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Paul Mehling has been a professional musician for over 30 years. He is the
founder and lead guitarist of the Hot Club of San Francisco, a group
dedicated to performing and recording Gypsy-Swing music. They have
released nine CDs and have appeared at festivals throughout the world
dedicated to
Django Reinhardt
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An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Paul Mehling has toured as a member of Dan Hicks' Acoustic Warriors, appearing on Austin City Limits and many other venues. When not performing and recording with the Hot Club, Paul conducts clinics and private lessons, is a staff teacher for the Jazz Masters Workshops, is a contributing staff writer for Frets and Flatpicking Guitar magazines and has been awarded a citation for excellence by the International Jazz Educator's Conference.
Paul Mehling - Gypsy Jazz Guitar: Django Style Rhythm - Vol I - DVD
Paul Mehling - Ultimate Gypsy Jazz/Swing Guitar Lesson - Vol 1 - DVD
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Paul Mehling - Arpeggio Power! - DVD
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format
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They don't call it "hot guitar" for nothing!
The driving style pioneered by Django Reinhardt and other Gypsy players became
one of the dominant sounds in jazz during the thirties and forties, and its
influence is still strongly felt today. Paul Mehling knows the style as well as
anyone, and he takes it apart in detail for the learning player. A band won't swing without a strong rhythm section, and the
powerful guitar accompaniment that typifies the Gypsy style is the foundation of
this terrific lesson. Starting with basic four-to-the-bar comping and damping,
Paul takes you through a variety of accompaniment ideas: arpeggios, "splayed"
chords, "the gallop," chord tremolo, right hand speed and other advanced
techniques. You'll gain an understanding of the particular harmonic structures of
this music through chord voicings, progressions, and accompaniments to classics
such as "Minor Blues, Oriental Shuffle and
I'll See You In My Dreams".
Paul also provides invaluable advice on learning from recordings, use of the
metronome, and a look at his rare Maurice DuPont guitars. Includes some hot
jamming with Paul and Tony Mandraccia on rhythm guitar!
(60 min) Booklet included......................................................Price - $29.95
Paul Mehling - Gypsy Jazz Guitar: Django Style Soloing - Vol II - DVD
This fascinating look at the art of
improvisation in the Gypsy jazz tradition shows you how to really swing! Paul
Mehling, leader of the Hot Club of San Francisco, has a comprehensive knowledge
of all aspects of this powerful and infectious style, and he provides a wealth
of information and playing tips to get you off to a solid start. Before long, you'll be playing exciting solos in the style
typified by Django Reinhardt, Birelli Lagrenne and other hot players of this
dynamic genre. You'll learn the theory and playing techniques behind the music,
including the exercises, scales, modes and arpeggiated picking ("the heart of
the Django Reinhardt style") that will allow you to come up with your own
improvisations. He includes advice on fingering, use of the metronome, singing
your solos and how to "focus your attention so your hands can play what your
ears hear." Paul teaches the special elements that give this music its
distinctive ring: "sweep" picking, ornaments (glissandos, trills, bends,
tremolo, vibrato, etc.), diminished and augmented runs, triplets and the other
special sounds that "put the Gypsy in Gypsy swing." Includes some hot jamming
with Paul and Tony Mandraccia, rhythm guitar!
(60 min) Booklet included......................................................Price - $29.95
Paul Mehling - Set of both DVDs (Gypsy Jazz Vol 1 & 2) on sale now $49.95!
Hot Club of San Francisco guitarist Paul Mehling
builds on all his popular DVD lessons with this comprehensive workout and practice regimen for aspiring
swing players! He focuses on robust warm-ups and training exercises to develop
good time, tone, speed and the specific techniques needed to get the authentic
“Gypsy Jazz” sound. You’ll get a thorough workout in the use of scales, vibrato, tremolo, rhythmic
strumming, chord work and arpeggios, the cornerstone of Gypsy jazz - and any
kind of music that utilizes a flat pick. There’s lots of great technical advice
here too, as Paul demonstrates his approach to “ironing out” the problems
encountered when learning a new song or technique, how to fix mistakes and
practice efficiently - a boon to any guitarist learning this challenging style. Django-style jazz is hot,
and Paul’s thorough and detailed lesson will give you
the tools needed to develop powerful and concise right and left hand rhythm and soloing skills!
(65 min) Printable Tab Booklet..............................................Price - $29.95
Paul Mehling continues his “nuts and bolts” exploration of Gypsy jazz and
swing guitar techniques, putting all those scales, warm-ups and exercises you
did on DVD 1 to practical use. His Hot Club of San Francisco band mate, Evan
Price, helps out on rhythm guitar and shares his unique perspective in an
informative conversation with Paul. Rhythm playing comes to the
forefront as Pazzo reviews some archetypal progressions that every swing player
needs to know. He shows a variety of chord shapes and inversions, navigating
around the fingerboard and demonstrating a "G Minor Blues", the Cycle of
Fifths ("Sweet Georgia Brown"), variations on the 6-2-5 progression and
the ubiquitous "I Got Rhythm" changes, among others. Once you’ve learned the rhythm parts,
Paul shows you how to solo over the progressions by playing single-string arpeggios, chromatic runs,
scales, licks, harmonics and other very hot improvisational tools. His original tune,
"Don’t Panic", a Gypsy-inspired tour de force combines all the elements and will
challenge any aspiring guitarist in building stamina, dexterity and fretboard knowledge!
(60 min) Printable Tab Booklet..............................................Price - $29.95
Paul Mehling - Set of both
DVDs (Ultimate Gypsy Vol 1 & 2) on sale now $49.95!
Arpeggios (chords played as
individual notes) are an indispensable component of music and can become an
invaluable tool in your musical bag of tricks. Many melodies are built upon
arpeggios, and their intervals and patterns are the key to understanding
improvisation. In short, arpeggio knowledge can set you apart from other guitar
players. Paul Mehling has methodically created a program of drills and exercises
that “connect the dots,” offering a disciplined approach to practicing for
guaranteed results. He starts you off with basic first-position chords, then
works his way through increasingly more complex chord forms, from open position
to closed shapes moving freely up the neck. He covers major, minor, 6th,
dominant 7th, diminished and other arpeggiated chord forms. Throughout
the lesson, Paul provides numerous tips and points of advice to help you build
your playing chops and increase your familiarity with the guitar fretboard.
You’ll learn to understand how each chord is built and how improvisation grows
out of these exercises. Guitarists at all levels will gain knowledge of the
fingerboard, improve improvisational skills and build left and right hand power and speed!
(70 min) Printable Tab Booklet..............................................Price - $29.95
Paul Mehling - Pick Power! - DVD
Guitarists - accelerate your pick technique with these
right hand workouts for speed, control and volume! Paul Mehling has developed a powerful series of exercises and
practice regimens that will help all plectrum (flatpick) guitarists play with
greater strength, speed, expressiveness and authority! He shows you the basics:
how to grip the pick and maintain proper hand -arm positions for fluid
playing and how to avoid tension and fatigue. He then takes you through a
graduated series of chord and single string exercises to get your mind and hands
working together. These include strumming and damping, scales, chromatic
exercises, speed blasts, arpeggios, tremolo, sweep picking and much more! This
lesson will give you the tools you'll need to get your rhythm strong and your
lead picking lightning fast and accurate!
(90 min) Booklet
included......................................................Price - $29.95
Guitarists who like Paul Mehling also
like:
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Guitar Collection
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