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Topic: Message From Paul Franklin |
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Posted 10 Jan 2019 8:49 pm
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Happy New Year, Everyone!
Last year when we launched the PFM streaming course I had no idea it would prompt so much interest outside the Pedal Steel Guitar community...Since then I was asked to be interviewed by some major league rockers. I truly believe without the online course exposure these opportunities were not on my plate.....
I want to thank everyone here who watched the most recent Guitar Power interview. It was great to finally show the relationship the steel has with an electric guitar player at Dweezil Zappas level...The greatest thing is this video interview is out there forever and is reaching a large musician audience...Most of which knows "little to nothing" about what is possible to play on our instrument.....As you can see, I am trying to promote the instruments capabilities to serious musicians in the most positive ways..
...At the PFM we inform them about the whole community as a source....We believe in the "all ships rise" theory.
This is the new course along with a big "Thank You" for helping spread the word about the new course...
HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SITE AND COURSE
How to Navigate the Site & Courses - SLIDESHOW
How To Navigate Site - Downloadable PDF
GETTING READY TO PLAY
A Message From Paul
The Parts of the Pedal Steel Guitar - VIDEO
For 6-String Guitarists - VIDEO
Open Strings/Intervals - VIDEO
The Open Strings - QUIZ
Thinking In Intervals PDF
E9 Tuning - QUIZ
How To Sit Behind The Guitar - VIDEO
TUNING UP
Tuning Your Guitar By Ear - VIDEO
Tuning Your Knee Levers - VIDEO
Tuning Your Guitar With A Tuner - VIDEO
The Jeff Newman Tuning Charts PDF
THE PICKS AND THE BAR
Choices For Picking Techniques - VIDEO
How To Wear Your Picks - VIDEO
Choosing And Holding The Bar - VIDEO
Bar Pressure - VIDEO
Bar Exercises - VIDEO
Vibrato Concepts - VIDEO
THE PEDALS
Introduction To The Pedals - VIDEO
The Intro To The Pedals - QUIZ
TAB Basics - PDF
Intro To Pedals TAB PDF
The Volume Pedal - VIDEO
Adding Expression With The Volume Pedal - VIDEO
INTRODUCTION TO CHORDS
Intro To The Four String Groups - VIDEO
The Four String Groups - QUIZ
Chord Names On The Fretboard - VIDEO
Chord Names On The Fretboard -QUIZ
Timing: Working With A Metronome - VIDEO
Practicing The String Groups - VIDEO
The 1-4-5 Progression - VIDEO
More On 1-4-5 Progressions - VIDEO
Goodnight Ladies TAB PDF
1-4-5 Chords In Every Key PDF
1-4-5 Chord Progression - PRACTICE TRACKS
PICKING AND BLOCKING
Picking Exercises: The Arpeggio - VIDEO
How To Practice H.O.T.R.S. TAB PDF
Intro to Blocking The Strings - VIDEO
Pick Blocking - VIDEO
CHORDS: MAJOR AND MINOR
Using The Pedals To Make Chords - VIDEO
The Pedals - QUIZ
The Four String Groups - Major Chords - VIDEO
Beginner Chord Etude TAB PDF
Major Chord Practice Tracks - VIDEO
The Four String Groups - Minor Chords - VIDEO
Minor Chords - QUIZ
Minor Chord Practice Tracks - PRACTICE TRACKS
Pads & Power Chords - VIDEO
Power Chord TAB PDF
Chord Progressions - VIDEO
DOMINANT 7th CHORDS
Open Position Dominant 7th Chords - VIDEO
Pedals Down Dominant 7th Chords - VIDEO
Dominant 7th Extensions - VIDEO
Playing The Blues - VIDEO
SCALES AND HARMONY
The Major Scale - VIDEO
Basic Harmony PDF
Adding Harmonies to the Major Scale - VIDEO
The Harmonized Major Scale - VIDEO
Harmonized Major Scale TAB PDF
Major Scales and Triads PDF
Putting It All Together - VIDEO
Drones In Various Keys - PRACTICE TRACKS
STYLES AND LICKS
Western Swing and Blues Rock - VIDEO
Western Swing and Blues Rock TAB PDF
5511 Ballad Intro - VIDEO
5511 Ballad Intro TAB PDF
WHAT'S NEXT?
No Longer A Beginner - VIDEO
Thanks From Paul!
