Guitar | Thomas Bryan Eaton | Beginning/Intermediate | Period 2 | Week 1 (July 7-12, 2024)
From the dawn of electrified guitars, country musicians have made use of their unparalleled sound and capabilities. In this class we will explore the rich history of Electric Guitar’s in Country Music, learning about the key players and how they influenced the genre (and guitarists of every genre!), as well as learning phrases and techniques that typified their personal styles. We’ll start at the beginning, looking at some of the earliest electric guitar players and work our way through such luminaries as Jimmy Bryant, Grady Martin, Roy Nichols, James Burton and more. Don’t worry, we’ll talk about Bill Kirchen too!
This will mostly be a beginner/intermediate level class, a basic understanding of the guitar and the ability to pick out single note melodies will be important. However, there will be much to gain from all levels of pickers
About the Instructor
Thomas Bryan Eaton is the most fun, patient, organized yet relaxed teacher you will ever come across. He currently lives in the Nashville area where he is an in demand guitar & pedal steel player both live and as a studio musician and producer. He writes and performs his own songs while touring regularly with Miss Tess & the Talkbacks, Western Centuries and others. You may have heard the old saying that someone is “eat up with music”? Well, that is Thomas. He can stay up all night playing both six string and steel guitar as well as singing whatever the jam or performance calls for. He knows all the old classic country songs and sings them with feeling that belies his young years. A young student once wrote, “This man is a phenomenal musician, teacher and human. He made the hardest instrument there seem not so daunting.” Believe it