Guitar | Tyler Grant | Advanced | Period 3 | Week 2 (July 14-19, 2024)
This class will cover the lead and rhythm parts for standard songs and tunes, building our bluegrass repertoire and working up some hot guitar breaks along the way. Guidance on jamming will also be provided, as that is a major component of the Augusta magic!
Though this class will stand alone as a resource for Advanced Guitar students, it also puts into practice the technical components of my Fundamentals and Technique class.
In this Advanced Guitar class, participants must be proficient on the instrument, and have knowledge of chords and scales. Though not required, it will be helpful to have a bit of experience in bluegrass guitar context and repertoire, as well as some jam and performance knowledge. Here is a link to my online Playalong Bluegrass Jams that can provide a bit of context and practice jamming on songs and tunes https://youtube.com/
Participants must bring their own acoustic guitar (preferably steel-string), a pick, a tuner, and a capo. A portable recording device is highly recommended (smartphone or other digital recorder). For questions about course content and prerequisites, please email tylerhgrant@gmail.com.
About the Instructor
National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant is an internationally recognized guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and leader of the band Grant Farm® (currently on hiatus). His latest album, Tryin’ To Have A Good Time (Americana Vibes, 2022), is a tribute to his late father. Tyler has appeared at most major US festivals and performed thousands of concerts and guitar workshops worldwide. He was an original member of the Emmitt-Nershi Band and was a sideman for Abigail Washburn, April Verch and Adrienne Young. He has produced five solo albums and six releases by Grant Farm on his own Grant Central Records. His 2018 collaborative release, Kanawha County Flatpicking, reached #14 on the US Folk DJ chart. The latest Grant Farm album, Broke In Two, released June 2019, is an ambitious concept album which furthers the stories of characters and archetypes introduced on the previous release, Kiss The Ground. Tyler was also host of the Meeting on the Mountain® LIVE Broadcast, a radio-style musical program based in Fort Collins, CO, from 2015-2018.
The “Great Pause” of 2020 brought Tyler back to the outdoors, where he became involved as an entertainer and raft guide on RiverWonderGrass Expeditions through Adrift Adventures Dinosaur on the Green and Yampa Rivers in Dinosaur National Monument. Outdoor leadership has blended well with his musical endeavors, and River Life has permeated his music.
In addition to the National Flatpicking Championship at Winfield in 2008 and Merlefest Doc Watson Guitar Championship in 2009, Tyler has also won the Rockygrass, Wayne Henderson, and the New England Flatpicking Championships. He has been featured in Acoustic Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Fretboard Journal and Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine. Tyler has been an instructor at CalArts, Kaufman Kamp, Rockygrass Academy, Sore Fingers UK, Augusta Heritage Center Bluegrass Week, Grand Targhee Bluegrass Camp, Julian Family Fiddle Camp, Nimblefingers, and St. Louis Flatpick among others. Tyler’s Flatpicking Academy on ArtistWorks.com is his primary instructional site, and he is also a regular contributor to online guitar instruction sites Jamplay.com & Truefire.com.
When he is indoors, Tyler hosts a Monday Night Playalong Bluegrass Jam for all levels on his Youtube channel.