with william bay’s “guitar journals” or “achieving guitar artistry” series. I am hesitant to buy due to thier lack of reviews but they seem like good books. I am 6months into restarting my guitar journey after years of hiatus. I dont take lessons at this time (my kids get private lessons not me 😂) Thanks again for all that you do.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar Місяць тому

      Hi, thank you so much for your comments. I have often been tempted to purchase the “guitar journals”, but based on the description wondered if it might duplicate other items we find in the usual resources. Regarding guitar artistry / GREAT series! Here is a tune from one of the books: ua-cam.com/video/VXJAqms5qe0/v-deo.htmlsi=Rcv6kLpUFMe_FYg- Also check out Rob, he’s a real Mel Bay expert and world class guitarist who has played several pieces from the artistry series youtube.com/@robmackillop1?si=JojBtvBWIDu6LsZH

    • @alexb8574
      @alexb8574 Місяць тому

      @ rob is how i stumbled upon the artistry series. The linear etudes book recommends “mastering the fretboard: the reading book” from the journals series as a primer. Im not quite ready for linear etudes as i am still chipping thru modern methods (currently grade 2) but aspire to play like that. So i bought the recommended book and will be trying it out once it arrives and hopefully eventually getting linear etudes. Just wanted a second opinion. Thanks for getting back to me.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar Місяць тому

      @@alexb8574you’re welcome.

    • @alexb8574
      @alexb8574 29 днів тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar to anybody who comes across this post and wonders about the books referenced: the book “mastering the fingerbord” from the journals series is not very good. Its very mechanical and non musical, somewhat abstract. I dont see a method to the madness. For example, the purpose of the Guiliani scale studies is clear and well defined. They even sound and feel good to play. One would be better off playing the scale studies from the mel bay modern method books in different positions to familiarize themselves with the neck. As for the artistry series: the material is above my skill level. However, with some patience and hard work i am taking on the challenge.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 29 днів тому

      @@alexb8574thank you for the insight. Let me know if you need help with a particular piece from the artistry series - I’ll see if I have it and can make a video going over a section for you.

  • @pawanchettri3619
    @pawanchettri3619 Місяць тому

    This is not given in my book of the Mel bay series 😮

  • @Bren71319
    @Bren71319 Місяць тому

    I’m having trouble teaching a student “Qaurter Notes”. Do you think using a metronome would help?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar Місяць тому

      @@Bren71319 for sure - along with foot tap and clap. How old is the student and is there a particular example or song that they’re having a hard time with?

    • @Bren71319
      @Bren71319 Місяць тому

      @ , she is 51 and is having trouble with the exercise literally titled “Quarter Notes”. Thanks for the reply! I’m going to try it with the metronome!

  • @IvanBorodin
    @IvanBorodin Місяць тому

    Hi. I'm a lifelong believer in the Mel Bay series. I am following along with your progress as time allows. Your appreciation of this method strikes this viewer as heartfelt. Bravo.

  • @swarnarka2
    @swarnarka2 Місяць тому

    Awesome ❤

  • @sundergvp5097
    @sundergvp5097 Місяць тому

  • @fireballsfrommario
    @fireballsfrommario Місяць тому

    In its pure simplicity, this is the best and most straight forward explanation of triads on UA-cam. Thank you

  • @Ivartshiva
    @Ivartshiva Місяць тому

    I have always played it (since 1971) more smoothly, letting the chords continue as much as possible throughout to create a two-instrument sound, more legato - for example, hold that low F at the end a little bit and let the final chord sound a little longer. I find it more musical

  • @swarnarka2
    @swarnarka2 Місяць тому

    Thank you 😊

  • @g1x4
    @g1x4 Місяць тому

    Thank you for the thorough explanation, Andrew. You are my go to Mel Bay instructor on UA-cam.

  • @beanmf
    @beanmf Місяць тому

    Good commentary on implied chords, but skip the decoration and stick to the lesson.

