What's "Getting Ready to Slide" about?
Slide guitar can seem very intimidating - suddenly you have only one principal finger to play with (and it has a funny cylindrical slide thing on it!), your frets are no use to you anymore, and it all makes a bit of a racket...
This FREE course addresses the most common questions people have when taking their first steps into the world of slide guitar.
- What type of slide should I use?
- Which finger does it go on?
- Do I need a different guitar or setup?
- Which tuning should I use?
- Should I use my fingers or a pick?
By the end of the course, I hope you'll have the confidence to want to dive deeper into the beautiful world of slide guitar!
Curriculum
Hi, I’m Dylan Kay
I have a long-standing, healthy obsession with all things slide guitar, and I love to help others understand and master this most expressive way of playing guitar.
I've been a guitar player for 35 years, a guitar teacher for 25 years and in my own playing have focused on slide guitar since 2005.
I studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston (including studying with slide guitar great David Tronzo) and the Guitar Institute in London (where I later taught for many years). I have played everywhere from tiny restaurants to the O2 Arena, and continue to perform, compose and record music.
Originally from the UK, I run a successful bricks and mortar guitar school in Auckland, where I live with my young family and "a few" guitars (and slides!)
Testimonial
"In a short period of time my slide playing showed incredible improvement under Dylan's patient and insightful tuition. An awesome teacher. I will benefit from his lessons for the rest of my guitar-playing career."
(Darrell Oosterbeek - Guitarist, Auckland)
Testimonial
“Dylan's approach to slide guitar and playing music on the guitar in general is everything I like about the learning music on this crazy instrument. Accessible, inspiring, challenging and boundary-pushing. Of course I love the way Dylan sounds but not everyone that sounds great are inspiring teachers. Dylan is."
(Alex LoSardo - Professional Musician, London)
Testimonial
"Dylan's an expert at the slide technique and has been incredibly helpful and patient teaching me the core fundamentals to get started. I've found my slide playing has greatly improved and I've really enjoyed the course, starting with the basic principals and then playing along to songs to master the art! I highly recommend Dylan as a teacher."
(Nathan Hyatt - UK guitarist)