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Live Q&A Session on Saturday, December 6th with Steve Eulberg!

Hello, friends! Steve Eulberg has scheduled his first live Q&A session for Saturday, December 6th starting at 2:30 PM EST.

How do I Participate?

Join our live chat to ask your questions, and
Join our live webcams to see Steve answer them!
Steve will be featured on the live webcam taking real-time questions from you and others in the JamChat tomorrow, Saturday the 6th at 2:30PM EST.

When is 2:30PM EST Where I Live?

2:30PM EST is 1:30PM CST, 12:30PM MST and 11:30AM PST. For other time zones, please visit this time zone converting website. All you need to do is select the start time as 14 (02 PM) (add 30 minutes) and set the date as December 6th. On the next page, you'll be able to select your location to figure out exactly when the event takes place in your area.

If you need assistance, Send us an e-mail with your location and we will reply with the time. Join early to chat with fellow JamPlay members before the event! It will be a lot of fun so we hope to see you there!

Added Dec 5th, 2008 at 11:04 PM EST | Posted by nessa

Former Guitarist of Darkest Hour - Kris Norris - Joins the Teaching Staff

Kris Norris, the man behind The Kris Norris Projekt and former lead guitarist of melodic-metal outfit Darkest Hour, is now in the JamPlay.com studios filming guitar lessons.

What started with discussions and planning in August of 2008, is now a reality. We have been in the studio all week filming new lessons covering topics such as song composition, theory applications for metal, speed building and song lessons. Check out the link and new blog video to learn more about Kris.

Added Dec 5th, 2008 at 5:56 PM EST | Posted by cdawson

Basic Guitar Lesson 30: C Add 9 and D Suspended

That's right folks, 30 lessons in, and Mark Lincoln is still going strong. In this installment of his basic guitar series, Mark has a number of exercises involving the C add 9, and D sus chords that will help you to become a more expressive player.

Added Dec 5th, 2008 at 2:57 PM EST | Posted by Jason.Mounce

Blues Lesson 41: Blues Shuffle in Open D

Hawkeye is back with more blues fun! This short but sweet lesson teaches you how to play the blues shuffle in Open D tuning. Practice these exercises and stay tuned for more to come.

Added Dec 5th, 2008 at 2:10 PM EST | Posted by nessa

Blues Lesson 40: Ramblin' On My Mind

Greetings, blues fans! Hawkeye is back with the 40th lesson in his fantastic blues series! Today, he introduces the classic blues song, "Ramblin' On My Mind" by Robert Johnson in Open D tuning. Hawkeye will get you started on this song by giving you some exercises in this lesson and lessons to follow. Have fun!

Added Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:38 PM EST | Posted by nessa

Jim Deeming Presents : Wild Turkey

Jim Deeming, our fabulous fingerstyle instructor, has prepared a entertainment video for all of you fine JamPlay members. In this video Jim demonstrates his take on the song "Wild Turkey." This song is a startling example of Jim's fingerstyle mastery. You need to see it to believe it!

Added Dec 4th, 2008 at 6:27 PM EST | Posted by jbooth

Video Q&A with Mark Lincoln

We have just put the finishing touches on the most recent video Q&A session with Mark Lincoln. This time around Mark answered the following questions:

- Gregory Gage asked about playing harmonics.
- Lucasholland asked muffling the e string.
- Lucasholland asked about left hand placement and playing.
- Mikelly asked about finding the key of songs.
- Felipe asked about strumming with the metronome.

Thank you all for writing in! Remember, if you would like to ask the instructors a question and have a video response please visit the video Q&A section.

Added Dec 4th, 2008 at 5:40 PM EST | Posted by jbooth

Basic Guitar Lesson 29: Hand Structure

Mark Lincoln returns to his throne with the 29th installment in his basic guitar lesson series. In this lesson, Mark discusses hand structure for fretting, and provides a number of exercises and applications to facilitate this.

Added Dec 3rd, 2008 at 7:17 PM EST | Posted by Jason.Mounce

Greensleeves with Danny Voris

Our newest teacher, classical master Danny Voris, teaches you both the bass line and melody for the renaissance song "Greensleeves". Be sure to post a comment to let us know what you think of Danny!

Added Dec 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 PM EST | Posted by kevinace

Video Q&A with Jim Deeming

Masterful fingerstyle guitarist, Jim Deeming, was nice enough to film some video answers for our video Q&A section. In this session Jim addresses the following questions:

- Pajammer asked about thumb placement.
- Felipe asked about timing, metronomes and non standard strum patterns.
- Ambcons asked about alternating / moving bass lines.
- Lucasholland asked about proper technique.
- Seppp asked about downpicking speed.

That's all for this time! If you have anything you would like to ask the teachers please visit our video Q&A page.

Added Dec 3rd, 2008 at 6:06 PM EST | Posted by jbooth