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Groove Builder thoroughly examines the art
and science of "groove" by working through a variety of arrangements designed to
illustrate the interplay between bass, drums and various rhythm and lead guitar
parts. Students work through an intensive
curriculum focused on training their “ears” and improving
their rhythm, arrangement and composition
chops to achieve and maintain the all-important groove.
<< Click player below for a sample video from the course >>
TrueFire's resident educational guru, Brad Carlton authored Groove Builder as a
follow-up to his highly popular
Rhythmic Grooves
curriculum;
however the material is an ideal stand-alone course for students with a
relatively solid grasp of rhythmic figures.
Starting from the bottom up, Carlton demonstrates how to establish the
foundation of a groove with bass and drum parts. These sections of the course
teach students
of guitar how to “hear” and analyze what’s going
on rhythmically. This essential skill must be
developed to create rhythm guitar parts that lock solidly into
the groove; an ability that most intermediate
players have
not yet fully mastered.
Students works through a variety of grooves including 8th note, 16th note,
shuffle, straight, swing, R&B, rock, funk, ballad, fusion and blues. With each
groove, the bass and drum parts
are analyzed and the rhythm guitar parts are discussed
and created accordingly. This is a particularly “ear opening” series of lessons
for players of all levels.
Now the fun begins. Once all of the grooves
are established, the arrangements are flushed out and orchestrated with
additional
rhythm guitar parts, bubble parts and then melody and lead parts. This
construction process reveals all of the fundamentals and finesse required for
composing or arranging tunes as well
as learning how to “play nice with others” (read avoid train wrecks!) in any
band or jam setting.
If you compose, arrange, record, play
in a band or just jam with friends, Groove
Builder is a must for y our practice regimen and reference library. As with most
Carlton study programs, this one’s no breeze and students need to be prepared to
invest the time to work through all of the material at their own pace.
Groove Builder is optimized for intermediate to advanced players and is
presented across 4 video software CD-ROMs (Windows and Mac compatible), features
80 full-length video lessons, text overviews, practice tracks, standard notation
and interactive Power Tab so you can "see" and "hear" the tab and notation
played out at any tempo. TrueFire's video lesson player features zoom, frame
advance, looping and other handy controls.
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VIDEO SOFTWARE
ORDER OPTIONS
Student Discounts
and
TrueFire Cash
can be applied!
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* DATA-DVDs are software disks.
Join for Full Access Become a Pro or Master student and get all
access to videos, tab, jam tracks, and other course assets on TrueFire TV. Learn more »
WHAT YOU GET
Video software (Windows and Mac) with TrueFire's
Lesson Player, PIP, full-screen, looping, slow motion, keyboard shortcuts, plus...
- 144 Minutes
- Practice Rhythm Tracks
- Text Commentary
- Charts & Diagrams
CURRICULUM
Intermediate-Advanced
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QUICK DELIVERY
All orders shipped by the
US Post Office. Shipping can be upgraded at checkout
for quicker delivery. Additional charge will be applied to international
orders.
PRICE PLEDGE
If you see this course advertised on TrueFire, at promotional pricing below
the price you paid, we'll happily refund the difference.
STUDENT DISCOUNTS
TrueFire courses are discounted 10%, 20% and 25% discount for Pro, Master, and Sherpa Students respectively.
Learn more...
TRUEFIRE CASH
Earn TrueFire Cash with every purchase! TrueFire Cash can be used to pay
for up to 25% of your purchase and can be combined with
student
discounts for maximum savings.
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INSTANT DOWNLOADS
You can download the course after purchase. Simply order
and then download from "My Downloads" within 72 hours.
DATA-DVD DISCS
The course is shipped to you on a DATA-DVD disc (Windows and Mac).
Computer use only - Does NOT play on a DVD player.
COMBO: DATA-DVD + DOWNLOAD
Download course immediately and then we'll ship you the full DATA-DVD
version. Order and then download from "My Downloads."
STANDARD DVD
Standard DVDs is an abridged version of
course (20% less video lessons) and includes a secure PIN for download of
lesson assets. The only exception is our 50 Licks series. These standard DVDs contain the entire course.
ON TRUEFIRE TV
Pro and Master Students have access to the entire
course with tab, notation, text, power tab and rhythm tracks on TrueFire TV.
About Student Plans...
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TrueFire courses are presented in cross-platform Flash Video and work great
on both Windows and Mac computers. PDF and MP3 elements require
Adobe Reader and any MP3 player.
POWER TAB
Power Tab files and a free Windows Power Tab installer are included so you
can so you can see, hear and play along with the tab and notation at any
tempo, without change in pitch. Guitar Pro 5 or later imports Power Tab
files and works on Windows/Mac.
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