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About This CourseExplore a variety of dobro styles, from bluegrass and fiddle tunes to blues and contemporary sounds, and get insights on technique that will help you clean up your playing, while learning the techniques of Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, and other dobro greats. Includes 32 songs and tunes to play and 12 hours of instruction in 50 video lessons.With his gorgeous tone, dead-on intonation, and musical ideas and solos that are jaw-droppingly creative and tasteful, Mike Witcher is one of the best resonator guitar players in the world.The youngest of five siblings (including a twin brother) in a musical and artistic family in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Mike Witcher began playing the resonator guitar at the age of 14. Influenced by the many styles of music he heard at home, he was soon playing with his father, Dennis, and brother Gabe (who currently plays in Punch Brothers) in the legendary Southern California-based bluegrass band the Witcher Brothers.
An in-demand session player in LA and Nashville, Michael has worked with Dwight Yoakam, Peter Rowan, Laurie Lewis, Missy Raines and the New Hip, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin bassist), Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), and many others.A gifted and caring teacher, over the last 15 years Mike has developed an effective method of teaching the resonator guitar that allows the student to quickly grasp and apply complex concepts. He has written two instruction books ( Resonator Guitar—Tunes, Techniques, and Practice Skills and Resonator Guitar—20 Bluegrass Jam Favorites ), and teaches at the top acoustic music camps around the world, including Reso Summit.
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A Lesson is a set of files containing audio, video, notation and lyrics for a tune or song. The Lesson teaches an easier solo, advanced solo, backup and vocals when applicable.
Below is a description of the files in a typical Instrumental Lesson :
1. LESSON NOTES (in pdf. format)
- Includes exact tempos, capo positions and other useful tips.
2. TAB / NOTATION (in pdf. format) (Tab and Notation Explained)
- The transcription of the easier and advanced solos for your instrument.
3. VIDEOS (in mov. format) (Videos Explained)
These usually include: - Instructor playing the easier solo / Left hand view
- Instructor playing the easier solo / Full frame view
- Instructor playing the advanced solo / Left hand view
- Instructor playing the advanced solo / Full frame view
4. AUDIO FILES (in mp3 format) (Recordings Explained)
These usually include: - Learning Tempo Mixes (very slow speed)
- Easier solo - with the band
- Easier solo - without the band, but with a click track
- Advanced solo - with the band
- Advanced solo - without the band, but with a click track
- The band without your instrument
- Slow Jam Tempo Mixes (medium speed)
- Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - with the band
- Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - the band without your instrument
- Performance Tempo Mixes (fast speed)
- Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - with the band
- Easier and Advanced Solo + backup - the band without your instrument
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