6 String Ranch

"Making our first record together as Raveis Kole at 6 String Ranch with Matt Smith was an amazing experience!" -Laurie Raveis --- "Matt Smith takes complicated theories and breaks them down so they are easy to understand." -Steven Terry --- "Matt is especially great at zeroing in on the important things you need to know to sound good -- no fluff, just the good stuff. "Lou Manzi (National Guitar Workshop) --- "Matt shared our vision, and provided the structure and support to help us walk away with a great record!" -Dennis Kole

Attention Songwriters!!!

6 String Ranch is proud to welcome Darden Smith

for a 1 day Songwriting Master Class!!

GET TICKETS HERE!

Darden Smith is a singer-songwriter based in Austin whose thirty-year career redefines what it means to be a musician. In addition to fifteen critically acclaimed albums, Smith continues to break new ground using the craft of songwriting in education, entrepreneurship, and in service to others. He is the co-founder and creative director of SongwritingWith:Soldiers, a nonprofit that pairs award-winning songwriters with veterans and service members in retreat settings to craft songs about combat and the return home.

Smith began writing songs the age of ten, and has been recording since 1986. His music remains rooted in the songwriting traditions of his home state of Texas, while reflecting influences of rock, folk, and Americana rhythms and melodies. Described by All Music Guide as “a singer-songwriter blessed with an uncommon degree of intelligence, depth, and compassion,” Smith continues to write songs and tour across the U.S. and Europe. His latest album, “Everything”, was released in April 2017 on Compass Records. About “Everything,” songwriter Mary Gauthier says:

“Darden Smith has made a beautiful new record, filled with hope and love and heartfelt tenderness. These songs are medicine for a world gone wrong. Give a listen, let them wash over you, receive the balm. This music is magic, and who doesn’t need a little magic right now?”

Guitar slingers,

6 String Ranch

and Vintage Guitar Magazine

wanna see YOU at the Ranch!

Checkout our feature in Vintage Guitar Magazine!

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/vintageguitar/201801_v2/index.php#/102

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"Complex Chords Demystified" - Matt Smith

Complex Chords Demystified - December 2016 - Matt Smith

For many years I have taught students heading into Jazz Ensembles how to read Chord charts

and the “shorthand” used in the Real Book and other jazz notation.

For example, a small triangle signifies Major, a minus sign signifies minor, a “degree” signifies

diminished and a plus sign signifies augmented.

For example: C-7 = C minor7, C+7 = C augmented7, etc.

Chords tell a student exactly what they contain. It's important to note that every…

"Complex Chords Demystified" - Matt Smith

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