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Fretroom

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 422 105 564

Address: 23 Burns Street 6159 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://fretroom.com.au

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25.01.2022 Checking out Luciano's new range of Gypsy Jazz guitars.... the "Jazz Manouche" Completely forgot the chords I was playing over but held it together more or less

25.01.2022 My top 5 for Best Guitar Solos

24.01.2022 This be good line up.

24.01.2022 My Swing and Gypsy Jazz Duo - Duo Narcos.... My Maton broke previous night and had to grab out the wife's acoustic, chuck new strings on. Adam Brown Strummer is taking care of me Maton now.... Karin Griffin is on the violin. Should get her fuzz and Wah pedal out some day and pimp up the style a little bit. Maybe should be a #NationalFunkDay or something where everything has to be turned funky, where flares, use a Wah Wah and have sideburns etc... sounds good to me.

22.01.2022 Here is my current Right Hand Picking technique workout. Make sure you have one. If not sure, can always ask etc. When creating one, have in mind the genre, artist, instrument (acoustic, electric etc) to define your choices. My workout is dynamic and I vary the picking patterns - all are valid. It becomes personal choice at the end of the day. The sound generated by the technique should be a consideration, too!

19.01.2022 Hey All Here are some songs we can have a go at tonight. Any song is fair game, but these are so we can all have at least something in common :) Clair De Lune... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdjPZQnPGHA China Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thojduCJPn8 Viper's Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TjziaBCgxg Swing 48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2CgC5L4Z3I Email us for Sheet music [email protected] or [email protected] Jon

19.01.2022 HAHA I love it.

18.01.2022 Lessons for this week include: Gypsy Jazz Heavy Riffs and solos Classic Rock, Triads,... Soloing Ideas Shine on you Crazy Diamond Gymnopedie #1 Always varied and fun. Keeps me on my toes too ;) See more

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18.01.2022 Gypsy Jazz Jam Night - At The Market Bar, Fremantle - 20th JUNE 2019 - 19:00-21:00 @themarketbar_fremantle ... Bring your instrument. No need for amps, not using any :) Spread the word, we want this to be a big event in your schedule... Hosted by Duo Narcos #fretroom #griffin_karin

18.01.2022 For the more adventurous out there, check out this cool vid. Derryl Gabel has been putting out great content for the style of music he champions. Interesting to see that he uses the same software I use: Guitar Pro... https://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php Neck Diagrams https://www.neckdiagrams.com/ See more

17.01.2022 Always an interesting week. So good to see people progress. And my goal is to coach so that you realise things yourself, education has a greater impact that way. And music is always a self-educating process. Only you can really tell yourself how to play that chord, or bend that string.

17.01.2022 School Break: Sat 6 July - Sun 21 July Could this be the time to try a new hobby? If guitar is what you or you kids are itching for then let's book a trial in.... FretRoom has a wealth of information available for you, all online for you to download and keep. If you want to learn a Riff, (what's a riff I hear you say?) If you want to play chords to a song, If you want to play a solo, let's do it!! Book a trial in now, see what you can learn. $30 for the full 50 minutes Lessons provided by experienced musician, enthusiastic and keen to get you learning

16.01.2022 Gypsy Jam Night is tomorrow!! At The Market Bar Fremantle 19:00 till 21:00 Get involved... Bring your instrument of choice. No PA No Amps Plenty of Jam Tunes from Django Fake Book 2008 (or is it Real Book??) Other tunes can be played, too (of course) If never played any Gypsy Jazz before come down and see how you go. Hosted by Duo Narcos https://www.facebook.com/themarketbarfreo/

16.01.2022 Beginners are catered for at FretRoom. If you are brand new to the guitar, check these links out. I have compiled a list of 5 lesson files that will set you up nicely. They introduce core techniques and concepts so get learning!! Much, much more available at FretRoom, but this will get you started :D... Lessons are $60 per session Trial available or $30 Speak to you soon 1 FRETBOARD NOTES https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/fretboard-notes Don't let this overwhelm you. These are the a) Natural notes b) # (sharp) notes, c) b (flat) notes Really, I only ever look at the top fretboard. 2 CAGED minor Pentatonic Shapes https://fretroom.com.au/lesso/caged-minor-pentatonic-shapes Learn the first shape, 99.99% of all other guitarists learn this first, too, and you are gonna need it!!!! 3 CAGED Chords https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/caged-chords Major Chords: Learn all 5 minor chords: Learn Em, Am, Dm 4 Seven Nation Army Riffs https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/seven-nation-army-riffs I like to teach this as it is cool and it gets you playing a riff that moves around the fretboard 5 Hey Joe Basic Concepts https://fretroom.com.au//lesson-fil/hey-joe-basic-concepts This is great as it uses all of the CAGED chords plus introduces a walking bass line and the HENDRIX CHORD!!!

16.01.2022 Long Weekend Finger and Brain Workout: Try these free downloads: Rhythms vs Patterns https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/rhythms-vs-patterns a great brain twister that makes even a simple idea sound great... Give your right hand a workout with this: https://fretroom.com.au/admin-/lesson-files/stop-this-train I can't create the chords used in this song so I have to vary it as my hands aren't big enough... what can you do? As far as the strumming hand goes, use thumb and 1st finger only!!

