"...his head was so full of dreams that there was no room left for brains. - Clockwork Angels  (book)
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Guitar For Fun II Coming Soon!
Back by popular demand, Rob's follow up to Guitar for Fun 1 is slated to begin in late April. Part 2, which will run for 8 weeks at Glebe Collegiate HS in the Glebe (Ottawa), will cover flatpicking/fingerpicking, 7th chords, 8th note rests, and plenty more. You'll also learn to play some classic songs such as You Can't Always Get What You Want, Margaritaville, and Wild Thing! Email Rob at rob(AT)robgravelle(DOT)com for more info (just replace the (AT) and (DOT) with the @ and . characters).
Yes, you can beat the Market with Index Investing Course Starts Feb 13, 2013
In this four week course, Rob shows you how to maximize returns using index funds in combination with dollar-cost/value averaging and widely-available analysis tools.
Whether you're a musician, IT gurus, or both, extra savings never hurt!
This course is presented by the Ottawa-Carleton District School board and takes place at Glebe Collegiate High School, in Ottawa.
Call 613-239-2751 to register. Hurry, space is limited.
Whether you're a musician, IT gurus, or both, extra savings never hurt!
This course is presented by the Ottawa-Carleton District School board and takes place at Glebe Collegiate High School, in Ottawa.
Call 613-239-2751 to register. Hurry, space is limited.
Take the Quiz, Win a Home Entertainment System
The Responsible Gambling Council is having a quiz, after which you can enter to win a home entertainment system, including a 40" Flat Screen TV, Blu-ray Player and Sound Bar!
Take the quiz now.
Take the quiz now.
Rob's Top 10 Favorite Guitar Solos - #10
I've been playing with the idea of presenting my favorite guitar solos ever since having a conversation about it with my buddy Marc Gravelle.
So without further ado, here is the first entry. Drum roll please...
One of the greatest solos of all time has to be Randy Rhoads’s spectacular Crazy Train solo extravaganza! I love so many of his solos because of his seamless combining of blues and classical scales. he also possessed one of the hugest lead tones ever due to his tripling of solo tracks. It takes incredible precision to be able to overlay multiple solos of that calibre and level of difficulty! He was a true master of his craft.
I analyzed an excerpt of the Crazy Train solo in my Tremolo Tapping lesson on the Lessons Page.
So without further ado, here is the first entry. Drum roll please...
One of the greatest solos of all time has to be Randy Rhoads’s spectacular Crazy Train solo extravaganza! I love so many of his solos because of his seamless combining of blues and classical scales. he also possessed one of the hugest lead tones ever due to his tripling of solo tracks. It takes incredible precision to be able to overlay multiple solos of that calibre and level of difficulty! He was a true master of his craft.
I analyzed an excerpt of the Crazy Train solo in my Tremolo Tapping lesson on the Lessons Page.
RUSH as Food Charity Dinner
Rob recently had the tremendous honour of attending the RUSH as food Charity Dinner at the Cookbook store in Yorkville, Toronto. Matt Kantor, Chef and longtime Rush fan, deconstructed select tunes from the huge collection of Rush's music catalog into a 9-course dinner. Some excellent regional wines and beers were featured as well, along with some music that influenced Rush, and music that Rush influenced.
The two-night popup-restaurant event raised approximately $1500 for The late Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan's Art Gives Hope charity. Now the event is being immortalized into a digital cookbook! It will contain all the recipes, background, some video, the play list for the evening, and potentially a lot more. Rob will probably be seen in there partaking in the food and drink!
Here are a couple of photos to give you a taste!
Please forgive Rob's crappy photography. It really does not do justice to the food, but does give some idea as to the flavors and variety sampled that evening.
The two-night popup-restaurant event raised approximately $1500 for The late Rush photographer Andrew MacNaughtan's Art Gives Hope charity. Now the event is being immortalized into a digital cookbook! It will contain all the recipes, background, some video, the play list for the evening, and potentially a lot more. Rob will probably be seen in there partaking in the food and drink!
Here are a couple of photos to give you a taste!
Please forgive Rob's crappy photography. It really does not do justice to the food, but does give some idea as to the flavors and variety sampled that evening.
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