Jazz Guitar Today contributor Bill Farrish shares his arrangement of the Rogers & Hart classic “My Funny Valentine”. If you’ve been following my lessons in JGT...
Jazz Guitar Today continues to reach out to players to ask the question, “What albums influenced you and your playing style?” I was asked by Bob Bakert...
After Bill works with students on developing their initial technique, he starts to introduce lessons on Major Scales. This easy Major Scale lesson will hopefully encourage...
Looking back at a lesson from 2019. JGT contributor and educator Bill Farrish shares his special holiday guitar arrangement With the holidays approaching I gave my...
JGT contributor Bill Farrish shares some great ways to end a song. A question that always seems to come up with students is “How do I...
In this Jazz Guitar Today lesson, Bill Farrish provides more details and examples on shell voicings and guide tones with extensions. This month I wanted to...
In this JGT lesson, Bill Farrish takes a look at guide tone voicings and some tips for using them. In the examples below I’ve applied a...
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JGT contributor Bill Farrish shows us how ‘clusters’ can be very useful for harmonizing melodies and providing accompaniment. Clusters (for the purpose of this lesson) are...
JGT contributor and educator Bill Farrish shares his special holiday guitar arrangement With the holidays approaching I gave my Harmony 2 Class at Five Towns College...
Bill Farrish addresses the age-old question of ‘what modes and scales’ to use…and when. If you follow the online forums you’ll find a question that always...
In this fourth and final lesson of the series, JGT contributor Bill Farrish provides more insight into diminished scales. Make sure you check out all four...
Founded in 1972, Five Towns College of Long Island has a comprehensive jazz program with a prestigious Jazz Guitar Ensemble. Students in this vigorous program have...
In this third lesson of the series, JGT contributor Bill Farrish provides more insight into diminished scales. A JGT ‘Must Read’ Lesson. Look for more from...
In Part 2, JGT contributor Bill Farrish provides another valuable lesson on diminished scales. More to come from Bill Farrish…