Truefire Joanna Connor's Blues Thunder TUTORiAL

Big City Powerhouse Blues-Rock Masterclass
There's an undeniable allure to the Blues. Steeped in a rich cultural history, the Blues has been captivating audiences and musicians alike for decades. Why do we love to play the blues? Easy answer. The form's simplicity coupled with its depth opens the door for creative innovation, improvisational freedom, emotional expression, and storytelling.

Joanna Connor, indisputably one of the most talented and expressive Blues-Rock players on the scene, delivers the key for opening that door wide enough for a Mack truck - 'Blues Thunder Masterclass!'

”The qualities I strive for most when playing is expressiveness, feel and emotional depth. The key to connecting with and winning over our audience is our ability to express a wide range of emotions with the music that we make. This expressive style of playing is the primary focus of this Blue Thunder masterclass and its In The Jam companion.

I'll show you dozens of expressive techniques and rhythmic variations to bring out the passion and emotional depth of your own playing. Together, we'll play and practice applying these expressive techniques over 10 tracks that I recorded live in the studio for this project.

Along the way, I'll share my own influences, rhythm guitar approaches, and concepts for crafting and improvising solos. Everything is tabbed and synced to the videos with controls for slow-mo and looping so you can work with the lessons at your own place.”

Joanna has shared stages with Blues, Rock and Jazz greats including Joe Bonamassa, Luther Allison, BB King, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Robben Ford, Danny Gatton, Robert Cray, Jimmy Page, ZZ Top, Joe Cocker, Etta James, and others. ”A virtuoso American blues guitarist whose interpretation of the traditional Chicago music scene embraces elements of jazz, rock, funk, and soul,” says All Music.

We're thrilled to welcome Joanna to the family with her first TrueFire project, Blues Thunder, which also generously benefits the Keeping The Blues Alive charity!

You'll have all of TrueFire's advanced learning tools at your finger tips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

You can loop, slow down, or speed up any section of a lesson. Plus, all of the tab and notation is synced to the videos for the optimal learning experience. You'll also get tab and standard notation files to print out, Guitar Pro files, and all of the backing tracks to practice with.

Grab your guitar, and let's 'thunder' with Joanna Connor!

P.S. Put your Blues Thunder chops to work in Joanna's Blues Thunder edition of In The Jam, which features all of the Masterclass backing tracks. Switch camera angles and mix, mute, or solo any of the audio tracks for complete control of the jamming experience.

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