🎸 Blues Essentials Unleashed: The 6-Week Intensive 🎸
Looking to dive deeper into the heart of blues guitar? 🎶 Join us every week starting September 14, from 6pm-8pm at Highland Park Community Centre for a 6-week journey into all things blues.
### 🎵 The Breakdown:
Each week will feature two focused sessions:
⏰ 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Beginner Focus – Mastering the 12-Bar Blues
This hour covers the essential building blocks of blues guitar. Learn the classic riffs, rhythm patterns, and the structure of the 12-bar blues. By the end of the course, you’ll be confidently playing through your first blues progressions. Simple, fun, and perfect for getting a solid handle on blues basics. 🎶🎸
⏰ 7:00pm - 8:00pm: Intermediate Focus – Deep Cuts & Classic Blues Solos
For those familiar with the basics, this session will refine your playing and take it to the next level. We’ll explore timeless blues tunes from legends like B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and Howlin’ Wolf. 🎤 Focus will be on phrasing, bending, and vibrato—key skills that benefit from real-time feedback. Plus, we’ll dive into jamming with others, something you can’t fully experience by playing solo or watching YouTube. 🎶🤘
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### 🎸 Why join?
- Build confidence: Learn to jam with others and get comfortable in any blues setting.
- Refine your skills: Shake off bad habits and improve your technique with live feedback.
- Meet fellow players: Connect with blues enthusiasts and enjoy making music together.
🎶 Let’s unleash the blues together and have some fun along the way! 🎶
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### 📍 Venue:
Highland Park Community Centre
3716 2nd Street NW, Calgary
### 💵 Fee:
- $20 for drop-in (join either beginner or intermediate level, or both!)
- $100 for the full 6-week series.
If booking the full series, please e-transfer $100 to "[email protected]"
**Limited slots available, so save your spot TODAY!
👨🏫 Instructor: Bob Dunn
Bob is a musician who has been playing guitar since 1977 when his grandma gave him first guitar. Since then he has continued learning technique, theory, teaching and performance.He has performed in Canada, USA, Taiwan and Malaysia.He is a graduate of the Douglas College Music Program with an emphasis in Classical Guitar and interests in piano and voice/choir. However, he enjoys playing many different styles and genres of music. You can find him occasionally performing around town as Busker Bob or on social media.
