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It is an exciting time to be a JamPlay Member, with new courses from Phil Keaggy, Aaron Marshall and Tony MacAlpine coming in the next 30 days. Learn more about these artists below.
Aaron Marshall | Live Event & Album Debut | Master Course
Register for free for the Live Event, or Pre-Order the Master Course.Elegant motifs, infectious melodies, compelling riffs, resounding song structure. Front man and founder of instrumental band Intervals, Aaron Marshall is one of the top young artists of the new breed of melodic composers. We are excited to now announce an exclusive Master Course and Live Streaming Event.
Phil Keaggy Master Course Now Available
Join Now for Streaming Access, or Order for full Ownership.45 years of touring. Over 70 studio albums. Phil Keaggy is one of the most admired guitarists in music. This Master Course will cover the 30 principles that have made him one of the world's finest players. Offered in 1080p and supplemented with tabs, JamTracks, and Master PDF.
Tony MacAlpine Master Course Now Available!
Join Now for Streaming Access, or Order Now for full Ownership.For the uninitated, Tony MacAlpine in a lead guitar legend with over 30 years of albums, performances and touring. This course is titled "Tony MacAlpine's Signature Leads" for a reason. Tony will dissect 30 of his favorite motiffs, lead lines, and solos from his 30 year history and break them down step-by-step in an easy-to-digest manner. Offered in 1080p quality.
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Get StartedUnlike traditional "learn quick" consumer teaching products, we provide an ongoing guitar teaching service - not just a one-time product. We are constantly producing new lessons to help you learn to play guitar. Find our most recent additions below.
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #20: Two Handed Tapping 101
To get a little more proficient at two handed tapping, Calum shows us how to practice the major scale using this technique.
- Sep 20th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #17: Melodic Multitasking
Acoustic artistry involves being able to multitask on your instrument. Playing bass parts, counter melodies and melodies at the same time is a common occurrence. In this lesson, Calum gives us a passage to work on that will sharpen our multitasking skills.
- Aug 27th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #16: Percussive Slap Harmonics
A technique that provides an aggressive percussion approach as well as a melodic uniqueness, percussive slap harmonics is a useful tool in your arsenal of artistic acoustic techniques.
- Aug 26th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Style of George Harrison #32: Backwards Guitar - Part 2
Join John as he explores a few more methods to achieve a backwards or reverse guitar sound.
- Aug 25th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Slide Guitar #21: Acoustic Style of Robert Johnson
Dig a little more in to the sound of the Delta Blues by looking at the style of Robert Johnson. The story goes that Johnson sold his soul to the devil in order to play the guitar. He went from town to town playing for change early in his career and continues to be an inspiration to many!
- Aug 20th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #15: Harmonics
Harmonics can be a great tool for adding flavor and uniqueness to your solo guitar pieces. In this lesson, Calum shows us an excerpt from his song "Waiting" to demonstrate the use of pinch harmonics.
- Aug 19th, 2017 at 12:00 pm CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #14: Right Hand Development
In this lesson, Calum shows some advanced right hand techniques like rasguedo, string security and string skipping.
- Aug 18th, 2017 at 12:00 pm CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #13: One Man Band
Part of mastering this style on the acoustic guitar is learning how to make your guitar take on the personality of many different instruments. In this lesson, Calum shows how to incorporate different techniques that will make you sound like a one man band!
- Aug 10th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #12: Yoga For Your Fingers
As you can probably see, playing in Calum's style requires lots of dexterity and strength in your fingers! Well, it just so happens that he has a great set of exercises to help you gain that strength and dexterity: Yoga for your fingers!
- Aug 9th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Acoustic Artistry with Calum Graham #11: Thinking Rhythmically
As important as melody and harmony are, the acoustic guitar affords a unique opportunity to emphasize another musical element: rhythm. Calum shows us how to think of our guitar as percussion instrument or even a drum set in this lesson.
- Aug 8th, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
Tony MacAlpine Master Course
Tony will dissect 30 of his favorite motifs, lead lines, and solos from his 30 year history and break them down.
Phil Keaggy Master Course
Our long-awaited Master Course with Phil Keaggy is now available. Learn the secrets of one of the instrument's greatest players.
Speaking in Rhythms
A 10-week live course which will take your rhythm playing to the next level. Acoustic and electric welcome.
Acoustic Artistry
Calum Graham, one of the finest upcoming acoustic guitar players, teaches the ins and outs of his eclectic style.
Creation Beyond Imitation
This course is all about taking the best parts of the songs you love and incorporating them into your playing.
Life of the Party
Want all the skills you need to play your favorite songs for yourself, or even your friends and family? This is for you.
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