Day One: Strolling Around a Bit
After the second workshop “my work” for that day was done. Because I was unaware of the fact that the master classes were public, I went home about 3 p.m.
Waiting for my taxi, I did visit a master class nevertheless. Jim ten Boske taught two classically schooled guitarists to amuse themselves with improvisation on a blues progression. I was quite surprised to see the reaction of the guitarists when Mr. Ten Boske suggested a blues progression: it did not seem to ring a bell immediately. Apparently the gap between popular and classical music is quite wide at times.
Nevertheless these guys picked up matters quickly, after half an hour they improvised nicely and even could perform a modulation.