Overall Comments

I've noticed several questions on some of the other forums about Wil Huckabay's Building Blocks for Bluegrass Jamming Book. I have the book and have used this method. It has helped me tremendously! I started pickin' at the age of 55 (now 58) and after a year or so, I tried jamming with others in several different jam scenarios. My biggest problem: if I didn't know the song, I was lost. Last year, I started working with Wil's Cut "n" Paste Method and suddenly I could jam (backup and breaks). Basically, I learned all the G,C, and D chord licks described in Wil's book. I then learned how to put the licks together to do a break for a song. I didn't need to know the song as long as I had the chord progression for the song. Although they aren't the melodies to the songs, the breaks sound good! Almost like I know what I'm doing! Wil includes a very good practice CD with the book which really helped me make sense of what the book teaches. This book made the "light bulb go on" for me. I'm positive it can for others, especially those who would like to start jamming but aren't sure how. My confidence level did an "about face" after I learned this method. Wil makes the learning very basic and easy to understand. Summarizing, if you want to learn a basic method for surviving in a jam session, this book can help you do that. It's a great learning tool!

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