Music lessons with Alex

No No No - Harley-Davidson© Music Contest

Natural Grinchy-ness thwarted once again by my wonderful wife, so this is the teaching experience my students can expect this week… 🎄

Happy Birthday for Repeat; the most superbly complicated arrangement of 'Happy Birthday' is now available as framed wall art! The perfect gift for any musician you want to annoy 😂

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RIP Danny Thompson - one of the true masters of the low end… 😢

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

One of my most ambitious students is eager to try “Violet’s Tale” by Ren at her local open mic night, and - due to the absence of any official sheet music for this incredible composition - I’ve knocked up a full transcription for vocal and guitar!

Anyone else wants a go, you can find officially sanctioned version here at SheetMusicDirect (meaning the artist gets paid). Obvs reader discretion advised for this harrowingly beautiful song…

Violet S Tale (arr. Alex Davis) Sheet Music | ren | Guitar Tab with Voice Download and Print Violet S Tale (arr. Alex Davis) sheet music for Guitar Tab with Voice by ren from Sheet Music Direct.

And it’s a distinction for Akaash in his RSL debut acoustic guitar exam! Absolutely superb work from this young man - very proud teacher moment 😃

Given the amount of Blues my various guitar and bass students are working on, I've decided to create some practise backing tracks! Starting with a Blues shuffle, available in the keys on E, F, G, A, Bb, and C, with/without guitar or bass, all of which are in this playlist!

Any feedback (inc suggestions for other tracks/keys) would be hugely appreciated. And naturally feel free to like/subscribe and share these with anyone you think would find them useful... 😎

12 Bar Blues Playalong Backing Tracks A mixture of 12 Bar Blues Backing Tracks for you to practise playing along with, in a variety of keys, with guitar and bass free versions so you can fill in ...

Finally succumbed to my younger students requests for this video. Suppose you can't have too many 'Happy Birthday' ukulele play-alongs on YouTube (can you...?) 😉

Happy Birthday for Ukulele with 3 easy chords | Play along with lyrics Quite possibly the most useful song ever written...This Happy Birthday Play Along for Ukulele uses just 3 easy chords - C, F, and G! All lyrics are included ...

Another collection of the music my primary school students have been working on! All featuring just 3 simple chords - C, F, and G 😎

6 Kids songs for Ukulele with 3 easy chords | Play along with lyrics This 6 Kids songs Play Along video for Ukulele uses just 3 easy chords - C, F, and G! All lyrics are included with chord boxes on screen.0:00 Introduction0:1...