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Becoming a good backup musician depends on knowing where the “holes” are located. We either pad or layout until those holes appear.
When I played the 1 & 2 & 7 raise lever and the PF4, many said they were just “lick pedals”. That’s not how I was looking at it, and . . .
The pedal steel often can not invert every chord type like a piano can, so you’ll need to learn as many inversions as you can find.
Steelers were never really taught the importance of volume dynamics while it seems like all other instruments are taught to master this ...
When I listen to Buddy Emmons, Robert Randolph, Lloyd Green, Tommy White, Curly Chalker, or other pedal steel guitar legends, I hear . . .
A question about the challenges of playing fast was recently posted on the Paul Franklin Method Facebook Group. Many students joined . . .
I don’t limit myself to one side or the other. If I did my career would have ended years ago. There are many valid approaches to recording
One of the best things about The Paul Franklin Method is the students-only Facebook Group that gives active students the ability to have ...
Many of our students tell us the private Facebook Group is their favorite part of the Method. Here’s an edited excerpt from a question a ...
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