Happy Traum Movies
- 2005
- Add Happy Traum: Essentials of Fingerstyle Blues, Vol. 2 to QueueAdd Happy Traum: Essentials of Fingerstyle Blues, Vol. 2 to top of Queue
Take a step beyond the basics with acoustic blues master Happy Traum in this follow up to Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar, Vol. 1 designed specifically to introduce intermediate guitarists to the art of blues fingerpicking. Beginning with lessons in rhythmic bass pulse and gradually deconstructing the style that's simple for the aspiring player to digest, Traum continues by instructing viewers on how to break up chords and master lines and scales through the use of such blues standards as "Rock Me Baby" and "Trouble in Mind." ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2005
- Add Happy Traum: Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar, Vol. 1 to QueueAdd Happy Traum: Easy Steps to Acoustic Blues Guitar, Vol. 1 to top of Queue
Learn to play acoustic blues guitar the easy way as Happy Traum offers a lesson specifically designed for the novice musician. Featuring a beginning course in finger-style blues followed by a series of basic chords and easy steps designed to help build both your technique and understanding of the blues song structure, this release also offers helpful tips on strumming patterns and turnarounds peppered with tips and suggestions all presented at a leisurely pace that's easy to follow. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2002
Designed for those already familiar with the guitar in general, and fingerpicking techniques specifically, this instructional video features Happy Tatum showing how to play songs in dropped D tuning, and how to build the skills necessary to master many of the most beloved songs in the classic fingerpicking repertoire. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 2002
Designed for those already familiar with the guitar in general, and fingerpicking techniques specifically, this instructional video features Happy Tatum showing how to play songs in dropped D tuning, and how to build the skills necessary to master many of the most beloved songs in the classic fingerpicking repertoire. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Explore the magic of the blues fiddle with seasoned instructor Darol Anger lesson that allows home viewers to work at their own pace by employing Anger's unique "call and response" teaching method. By analyzing both the pentatonic blues scale as well as the "blue notes," Anger instructs viewers on how to effortlessly transpose tunes and licks from one key to another. Additional tips on bowing techniques, right vibrato, and bowing give viewers all the tools they'll need to master a variety of styles ranging from Mississippi Delta to rock and roll. A perfect learning tool for both the beginning and experienced musician alike. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2001
- Add Seven Easy Pieces for Classical Guitar to QueueAdd Seven Easy Pieces for Classical Guitar to top of Queue
Seven Easy Pieces for Classical Guitar features professional musician and music professor Frederic Hand instructing the viewer in how to play a variety of classical pieces. and offers advice on seven pieces including "Vaghe Belleze," Bach's "Sarabande," and Tarrega's "Adelita." ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 2000
- Add Happy Traum: Guitar Building Blocks, Vol. 1 - Barre Chords and How to Use Them to QueueAdd Happy Traum: Guitar Building Blocks, Vol. 1 - Barre Chords and How to Use Them to top of Queue
From renowned teacher and performer Happy Traum, the man behind the Happy Traum: Learning to Play Blues Guitar and Happy Traum: You Can Play Guitar series, comes this program, the first in the Happy Traum: Guitar Building Blocks series. Released in 2000, Happy Traum: Guitar Building Blocks, Vol. 1 -- Barre Chords and How to Use Them is designed to help viewers get started with barre chords, one of the most useful techniques a beginning guitarist can learn. To demonstrate the newly learned chords, Traum uses several examples, including the songs "Abilene" and "Stagolee." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 2000
Offering lessons in traditional fingerpicking style, Learning to Fingerpick, Vol. 2 comes from the Hal Leonard Corporation. The follow-up to Learning to Fingerpick, Vol. 1, this program covers complex instrumentals along with left- and right-hand techniques and improvisational skills. The songs used as examples in the 2000 release are "Fishing Blues," "I Am a Pilgrim," "Baby Please Don't Go," and "Worried Blues." ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 1999
- Add A Fingerstyle Christmas: Guitar Arrangements to Seven Beloved Songs and Carols to QueueAdd A Fingerstyle Christmas: Guitar Arrangements to Seven Beloved Songs and Carols to top of Queue
Happy Traum is the founder of Homespun Tapes and a noted performer, author, and recording artist. On this instructional guitar video, he offers tips on fingerstyle technique, harmony lines, moving basses, chord shapes, and use of the entire fingerboard. As Traum plays the featured songs, he provides tips for alternative ways to interpret the songs so that more advanced students can play them using more challenging techniques. The featured songs include "What Child is This?," "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," "Silent Night," and "Jingle Bells." Traum also plays "Pretty Little Baby," "Twas on a Night Like This," and "What Child is This?" (commonly referred to as "Greensleeves"). ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi
- 1996
- Add Happy Traum: Easy Fingerpicking Favorites to QueueAdd Happy Traum: Easy Fingerpicking Favorites to top of Queue
Homespun Tapes founder Happy Tran breaks down five classic tunes in this instructional guitar-playing video designed especially for beginner players. After playing each tune in its simplest form and moving on to display where syncopated notes fall, Traum moves on to display how simple touches such as pull-offs and jump-notes can really bring help to breathe life into old standards. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1996
- Add Happy Traum: Easy Bluegrass & Country Guitar to QueueAdd Happy Traum: Easy Bluegrass & Country Guitar to top of Queue
Happy Traum: Easy Bluegrass & Country Guitar features the respected musician and teacher offering a variety of tips on how to play the instrument in that style. After lessons on topics like how to flatpick, how to play the bluegrass "G Run," and play bass runs, the viewer will be able to play songs like "East Virginia," "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms," and "John Hardy." ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 1995
Combining clips from past instructional videos featuring blues and country fingerpickers like Eddie Adcock and Doc Watson, this video presents lessons reflecting the steady bass and syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players, the chords of Travis-style pickers, and the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists. Time is also devoted to demonstrating the "banjo-like" rolls and single-string style popular among some bluegrass pickers. Featured songs include "Southbound," "Red Wing," and "Fixin' to Die." ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi
