Tuition
  • Blues Joe X studied at the 'Berklee College of Music' (Boston, USA) with scholarships. His teachers were superb active jazz musicians such as: Kevin Eubanks, Jim Kelly, Al De Fino, Larry Monroe, Orville Wright, Terence Blanchard, John Hunt and Greg Badolato. He has 20 years experience as a music teacher and taught in a lot of popular music schools in Italy, covering duties from teaching to ensembles' supervising to school management. For further details about Joe's teaching career, please email tuition@bluesjoex.com. Blues Joe X loves to teach using the Berklee College of Music programmes, where music theory and guitar practice are parallel. This approach allows him to be able to teach advanced students as well as beginners. Joe X teaches -one to one- jazz, funk, rock and, most specifically, blues music. Below is an extremely brief summary of the areas covered. Lessons are based in North London. For more details and available time slots, please email tuition@bluesjoex.com.

    Music Theory and Guitar Technique

  • How to read music | Scales | Chord Construction | Arpeggio Studies | Chord Voicing | Accompaniment Techniques | Jazz and Blues Harmony | Jazz and Blues Improvisation | Contemporary Harmony | Free jazz and Dodecaphony (or twelve-tone composition) skills | Quartal Harmony (chord and pentatonic scale construction), according to John Coltrane's approach.

    Rhythm playing

  • Timing | Groove/Chord inversions | Open strings | Dynamics | Rhythm playing to suit the situation | Acoustic | Electric.

    Lead Playing / Solos

  • Melodic Studies | Bending and Vibrato | Phrasing | Dynamics | Giving a solo a direction and intensity | A sense of space | Personal approach to guitar through vocalising | Improvising tips.

    Guitar Sound / Guitar Tone

  • Correct guitar setup to suit your playing style | Guitar sound / gear used | How to get different tones without touching those dials | Equipment interaction and how to get the most out of it.