January 6, 2011
Undercover Blues Band is...
Igor Abuladze - bass/vocals
Curt Golden - guitar/vocals
Bill Rieflin - drums
Tuning the Air wrapped for the final time in December. After 7 years, I elected to hibernate a bit over the holidays, and to reflect. I also found myself practicing a lot of guitar... just for the fun of it. Thinking that perhaps now is the time to get this band out of the rehearsal studio and in front of people. NOW, we need gigs! Any ideas?
In the meantime, the recording from last year's house concert is available for anyone to listen. Click on the photo below, and you'll be off to Soundcloud and the entire show!
January 5, 2011
(scream)
the definitive edition
Copies of the Limited Edition are still available. Ordering information, as well as the track listing and credits are posted on the (scream) page.
Recorded in NYC between 1994-97, (scream) was an archival project that was intended to preserve material that had been written for and performed by Desperate Measures. But once the process was under way, new material began to appear and take shape, and what emerged was a 6-song demo. Handmade cassette copies have circulated for years. This "definitive edition" includes remastered versions of the original material, as well as newly restored, mixed and mastered versions of 3 unreleased songs from the same period, as well as 3 live recordings of pieces included on (scream), from Desperate Measures' final performance.
curt golden
Guitar Instruction
With the guitar, the best thing we can do for ourselves is learning how to learn. Then, no teacher and no method can hold us back.
CURT GOLDEN is offering private instruction in Seattle, for beginners through advanced players. The primary focus of the approach used is HOW to play, rather than WHAT to play, with an emphasis on mechanics, fretboard knowledge and ear training.
Curt Golden is a guitarist, instructor and performer with 40 years experience; proficient in many styles. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, and for the past 25 years has been an instructor and mentor in Guitar Craft.
In 2010, Curt helped to launch the Seattle Circle Guitar School, bringing high quality music instruction into Seattle elementary schools.
photo: Christina Florkowski
January 1, 2011
Openings in my
Teaching Schedule
Tuning the Air has played its last show. A little sad, in some respects. But one thing that it means is that my Monday and Thursday evenings have suddenly become available. They have started to fill up, but there are slots still available. So, if you have been considering guitar lessons, now would be a very good time.
Seattle Circle Guitar School
Seattle Circle Guitar School is gearing up for the Winter term. There are two circles at Salmon Bay Elementary, and one after-school program set up for Thornton Creek Elementary, and a before-school guitar circle at Gatewood Elementary School in West Seattle.
Also in the works is a 12-week special project for kids with prior guitar circle experience, who are ready to work with an ensemble, focusing on skills, writing music, learning repertoire, and performance
If you are interested in exploring the potential of a guitar circle at your kids school, contact the SCGS at guitarschool@seattlecircle.org.
Mission Statement: The Seattle Circle Guitar School is a nonprofit music school devoted to opening the door to the creative process for children and adults, regardless of previous training or experience. Our approach emerges from the knowledge that learning to play music together contains endless possibilities for growth, and that the experience gained through this process develops skills that are essential.
Classes and Workshops
Undercover Blues Band
(scream)
photo: Taylor Sherman
(scream) is here!
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