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Fingerstyle Guitar :

1) Guitar Fretboard Diagram

2) Beginning Fingerstyle Arpeggios - Part 1 

3) Spanish Study no. 2

Bass Guitar :

1) Holding The Bass

2) Bass Guitar Fretboard Diagram

3) Rock Bass - introducing 8th notes - audio

4) Jazz Bass - playing with a "two" feel - audio












5) Jazz Walking Bass Video : Four (Miles Davis)


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Gary Deacon Solo Guitarist

Gary Deacon Solo Guitarist

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Gary Deacon

solo jazz fingerstyle guitarist / composer / teacher / performer and founder of Sound Image, Cape Town's premier function band and versatile guitar-sax duo.

Gary currently teaches guitar and bass guitar online / at his home studio in Fish Hoek.

Biography

Gary Deacon began playing the guitar at an early age under the guidance of his father, professional guitarist and teacher, Arthur Deacon.

Gary obtained numerous awards during the early years, including a Gold Diploma for outstanding performance on solo classical guitar.

Apart from various appearances on SABC TV, he has contributed towards numerous sessions and projects for the SABC, Fine Music Radio, commercial CD’s, advertising jingles and film music.

Gary has performed with the SA Navy Band, UCT Big Band, Cape Jazz Orchestra, UCT Symphony Orchestra and the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra and was the bass guitar instructor at the SA College of Music (UCT) Jazz Studies, from 1992 to 2007.

Achievements Include :

* A distinction in the final practical guitar examination of the Royal Schools of Music.

* An Artes nomination for his SABC Album, "Six String Things".

* An NTVA Award for music composed and performed for his first contribution towards a video animation production.

* Composing and performing extra music for the award winning Australian film, "The Jammed" which was released in 2007.

Gary has recorded or performed with :

South African Artists

* Ge Korsten

* Mynie Grove

* Selaelo Selota

* Johnny Fourie

* Gloria Bosman

* Melanie Scholtz

* Judith Sephuma

* Shannon Mowday

* Winston Mankuku

* Laurinda Hofmeyer


International Artists

* Herb Ellis (USA)

* Cal Collins (USA)

* Mike Rossi (USA)

* Georgie Fame (UK)

* Dave O' Higgins (UK)

* Helmut Lotti (Belgium)

* James Morrison (Australia)


Orchestras and Bands

* The SA Navy Band

* The UCT Big Band

* Cape Jazz Orchestra

* UCT Symphony Orchestra

* Many jazz and function bands

* Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
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