  • @KenneyCmusic
    @KenneyCmusic Місяць тому

    I love the Mel Bay method books. I have some for banjo, and looking at which to get for guitar. A person that comes to mind when thinking of Mel Bay is Rob MacKillop.

  • @Beehive66
    @Beehive66 Місяць тому

    thanks, I really wanted a demo of the clean sound. Not interested in rock effects etc. Much appreciated and nice playing.

  • @delorissamuelson6988
    @delorissamuelson6988 Місяць тому

    This was such a clear explanation, I just looked at my chart(still learning all the notes on the neck) and I could clearly understand what needed to be done. Thank You!!

  • @delorissamuelson6988
    @delorissamuelson6988 Місяць тому

    Wow!!

  • @bluesdog3621
    @bluesdog3621 2 місяці тому

    I finished book one and started book two, love these books, it’s nice to understand what’s actually going on, thanks

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 2 місяці тому

      @@bluesdog3621 Glad you found it helpful! I think i’ll do my best to make videos of book 2 page by page. This one was requested by a student playing his first etude in book 2. The etudes have some truly uncomfortable chords. I’m all for learning but pain should never be a factor. Pain was the primary reason I stopped these books and hopped back over to Mel Bay higher Grades for pick style.

  • @lucallieres
    @lucallieres 2 місяці тому

    Hi! Thanks for this ! How can we get the book ?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 2 місяці тому

      Hi! I have the hard copy and the kindle edition. Hard copy - likely Amazon. However, due to copyright laws, I am unable to provide the sheet music, unfortunately. So - I'm permitted to teach it, but, not show it visually, which really stinks.

  • @delorissamuelson6988
    @delorissamuelson6988 2 місяці тому

    Thank You!! Following along and listening to explanations is very helpful.When I purchased these books I didn't fully realize that these method books were meant to be taught to me by a teacher. Yes I could muddle along by myself but some of the directions are hard to grasp (if at all) without the proper knowledge of the fretboard and basic theory. I tuned in to hear how some of these songs are meant to sound but got a lesson and encouragement as well. Thank You!!

  • @JoseGarcia-eadgbe
    @JoseGarcia-eadgbe 2 місяці тому

    Sounds like in a movie 💫🎸🎶🎵🎶🫶🏼🫵🏆🕯️😺🎵🦅

  • @bijudav
    @bijudav 2 місяці тому

    Thank You ❤

  • @TheMrInfantaria
    @TheMrInfantaria 3 місяці тому

    My problem is not playing twinkle little star. My problem is paying a teacher 70$/Month, to be playing twinkle little star

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 3 місяці тому

      @@TheMrInfantaria that’s why this video is free. Although, I cannot see through the screen and help the viewers’ technique issues. The benefit of paying a teacher has very, very little to do with Twinkle, Little Star. Even child and adolescent students know that such trivial songs are merely quick stepping-stones and a chance for observation and feedback. It has to do with consistently aiding the student through technical improvements, elimination of barriers, and a knowledgeable way to advance musically without wasting valuable time through many “rabbit holes”. Children, in their innocence and without bitterness, can see this process, trust this process and advance at light-speed. Yet, adults second-guess from day 1 and have a truly difficult time trusting a process. Always fear and doubt. I’ll put it this way. If you paid a flamenco guitar expert, for example, $150/hour (as I have done at times) and he said “I want you to play twinkle little star in three places on the fretboard, always using perfect right hand and left hand technique, in the most musical manner, with legato and smooth, connected notes - then I will observe you and check you off. After this, we will move on to a more advanced piece”, you’d do it. So would I. You would give the maestro your trust, right? Because if you aren’t going to trust the esteemed expert and his process, why are you there with him? You might say, “ah! Andrew. That’s where you’re wrong. I would never pay ANYONE $150/hour for anything, let alone guitar- especially at my level! I am not good enough to deem buying such costly lessons!” Well. Now we’re really talking about you feeling it worth it, and/or that guitar is worth it. This is the big mix-up in music. Adult Beginners stay beginners in their minds because they truly believe lessons aren’t worth it, and/or they’re not going to pay someone to have them “read children’s music”, and/or they feel they, themselves aren’t worth it at this point in their journey. Thus the cycle continues of learning -> plateau -> learning -> plateau. If an adult student isn’t willing to merely trust a process for six months or so; that is the real issue. But, pay a Madrid-based flamenco teacher $75-$150 an hour and we’ll gladly play twinkle little star if he says that’s this week’s mission, as a point of assessment, because we’re dropping big bucks and look up to them as the expert. If we simply maintained a child-like wonder, trust and innocence about all this, music would be flowing from our fingers in record time.

