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Dix Bruce
Dix Bruce, a musician, composer, and writer from the San
Francisco Bay Area, was born and raised in the Midwest. His interest in
American folk music, jazz, and original composition are blended into a
unique vocal and instrumental sound.
His compositions are fresh and his
energetic exuberant stage personality, along with his driving rhythm and
lead work, set the tone for a warm and exciting performance.
He began playing guitar at age twelve. After college, he relocated to
the Bay Area where his interest in hybrid acoustic string music led him to
David Grisman's prototype quintet in the mid-1970's.
Bruce eventually
teamed up with the mandolinist and edited the magazine Mandolin World
News from 1978 until 1984. In 1978 Bruce formed the band Back Up and Push to explore the emerging
possibilities of swing and jazz on acoustic stringed instruments. The band
toured the west coast throughout the 1980s and accompanied Bruce on his
release Tuxedo Blues, which features many of his original instrumental and
vocal compositions.
Dix Bruce has done studio work on guitar, mandolin, and banjo and has
recorded two albums with mandolin legend Frank Wakefield, six big band CDs
with the Royal society Jazz Orchestra, and his own collection of American
folk songs entitled My Folk Heart on which he plays guitar,
mandolin, and autoharp as well as sings. In 1991 he contributed two
original compositions to the soundtrack of Harrod Blank's acclaimed
documentary Wild Wheels. he has released two CDs of traditional
American songs with and originals with guitarist Jim Nunally.
Dix arranged, composed, played mandolin, and recorded music
for the CD-ROM computer game "The Sims" for the Maxis Corporation. His
music is featured on a virtual radio station within the game and he currently has over twenty publications in print.
He has also written for Acoustic Guitar Magazine, FRETS, Bluegrass
Unlimited, and The Fretted Instrument Guild of America.
Dix Bruce - Basic Swing Guitar - DVD
Swing and Jump Swing music
has enjoyed a phenomenal popular resurgence in the last few years. Both the
current and classic bands build their sound on swinging guitar rhythms. In this
DVD lesson, Dix Bruce will teach you
all the basics that you need to know in order to play this energetic music
including: moveable chords, how to get that "swing feel", right and left
hand techniques and how to transpose hundreds of songs to any key effortlessly! By the end of the lesson
you'll know swing and jazz chord forms and have the basic tools to play with any swing or jazz band. Songs
include: "Lady Be Good, Take Me Back to Tulsa, Minor Swing, Careless, Sweet
Georgia Brown, Honeysuckle Rose, Blues in Bb #1, Blues in Bb #2, Rose Room, I Got Rhythm".
(84 min) Printable Tab Booklet.............................................Price - $29.95 Also Available For Instant Download - Click Here Now!
Dix Bruce Plays "I Got Rhythm"
Dix Bruce - Basic Country Flatpicking Guitar - DVD
Dix Bruce carefully teaches lead and backup
guitar to nine great and classic country, bluegrass, and folk standards, ballads
and hot breakdowns played by musicians the world over! Dix demonstrates the
basic "bass note / strum" technique and shows how melodies can be easily
integrated into known chord patterns. You'll first learn leads on the country
classics "Worried Man Blues, Lonesome Valley, Storms are on the Ocean" and
"Handsome Molly" in a variety of different keys. You'll also learn the all-time
guitar hit "Wildwood Flower" and how to transpose it from the key of G to the
Key of C. Dix also demonstrates more complex leads on "Redwing, John Hardy,
Jimmie Brown the Newsboy" and more on the invaluable skill of transposing a song
from one key to another. The instruction in this DVD will prepare you to play flatpick
leads in virtually any country, folk, and bluegrass ensemble.
(79 min) Printable Tab Booklet.............................................Price - $29.95 Also Available For Instant Download - Click Here Now!
Dix Bruce Teaches "Worried Man Blues"
Dix Bruce - Christmas Crosspicking Solos For Guitar - Book and Online Audio
Book features 31 arrangements of the most popular and best-loved traditional
Christmas songs for crosspicking solo guitar. Chords, melodies, and lyrics are
presented, as well as extensive instruction in the crosspicking style.
