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02-11-2014, 07:53 AM
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Online tutorial book club ?
I just ordered and received a new tutorial book ( Richard Saslow's The New Art of Ragtime Guitar ). It is a ' first steps ' in ragtime book, so whilst challenging, hopefully it will not be overwhelmingly difficult.
I'm thinking it would be good to have one or two, or lots of people working through the same book together, here on the play section, to offer each other support and help whilst working on the material. It doesn't have to be this particular book, this is just the one that I was drawn to ( Thanks to J-Doug, who inspired me to learn ragtime with his wonderful cover of a Blind Blake tune in the Show and Tell section ). Anyway, I'm thinking that this kind of tutorial book club would be a good idea for people who are learning the basics, or learning a new style etc. Amazon can send you any book you want, so provided people are willing to wait until all participants have received their copy then all could work together, online on covering the lessons with the support of their cohort. I'm really just throwing the idea out there, but if in the meantime anybody wants to join me with the abovementioned Ragtime Guitar book, let me know and I'll wait until you have got your copy before I begin myself. Or if anyone wants to start a club with another tutorial book, maybe you could post it here in this section. Hopefully you will get an online class going ! Whilst I think of it, if there are any members who are gifted teachers and could help any of these clubs as a mentor to any books or materials, maybe you would spare some of your time to help out us mortals grappling with new material. Just a thought, I'll leave the whole idea open to comment. 
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02-11-2014, 11:59 AM
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It's a great idea. I'm a little too busy to participate in learning Ragtime right now, but next year - I would give it a go.
Steve
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02-11-2014, 08:12 PM
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No CD but a link to downladable MP3 files. You can hear them at WWW.AcousticTruth.com They work whether or not you have the book. Just go to the site, click on the image of the book, and you'll see the track list on the bottom right. Click on the tracks, and they play the tunes. Give it a listen, and then decide if you want to buy the book.
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02-19-2014, 03:07 AM
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 Had a review of Ragtime Ramble this morning. I can play it through but it's very hit and miss in places. Bar 8 seems to be the worst spot at present. I can't keep the notes clean with the hammer on as I catch the strings with other fingers.
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02-20-2014, 09:22 AM
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Just listened - looks like fun! I might order the book….
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02-20-2014, 02:11 PM
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I have a 1974 edition of this book. Back then, it came with a square vinyl record, which I still have, and you had to dig to determine that Richard Saslow was the author. There is a small but determined cadre of guitarists on YouTube who demonstrate their proficiency with these tunes, and I probably play every song in the book every day. It is one of the truly great fingerstyle books ever written. The one new tune in the updated book is "Absquatulation Rag".
Last edited by AX17609; 02-20-2014 at 02:17 PM.
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02-21-2014, 10:20 AM
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02-22-2014, 03:05 PM
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It's a great book and I've been working through it on and off for a few months. I'd happily join in a thread on this - I'm on the fourth tune... but have forgotten the first three!
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02-22-2014, 05:12 PM
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