    • @oafleming
      @oafleming 2 місяці тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar can't teach a "OLD" dog 🐕‍🦺 new tricks and similar nonsense euphemisms has been ingrained in our psych for many years and it took me to my 30s the break out of that quote unquote slave mentality that discourages adults from learning and growing in general. My strategy moving forward with guitar and music is learn as if I were in the fourth grade again and taking this lifelong journey step by step.

  • @kevinkmetz8374
    @kevinkmetz8374 3 місяці тому

    Hey Andrew! I love your channel! Really cool, bro!

  • @WERNERURIKOB
    @WERNERURIKOB 3 місяці тому

    Mel I like the way you give tutorials, can you please also share Free pdf for your play changing books 1,2 and 3 please. THANK YOU

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 3 місяці тому

      United states Copyright law does not allow me to share sheet music. I’m sorry! I wish I could.

  • @WERNERURIKOB
    @WERNERURIKOB 3 місяці тому

    ❤ Mel send me a free copy of it.

  • @magnussundman1463
    @magnussundman1463 4 місяці тому

    Perfection

  • @andrewmorley6559
    @andrewmorley6559 4 місяці тому

    A challenge for you . . . do the same with William Leavitt's Volume 2, A Modern Method for Guitar. Never been done. Larry Baione did an amazing job with Volume 1 . . .

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      @@andrewmorley6559 I have certainly thought about it. Larry teaches from Vol 1 quite a bit as required by Berklee. If I can be honest…if a player is at the level ready for Volume 2…as an adult player, there are just so many better uses of time. Leavitt doesn’t teach ANY pop tunes, jazz standards…classical…with limited time left on this earth I would much rather learn pieces by Bach, Villa Lobos, Satie, and - for method - Barry Galbraith’s Daily Studies and Bach Inventions books offer so much more. For Jazz I’d rather dig in to Joe Pass arrangements; Django; Metheny’s books (especially Guitar Etudes), Berklee’s Jazz Standards for Solo Guitar by John Stein…Ted Green’s Chord chemistry book…Naturally Fred Noad’s Book 2. I’m sitting here looking at Leavitt Vol 2 (BTW his classical etudes for pick style guitar book is amazing) and it’s really a question of - would that really bring a student closer to performance of beautiful guitar arrangements? How much does Leavitt’s book 2 REALLY move the needle vs getting gig-ready and going through some great advanced harmony courses (Rick Beato comes to mind) … Ohhhh it’s a tough one for sure and I’ve often considered it. Maybe I’ll do a few pages worth of vids here and see if it gets any views. Thank you!

    • @Bren71319
      @Bren71319 Місяць тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar, I believe Leavitt Vol. 2 will be valuable to me because it immediately gets the ball rolling by taking you all the way up the fretboard to Position 12!!

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar Місяць тому

      @ I’ve decided to move forward with Leavitt volume two. Should I just play the examples no talking, or give a quick explanation of some of the harmony and fingering?

    • @Bren71319
      @Bren71319 Місяць тому

      @ quick explanations would be helpful, please!!

