http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/ Sounding the Devil Note Wed, 16 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-387 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:49:21 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-387 Redd is sort of a YouTube star, Anne. He’s a real person and he is fake in no way when he teaches.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-386 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:24:54 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-386 Redd sure sounds like a character, David. Watched him on You Tube videos and thought he sure was funny.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-385 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:31:42 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-385 I agree. Redd has a magical ear that could reproduce and imitate precisely what his teacher played as an example each week. Instead of honoring that learning style, Redd’s teacher made fun of him by turning the sheet music upside down and asking Redd to play what was on the paper. Redd played it — from ear memory the week before — and his teacher told him of the intentional deception and dropped him as a student.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-384 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:51:21 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-384 I think a good ear and sense of music matters the most or else there is no room for improvisation…

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-383 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:47:35 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-383 Oh, we have tons more instructional videos to share, Gordon! I take a little bit from each one and I jump around to see what I understand now from one teacher will help me understand more in the future. The most thorough series I have is “Blues You Can Use” — it’s pretty strict and straightforward and I refer to it every day.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-382 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:57:17 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/the-amazing-redd-volkaert-and-his-teletwang/#comment-382 Now that you have offered up these three excellent instructors, David — which one would you suggest if one were to have to choose only one?

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