15.01.2022 Hmm, saw this advertised.... like it.... https://bngguitars.com//little-sister-private-build-all-ma

14.01.2022 Next jam night happening soon. I missed last one, and was great apparently so am NOT missing this one. Any instrument No amps! Head down to Market Bar in Fremantle, 19:00-21:00.

14.01.2022 Check this out- Colin!!! https://m.facebook.com/events/426713971484670?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=3&ref=m_notif¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic

14.01.2022 Saw this band last night. They are ridiculously good. Holy moly!!

13.01.2022 Playing this cool tune at @lionandjaguar ,always good to take a bit of time and reflect on how great @louisarmstrong was

13.01.2022 Hey folks It's that time again :D Jamming with a Gypsy Jazz vibe ... At the Market Bar in Fremantle From 19:00 till 21:00. Any one welcome Any instrument welcome Amps not welcome :D We have the Django Real Book to go through I will add some charts today for you to download in an hour or so, they are a bit late, sorry 'bout that So far we have had the pleasure of jamming with Acoustics, Violins, Cellos, Clarinets, Harmonicas, And Mandolins... What you got to bring down? Can even bring your vocals

11.01.2022 Stop this train - by John Mayer Download: https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/stop-this-train... I have tabbed out the parts for this song Will do a video soon but hand is still knackered. I have written performance notes on the web page Have a go, the key is to get the groove and the rest will follow

11.01.2022 Get in to your sus2 chords... They sound great and help your creative juices flowing Great with distortion, too ... Download https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-fil/common-chord-shapes-sus2

11.01.2022 Apparently Robert Johnson, when playing in the street with the crowd gathered round him, would turn around if he clocked someone looking at what he was playing. This was their trade, their income. Someone copying their licks and ideas was gonna impact that. I think me fave Robert Johnson song is Hellhound on my trail.... "Blues falling down like hail..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHAIgpih86E

10.01.2022 I thought I'd rank my top 5 Pink Floyd Albums for Guitar Solos today, why not eh? :D 1: Animals - All the solos are killer... it's the mood energy and sound that all make it hit the mark for me. Really dark and probably represents the mood of the time perfectly. You can also hear the ideas developing for Comfortably Numb in the Pigs solo. Dogs is just sublime. This album has a sound all of it's own. A friend at school lent me her copy. It was a cassette - on one side Animal...s, the other Momentary Lapse. I loved the complete contrast and sound of the two albums. She changed my life :D 2: The Final Cut - Again, the sound is really unique, almost metallic?? All of the solos are minimalist, and full of choice notes. Great phrasing. First note of Final Cut solo is a F bent up whole tone to G over the A minor chord - sweet as!! I stole the "Your Possible Pasts" in my music course years ago to get a good grade for the performance we were doing that week. 3: The Wall - This album blew my mind when I first heard it as a kid. I knew from then on what sort of music I was into and what I wanted from music, too. No compromises on quality, attitude, and impact. Another Brick in the Wall pt 2 is classic, and Comfortably Numb still kicks ass for the emotive quality. A "must look at" example of how to use the pentatonic scale to great effect 4: Meddle - One of These Days and Echoes, can ignore the rest :D Not much to say apart form mucho good. It just sounds loud!! 5: Wish You Were Here This beat Dark Side of the Moon for me because of Shine on you Crazy Diamond. I first heard this on an aeroplane and it was back in the day when you heard a looping pre-recorded radio show, and I had to time it right so that I didn't have to listen to the other crap, but could pick up the station again in time to hear this.

09.01.2022 Watching these vids makes you realise that even a basic Les Paul Marshall sound requires a lot of detail when playing on the big stages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htjhWRG9llI AC/DC have one damn precise set up as well

09.01.2022 SUNDAY SESSIONS https://fretroom.com.au/11th-frets/sunday-sessions These are changing. I really like doing this and you do too.... BUT I can no longer do them Sunday mornings. But YOU can!! So communicate via Facebook, or let me know during lesson that you are keen to have a jam. I will let someone else know that will be complimentary to you so you can have that jam at a place of your choosing. Keep it at Sunday @ 10:00 so that we all know where we stand. If you want to do additional jams, go for it. If you want me to help you prepare, let me know. Communication is key

08.01.2022 Welll? Get your self down there!!

07.01.2022 Always interesting to teach music. So much to cover, so much to learn, so much to do. It is definitely a journey, no end destination but stops on the way

06.01.2022 One of the best truss rod adjustment videos I have seen https://youtu.be/nun6q5a80D4

05.01.2022 Just added the Intro to November by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets I'm pretty sure it's 93.2% right :D... https://fretroom.com.au/lesson-files/november Downlaod and have a go Here's original https://www.youtube.com/watch

05.01.2022 Www.perthopenmic.com.au is now running five open mic nights per week (Tuesday to Saturday). An easy online sign up form, great PA and supportive venues. Enjoy!

02.01.2022 Check this out folks...

02.01.2022 This week at FretRoom: Arpeggios and Triads using "Wake Up" by RATM "Comfortably Numb" Solos The Catfish and the Bottlemen cover of 'Read My Mind' John Mayer's "Stop This Train"... What do you want to play? Trial Lesson $30, get it started

01.01.2022 This be good me thinks.... Wanna go , not sure if can. Triangle Fight - great name.... Reminds me, I wanna check out Skull Cave When they playing?? hmmm....