Recordings of every song at both slow and regular speeds are included with the
online audio. Songs include: "The First Noel, Away
in a Manger, Silent Night, Deck the Hall, We Three Kings of Orient Are, Bring a
Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, O Christmas Tree, I Saw Three Ships, Good King
Wenceslas, The Friendly Beasts, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Angels We Have
Heard on High, We Three Kings of Orient Are , God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,
Whence Comes This Rush of Wings, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, Angles We Have
Heard on High (Duet), What Child is This, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, O Come All Ye
Faithful, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Toyland, The Coventry Carol, Still, Still,
Still, Auld Lang Syne, Joy To The World, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Hey Ho
Nobody Home, We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $19.95
Dix Bruce Plays "Crosspicking Christmas Medley"
Dix Bruce - Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm - Vol 1 - Book and CD
Learn 12 great swing standards recorded by
Django Reinhardt,
Stephane Grappelli and The Quintet of The Hot Club of France. Play along with
a great gypsy swing rhythm section and learn chords, comping and melodies - then let
the band back you up as you solo! For each song you will learn melodies and
chord progression, moveable closed swing / jazz position chords and swing guitar
rhythm comping. Songs include: "Avalon, The Sheik of Araby, Some of These Days,
After You've Gone, Baby Won't You Please Come Home, Swing in Minor, Chicago,
China Boy, St. Louis Blues, Rose Room, Dark Eyes, Swingin' 42".
Notation, tab, chord diagrams and lyrics............................Price - $16.95
Dix Bruce & Jeremy Cohen Play "Sweet Georgia Brown"
Dix Bruce - Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm - Vol II - Book and CD
Learn 12 more great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club
standards in the style of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of
France. Just like with the original set, you'll play along with a great
Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords, comping, and melodies, then
let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play
all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practice basic
skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops,
each at their own individual learning pace. You'll learn moveable closed
position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swing
guitar comp. We've also included information on basic chord substitution
along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to
different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician.
You'll also explore some basic chord melody passages! Book/CD set
includes standard notation, tablature, chord diagrams, lyrics, playing
tips, and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular
speed. First you'll hear the melody played on guitar at a slow speed
with just guitar backup, then it's repeated at regular speed with the
band. The back up band is a classic Hot Club style rhythm section with
two acoustic rhythm guitars, string bass. Songs may be repeated, at slow
or regular speed, as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases,
melodies and solos in a band context. Songs include: "Back Home Again In Indiana", Chinatown My
Chinatown, Clouds and Shadows, Django's Djazz Bues, E Chocko, Limehouse
Blues, Margie, Red Wing Swing, St. James Infirmary, Stumbling, Swing
Guitar Rhythm, Tiger Lag, Whispering".
Notation, tab, chord diagrams and lyrics............................Price - $16.95
Click To Hear Audio Samples
Dix Bruce Plays "Whispering"
Dix Bruce - Old Time Gospel Crosspicking Guitar Solos - Book and Online Audio
Crosspicking is a stunning and beautiful guitar technique
played with a flatpick! It has a unique sound that in some ways mimics a three-finger guitar or
five-string banjo roll yet is completely different from either. This collection,
aimed at intermediate guitar players, includes 30 of the most popular and best
loved traditional gospel songs. These solos will make a delightful contribution
to any guitarist's repertoire. Chords, melodies and lyrics are presented, as
well as extensive instruction in the crosspicking style. Recordings of every
song at both slow and regular speeds are included with the online audio!
Songs include: "Angel Band, Are You Washed in the Blood, Do Lord, Down in My
Heart, Drifting Too Far from the Shore, Give Me Oil, Great Speckled Bird,
Have Thine Own Way Lord, I am a Pilgrim, I Shall Not Be Moved, In the Garden, Jesus
Loves Me, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Just as I Am, Leave it There, Life's
Railway to Heaven, Lily of the Valley, Lonesome Valley, Lord I'm Coming Home, O
Store God, Old Time Religion, Pass Me Not, The Church in the Wildwood, The Old
Rugged Cross, The Wayfaring Stranger, This Little Light of Mine, What a Friend
We Have in Jesus, Will the Circle be Unbroken".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $19.95
Dix Bruce & Jim Nunally Play "Railroad Bill"
Dix Bruce - Teach Yourself Country Guitar - Book and Online Video
These lessons teach all the
basics that will get you started playing country guitar. You will learn all the important
major, minor and seventh chords, practice these chords in traditional American country and folk songs, and
use these songs and chords to master different accompaniment techniques. Also, basic backup, beginning
flatpicking and fingerpicking, how to transpose and how to use a capo. The online video demonstrates
all songs and techniques at slow and regular speed - the faster speed has a drum and rhythm section
back-up so that you can jam along! Songs include: "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains,
Handsome Molly, I Ride an Old Paint, Red River Valley, Shady Grove, Home On The Range, Going Down This Road Feeling
Bad, The Cuckoo, I Get Blue, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Some
Drink, Life's Railway to Heaven, The Nine Pound Hammer, Sweet Sunny South, I'll Love You Still, Don't
Let Your Deal Go Down, Children Go Where I Send Thee, Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho, Don't That
Road Look Rough and Rocky, Fair and Tender Ladies, In the Pines, The House of the Rising Sun, Nobody
Sleeps At My Place, Wildwood Flower, Devil's Dream, Darling You're a Fool".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $19.95
Dix Bruce Plays "Wildwood Flower"
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!
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