RESOURCES
Tips On Practice Routines - VIDEO
Suggested Listening
Basic Music Theory - PDF
Thinking In Intervals - PDF
Paul's TAB Symbols Explained
The Nashville Number System - PDF
Links to Some Pedal Steel Resources
Chord Formulas - PDF
Cycle Of 4ths and 5ths - PDF
Major Scales and Triads - PDF
How To Read TAB - VIDEO
How To Read TAB - PDF |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2019 5:57 pm
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Very cool an insightful thanks Paul Congrats |
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Lynn Fargo
From: Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 13 Jan 2019 2:23 am
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Hi Paul,
I was gifted this course for Christmas by my boyfriend, Larry Robbins, a student in your original course. I got a sneak peek at it before it was launched and mentioned that I thought it would be well worth the cost. I was very pleasantly surprised when I got my welcome email on Christmas Eve.
Like you, I started playing lap steel with written music at 8 years old. Later, having no pedal steel teachers available, I learned to play pedal guitar via tab. And with that knowledge, a good ear and lots and lots of determination and patience, I did play in bands for a number of years, but never did learn the instrument as well as I would have liked to.
Working through this course, I'm finding some of it to be a good review and much of it to be a real challenge. It's exactly what I need to fill in those blanks and move forward. i highly recommend it for anyone wanting to learn what this instrument is really all about.
Thanks for your great effort.
Hope to see you in Dallas!
Lynn _________________ Sho-Bud Pro II Custom, GFI Ultra SD-10, Fender Pro Amp, Fender Mustang II Amp, Morrell 8-string lap, Epiphone 6-string lap, Galveston reso, etc. |
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kevin ryan
From: San Marcos, California
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Posted 14 Jan 2019 12:20 pm
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Very cool Mr. Franklin |
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Jamie Kitlarchuk
From: Alberta, Canada
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Posted 19 Jan 2019 8:48 am
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Does the new beginner course also provide access to the Facebook group? Also, does it cover any levers, or just the pedals? |
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Lynn Fargo
From: Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 19 Jan 2019 10:10 am
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HI Jamie,
So far there isn't access to the FB group. I did see a number of lessons using the E-F lever.
There is a lot of information included in this foundations course. If studied seriously, you would learn a lot about where to find the music on your guitar without resorting to tab or using the hunt and peck method, which I have been doing most of my life. You can gain a lot of knowledge about music in general and how to apply that knowledge then to the steel. It shows why the steel is set up the way it is for forming chords, playing in pockets, using progressions, etc.
Hope this helps. _________________ Sho-Bud Pro II Custom, GFI Ultra SD-10, Fender Pro Amp, Fender Mustang II Amp, Morrell 8-string lap, Epiphone 6-string lap, Galveston reso, etc. |
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John Spaulding
From: Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2019 12:24 pm
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Jamie Kitlarchuk wrote: |
Does the new beginner course also provide access to the Facebook group? Also, does it cover any levers, or just the pedals? |
Hi Jamie-
The Facebook Group is reserved for students enrolled in the complete Method.
You can start out in Foundations, see if you find value in the lessons, and then at any time during your subscription apply the price to the complete Method. Everything in Foundations is also in the Method.
Paul does cover both basic pedals and levers in the Foundations course.
The course was designed to get beginners started off on the right foot, to help intermediate players identify and correct any bad habits they may have acquired, and for advanced players to re-visit the basic foundations of playing the guitar.
We can't say it any better than Lynn does:
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If studied seriously, you would learn a lot about where to find the music on your guitar without resorting to tab or using the hunt and peck method, which I have been doing most of my life. You can gain a lot of knowledge about music in general and how to apply that knowledge then to the steel. It shows why the steel is set up the way it is for forming chords, playing in pockets, using progressions, etc. |
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Sharon Frances
From: Elk Horn, KY 42733
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Posted 22 Jan 2019 12:20 pm Amazing Teaching
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Thank you Paul for putting Sharon under your wing. She learned a lot since we decided to join her to Paul Franklin Method. She corrected a lot of her mistake when playing. This will not be possible without the help of Paul Franklin Method and Paul himself for guiding Sharon to the right direction. More power to the group and looking forward for Sharon to learn more technique.
I fully recommend if you really want to pursue learning pedal steel guitar, enroll in the complete course to have access to Facebook Group. In FB group you will have a chance to ask question and interact with other students and also to Paul, they will give you suggestions and enlighten you if they can with what you don't understand ^_^ Regards, Grace
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Jim Cohen
From: Philadelphia, PA
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John Brabant
From: Calais, VT, USA
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