    • @andrewmorley6559
      @andrewmorley6559 Місяць тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar Hi again Andrew . . . Larry Baione would be a hard act to follow, but having taught myself to read music (during Lockdown), using Leavitt's Vol 1, accompanied by Larry's excellent videos, for me at least, explanations would be helpful, as William Leavitt seems to have been a man of few written words. The Audio Downloads that come with Vol 2, mostly cover The Pieces, Etudes etc, but what is missing is all the accompaning and development material. The Major Scale exercises, Ascending/Decending in Five Positions, are pretty much self-explanatory, as are the exercises on Triads. The pages on Rhythm Guitar, eg, p16/17; and Chord Forms p22, need further explanation. My sticking point at the moment is page 27 - Melodic Rhythm Study 3 (duet). The melody follows on nicely from Vol 1, and is not that difficult, but the rhythm accompaniment is hard. I go back to Larry's explanation of Latin Rhythm p88, Vol 1, but have yet to make any real progress with the rhythm part. Nobody has attempted that or up-loaded it up to UA-cam so far! A slowed down break-down of that would be fantastic. However, its you channel, and you must do it in a way you think best. Thanks.

  • @Johneaton-pt6yg
    @Johneaton-pt6yg 4 місяці тому

    Which antiquity pickups are they surfer or???

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      Yes, they were the "60's surf", it was a set of 3 from the duncan custom shop. Ridiculously good. Just ridiculous...and this was back far before covid and inflation when things were normal.

  • @vinayr535
    @vinayr535 4 місяці тому

    Super. Do you memorize any of Mel Bay repertoire Andrew?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      Very few. There are a couple pieces of each book that are so pleasing to the ear, I will do so , so that I can just grab my guitar and relax in the backyard. But no, not generally.

    • @vinayr535
      @vinayr535 4 місяці тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar I agree. They are very pleasing to the ear. Especially pieces like Senorita

  • @vinayr535
    @vinayr535 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely loving the casual look and feel of this video.

  • @makeyourshotcount4658
    @makeyourshotcount4658 4 місяці тому

    Wonderful! I will be one guitarist that WILL learn from your video. A much needed tool for guitarist who want to learn the guitar. This book will begin bringing disciple to practice. I look forward to the next book. Your time to make this video shows you are teacher dedicated to building others in a methodical way. Thank you for laying ground work for the guitarist who wants to LEARN. Keep up the GOOD WORK. Your guitar tone is clean and understandable. Highly recommend. 👍👍👍

  • @scharrsilicio
    @scharrsilicio 4 місяці тому

    09:41 I would try lowering the neck pickup height to see if that helps with the distorted sound you were getting. Awesome video!

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      @@scharrsilicio thank you for the tip! Will do! Didn’t think of that.

    • @CraigMJamieson
      @CraigMJamieson 3 місяці тому

      Re the distortion, and I found this on a forum, take out the speaker unit (super ez) and add thin foam along the sides and to the bottom of that unit to cushion it against the body and … voila. Now, the feedback issues are something I have not yet dialed in. Lowering pickups, minimizing delay and reverb, messing with the EQ. Not quite there yet:)

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 3 місяці тому

      @@CraigMJamieson that’s awesome, thank you!!

    • @CraigMJamieson
      @CraigMJamieson 3 місяці тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar Most welcome!

  • @howmood8316
    @howmood8316 4 місяці тому

    I wanna buy this tho,what u think ITS worth it the speaker ITS sound not cheap for u?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      This is only my opinion, but, it plays wonderful, feels so good in the hand, easy to play, and sounds great. It's not a cheap sound for ME, but that's only me. Remember, this is a special guitar used to make a sound in the room without needing an amp. The speaker in the body is 10 watts and is VERY small so you must understand it will never sound like a regular size guitar amp. Yes, this guitar plugs into a traditional guitar amp as well, and sounds excellent through it.

