The Gospel Guitar of Mississippi John Hurt

5 Star Teaching
Although not familiar with the instructor, I found his teaching to be straight forward, easy to follow, and clear. Being a gifted musician does not necessarily mean a gifted teacher, yet here we have both, the player and the teacher. He breaks down the parts of the song carefully and slowly, and his performance to open the song is inspiring to the student. Although this is a Level two to Level three teaching, (meaning advanced beginner to intermediate level) advanced intermediates will also enjoy making the beautiful and recognizable Mississippi John Hurt thumb style polished completions. Excellent teacher, well chosen songs (my favorites include "Mary, Don't You Weep" and "Blessed Be the Name"), solid camera work all come together for a must DVD for fans of fingerpicking, Mississippi John Hurt, and country gospel music. I look forward to future teaching DVDs from Tom Feldman. His low key approach is helpful and enjoyable.

Awesome!
I love thumb-picking, so I naturally love these songs. They are soulful and super fun to play and I am so happy I purchased this DVD. Many of the songs are just the chorus and verse repeated over again for instrumental breaks, meaning there is less to memorize and therefore quicker to learn. Beginning fingerstyle and thumb-picking guitarists will find these pieces perfect challenges for them, while the intermediate fingerstyle and thumb-picking guitarists will feel right at home and at relative ease. The advanced fingerstyle and thumb-picking guitarists will enjoy the simplicity as these tunes provide awesome melodies without the intricate fingerwork needed for a variety of advanced arrangements. Overall, this DVD is good for all levels (though primarily intermediate I would think, but still good for all) and I can't stress how fun these songs are to play! The best instructional guitar DVD I've probably ever purchased. If you're on the fence, jump to the "buy it" side, because you...

husband loves it
Bought this as a gift for DH who is into gospel and blues. He loves it. Says the instructional part is very good.

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