Stick e-Lessons
	Stick® e-Lessons is a structured lesson and exercise book for Stick players just starting out on the instrument, and who want to become a competent Stick player quickly. The sub lying objective of e-Lessons is to develop hand independence and interdependence – the biggest hurdle for new Stick players – with accelerated and concise exercises. Therefore, the lesson plan is aimed with the adult learner in mind. e-Lessons is a complete method book, starting with changing strings to employing harmonic techniques. The exercises are designed to progressively move you to newer zones on the fretboard, with each lesson introducing new chords or techniques and each exercise becoming more rhythmically challenging. e-Lessons is specifically written and designed for 10 and 12 string instruments utilizing the following tunings: Classic, Baritone Melody™, Deep Baritone Melody™, and Matched Reciprocal™. If your instrument is not in one of the fore mentioned tunings, significant transposition of the exercises will be required. Please read the introductory page here. e-Lessons is a true multimedia learning experience, incorporating; 162 pages of instructional text, pictures, diagrams, tables, and exercises; 2-1/2 hours of audio lectures & demonstrations; 1-1/4 hours of video lectures & demonstrations; and MIDI tracks for all exercises. The first of its kind for The Stick, e-Lessons is an interactive e-Book (PDF), which utilizes embedded links to activate playback of all audio (MP3), video (MPG), and MIDI pertaining to each topic and exercise. Ideally, e-Lessons and the accompanying media files are located on your computer, for interactive playback. However, the entire text can be printed and the media files uploaded to an MP3 player, iPod®, or similar device. In fact, the entire e-Lessons files can be copied to and run from a CD on your computer or the MP3s can be played from a CD on an MP3 compatible CD player. On the audio tracks for each exercise, Chris plays each exercise as written and for additional assistance, each has accompanying MIDI. The MIDIs use an acoustic piano sound, with the stereo field fully separated to the left and right channels – representing the left (bass) and right (melody) hands of The Stick. With the MIDIs, you can slow down (or speed up) the exercises, without distorting the actual pitch of the music. And by panning hard left or right, you can isolate the notes for either hand. e-Lessons contains… · 162 pages of instructional text covering 14 chapters. · Nearly 4 hours of audio & video comprised of 9 videos and 105 audio tracks. · 114 lessons with more than 50 exercises combining StaffTab™, audio, & MIDI · 2 complete song transcriptions (Busy Body & Holding Hands) with audio tracks · StaffTab basics, music primer, and Stick charts · Basics – changing strings, tuning up, truss adjustment · Basic tapping technique · Chords, scales, & arpeggios · Complex chords · Chord inversions & polychords · Rhythm skills & melody · Bass skills – walking bass, 2-handed bass, motors & grooves · Fretboard navigation · Advanced playing techniques, including harmonics & thumb usage e-Lessons is not a software application. It is also not a music/sight reading tutor nor do you need to be able to read music. Each page of e-Lessons is packed with information and no fluff. And finally, the exercises do not emphasize a specific genre of music. The cost for e-Lessons is $35 USD and can be paid on-line, with any major credit card, through PayPal, using the link below. After payment is verified, an e-mail will be sent to the address you specify containing links where the e-Lessons files can be downloaded. There are four files, each about 135MB, totaling 550MB. If you don’t receive an e-mail within 24 hours, please send an e-mail to: stickmusic@earthlink.net Price: $35.00 A sample page, audio, and video excerpts from the book are listed below. Click on the links to open these files. Table of Contents Sample page Sample audio Sample video System requirements… 825MB free disk space (550MB for downloads and 275MB for unpacked files) (Note: The “zipped” files can be deleted after installation.) (Warning: a dial-up connection is not recommended for downloading these files.) Any computer installed with and capable of running… Adobe® Reader (5.0 or later) for the e-Lessons book (PDF) QuickTime®, Windows® Media Player, or similar to play audio/video (MP3-MPG-MIDI) WinZip®, Stuffit®, or other unzipping utility to unpack the installation files. Customer’s Comments… “No probs with the files and may I say it's so exciting to be using the ‘4th finger’. I often felt, as you said, that it seems a waste not to use what your mama gave ya, and it's so good to have your clear instruction as to how to go about all of this. I've been a pro drummer/percussionist for 26 years and fell in love with Stick in about '84. I've had my 10 string Graphite for 6 months now and your clear methods have given me a wonderful push on to the ‘next level’. Let me say your teaching manner is thorough and light hearted, giving all levels of players just what they need and not confusing things with too much info. Great to have made your acquaintance over the net.” Radkon aka Konrad (Australia) “I already read about 50% of the book today and it’s really great. Will be much work, but it’s exactly what I’ve been searching for - a book with lessons that explain the opportunities of the Stick step by step and that contains a lot of material to practice, practice, practice...” J-H Günter (Germany) “When I found your course [eLessons] ‘I was hooked’. Well I just received my Polycarbonate 10 string and have it fully strung and tuned. I have watched your videos and they are fantastic. I have stopped at the LH Major Scale practice until I am proficient enough to move further. I do not mind repeating an activity, especially when I know the outcome will be a fantastic one.” Clinton Hasenberg (USA) “I think your concept of integrated lessons is a really good one, and the PDF works very well, audio comes right up in iTunes.” Greg Howard (USA) “I think you have covered just about everything a beginning Stick player could possibly need to get up and going and to progress rapidly.” Pete Tapner (England)
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