  • @g1x4
    @g1x4 4 місяці тому

    Andrew, this is a great review. Very thorough with pluses and minuses highlighted. I have had my eye on this very same guitar. Will be curious to hear your thoughts after having used it during your summer trip and teaching students all over the world.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      Glad it was helpful! There are so many fun and useful things about this guitar I will absolutely be doing a much more thorough review - I am curious to hear it plugged into an amp. I think this guitar is a “sleeper”.

    • @John666Galilee
      @John666Galilee 4 місяці тому

      What is the scale length?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 4 місяці тому

      @@John666Galilee It is a regular size, 38" guitar, but made thin and light for travel with a sleek body contour. The scale length is 24 and 3/4 (24.75) inches

  • @davejohnson-yi2rk
    @davejohnson-yi2rk 5 місяців тому

    Would you please start from Book 3 - Page 1 and go through to the end? There are already a few other guys on UA-cam playing all the exercises and songs on Book 1 & 2. We need Book 3. Thanks!

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      @@davejohnson-yi2rk i started. I have some Book 3 videos done. It is just incredibly, incredibly time consuming and with summer students, work, camps/clinics, vacation etc., crazy time right now. But yes sir, I promise, I am 100% committed to book 3. Labor Day this fall will be the perfect time.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      @@davejohnson-yi2rk here you go, it’s a start :) I put 12 videos in ua-cam.com/play/PL5de5JcsUqg9ivUy9Kw4Ygb5MrT7XVzj0.html&si=3qvxFAUsSvwmgELc

  • @tonyb9864
    @tonyb9864 5 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for the Mel Bay material! I'm a huge fan of his Modern Method books.

  • @CameraLaw
    @CameraLaw 5 місяців тому

    I am extremely thankful to whatever algorithm put this video in my feed. It’s just about where I am in the Mel Bay book, and it tracks with musical theories that I’ve been playing with in my head. You are articulating each of them so clearly and efficiently that it makes my “job” (recently retired) much easier.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      @@CameraLaw thank you so much!! I love doing these videos after a day of teaching, and very often I reflect on wishing that my teacher growing up had offered me some insight as to why these exercises are what they are. You really really made my day by that statement and I hope that we can continue our learning journey together. Kindest regards, Andrew.

  • @iuutoob
    @iuutoob 5 місяців тому

    It looks left-handed, but the video is a mirror image. (Look at headstock.) So the amp in the background, with "Fender" logo not mirrored, must be green screen.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      It is two cameras, sir. Camera 1 was on me, and camera 2 was a still photo that I inset in the right side of the screen over my left shoulder using iMovie. So, no, it would not be reversed as it was just a photo of the amp as I was playing so you can see the settings. so, no green screen. Thanks for checking out the video!

    • @iuutoob
      @iuutoob 5 місяців тому

      @@andrewwheelerguitar not a left-handed guitar?

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      @@iuutoob no, it is not. I forgot to de-select the “mirror image” check box in my camera recording computer app

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      @@iuutoob interestingly, my students like “mirror image” when we meet online. They say it helps it make better sense in their minds in a live 1-1 lesson online. They prefer to see our guitars facing the same way. So it’s kind of my default on that particular camera

  • @ChavronVh
    @ChavronVh 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for being a sub

  • @fragslap5229
    @fragslap5229 5 місяців тому

    I gave it an "up" thumb, but one has to wonder whether you need that much detail for a Mel Bay Grade 2 song.

    • @andrewwheelerguitar
      @andrewwheelerguitar 5 місяців тому

      Thanks for the thumbs up! It's hard to tell when trying to assist guitarists via a platform like this. The main complaint that I've heard from students over the years is....Mel Bay doesn't explain a darn thing. So.....what's a "one" chord? Why are we playing these notes in the song? Do they mean anything? So.... you're right....this is all about finding a balance between not enough info and too much. I'm definitely just having fun with making this content, and like to think about who may be watching it. It's impossible to know, really. And thanks again for your time!