May 9, 2012
Undercover Blues Band
Igor Abuladze - bass/vocals
Curt Golden - guitar/vocals
Bill Rieflin - drums
Undercover Blues Band took part in the second anniversary celebration for the Burien School of Music. Cinco de Mayo at Bison Creek Pizza. An awesome time was had by all!
Gigs are good! Any ideas? Contact us!
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!
February 20, 2012
(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.
Looking for a little help from my friends. I'd like to move the limited editions. If you know someone who might appreciate this music, please let them know about it. And if you haven't already, head over to the (scream) Facebook page and let your friends know there is something there to "like"!
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
May 5, 2012
Openings in my
Teaching Schedule are beginning to fill up
Tuning the Air played its last show in December. A little sad, in some respects. But one thing that it meant was that my Monday and Thursday evenings suddenly become available. They have started to fill up, but there are slots still available. So, if you or someone you know have been considering guitar lessons, now would be a very good time.
Seattle Circle Guitar School
Session 1: June 25-29, 10am-1pm daily
Session 2: July 9-13, 10am-1pm daily
Tuition: $250/session
Want to give your kids a special opportunity to play, write and learn music with other kids? Enroll now in the SCGS Summer Guitar Circle program! Kids will:
· Create their own music
· Learn fundamental guitar techniques
· Build musical skills
· Build group skills
The Guitar Circle embodies a new approach to guitar instruction and music-making as developed over 25 years in Guitar Craft, which was founded in 1985 by Robert Fripp. Our instructors have been part of this program since its beginning. The SCGS is in its third year of presenting classes in the Seattle Public Schools, as part of before and after-school programs, and as summer enrichment.
Classes will be held at the Seattle Creative Arts Center in Ballard, and are open to kids ages 8 and up, with any level of prior experience on guitar. Registration for either session is open until June 15. Guitars are available (on-site use only) for children who don’t have their own.
For more information, contact us at guitarschool@seattlecircle.org or 206-789-8481, or visit www.seattlecircleguitarschool.org.
“I wish I had had the opportunity to play this way when I was a child…they are learning how to play cooperatively, listen carefully, and have fun playing together!”
Marian Wagner, 3rd grade teacher, Salmon Bay School
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
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