I'm a new Django student!

Jim Kaznosky

Yes. It sounds like you require one on one lessons.

Jim Kaznosky

@stuart I agree with you 100%. The question could be phrased better by the original poster, but only he knows what he is looking for with regards to instruction. to be honest, the forum search function is worth some time using.

jonpowl

@DavidOrtega Sorry didn't realize you are in Ecuador and obtaining books from the US might be difficult. My favorite free stuff on the internet:
Samy Daussat Cours de Guitare Jazz Manouche includes video and .pdf tabs.
Tim Robinson offers lots of good free stuff for beginner/intermediate players including lots of arpeggios.
Clement Reboul has some excellent instructional videos.
Denis Chang instructional videos can be found on YouTube, although they are sometimes just an introduction. There are a lot of videos here, so you have to sort through the performance videos.
A lot of people like Renier Voet's 50 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Licks at TrueFire. I got mine for about $11 with discounts. A few of the videos can be found on YouTube.
I've heard that Gonzalo Bergara does Skype lessons for a very reasonable price. After working with his books "How I Learned" Vols. 1 & 2, I think he knows how to help a guitarist make the transition to Gypsy Jazz.

jazzygtr

David Ortega wrote: »

Furthermore, I have come to the conclusion that this forum is just marketing stuff. I'm sorry I wasted your time. I will find my answers myself.

??? Wow, weird and sad... ??? I have no affiliation or benefit from anything I shared, and I have found people here to be extremely helpful. David, I'm sorry to hear you feel that way or got that impression here. All the best to you sir and hope you find something that helps get you where you are looking to go.

Joli Gadjo

Pretty sure Gonzalo, or any other Gypsy prodigy like Wrembel give Skype lessons.

Buco

David Ortega wrote: »

Thank you jonpowl, but that doesn't mean that is one is any good either. Stuart I did watch those videos. I was looking for Dennis Chang on Youtube, and I didn't find anything interesting about him either. Furthermore, I have come to the conclusion that this forum is just marketing stuff. I'm sorry I wasted your time. I will find my answers myself.

holly cow :laugh:

David, people are jumping in to help you out here, and what you're seeing is a marketing ploy?
On just about every forum out there on the net you'd get this reply: use SEARCH!
But not here, I've never seen an answer like that.

I'm not quite sure what you're looking for?
You sure could find all those answers yourself but even after your not so flattering comment @jonpowl gave you links for months if not years worth of studying.

I'd say take a step back, start fresh and take the advice you're receiving.
That is if you're really interested in studying this style of music for years to come.
But yes, you can do this by yourself, I've met plenty of people who play great in this style and don't visit this forum.
It's up to you.

You're not wasting our time, at least not mine, I just hope you yourself don't feel the opposite.

Bones

Wow, this thread sure went south. David, none of us are getting any compensation out of this forum. We are all just GJ enthusiasts, mostly non-professional musicians who are crazy about the genre. Geez.

Bones

Yeah, I can't find ways to spend all the kickbacks I'm getting plus all that gig money. Dang, who knew it was so easy to get rich playing music!!!

Jazzaferri

You could take me to lunch bones.....Rofl.....I dont know where I went wrong...I get no kickbacks from Michael, or Dennis, or anyone.

Bones

Another good point. The website is called 'Djangobooks' furcrissakes. There really aren't that many GJ books and Michael sells probably ALL of them (not just his) right here on the website. It's a commercial website that just happens to have a user forum (like MANY out there). I'm really not sure what David's point is.

But back to those kickbacks, Jazza sorry to hear that were not business savvy enough to negotiate for some of the big $$$ but I'm happy to give you a percentage of my annual 'take' from GJ just to be fair. BTW, that is a negative number so I guess that means that you owe ME lunch.