Adam Rafferty’s Blog – Guitar and Spirit

OPERATION BROOKLYN – signing 100 “Fingerstyle Favorites” DVD’s

Well, I am not in NYC that often these days, but I wanted to show you the sights of Brooklyn and the B.Q.E. on a really hot sticky day so you could feel the “New York Vibe” a little.
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Win an iPad Mini from Adam….

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Watch the video to find how…

In the last post & video I mentioned a “cool prize” that I will be giving away to customers of the new “Fingerstyle Favorites” DVD when it launches….

Drum roll….

I will be giving away a brand new Apple iPad mini! Maybe you’ll be the lucky winner….

“Fingerstyle Favorites” DVD launching Tuesday July 8, 2014

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I want YOU to be part of the new DVD “launch”, so I will be offering some VERY special stuff to my email and blog subscribers only.

For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

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This weekend I got a chance to listen to some wonderful young guitar players, but it brought me back to an issue I try to explain over and over when I teach workshops.

Many fingerstyle guitarists today are forgetting about the most important aspect of music – melody. I think this is due to a basic lack of musical study, and the lack of asking the basic question “what is music?”

Without an inquiry into what music actually is, one can get lost by simply copying whats trendy and popular on Youtube and in magazines. [Read more…] about For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

2014 – Adam Rafferty – Russia Tour Dates Just Added

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Hi Gang,

For all my Russian fans, friends and fellow guitarists, here is the information I have for the upcoming Russia tour dates.

15 of MAY Kurgan, Shastokovich college of music starts 18:00
16 of MAY Shadrinsk, Theater of Drama , starts 19 00
18 of MAY St. Petersburg, Erarta modern arts museum , TBA
19 of MAY Samara, Palace of culture « Zheleznodorozhnikov « TBA
20 of MAY Moscow Centralniy dom hudozhnika 20:00

For a current list of ALL tour dates, please visit the TOUR page!