Hey Keith,
Thank you very much for the info. I'm just someone who has used the
BEAD guitar method, and found it to be tremendously helpful. I am not
associated with Robert Dietz, the author, or any aspect of the
content. Mr. Dietz has corresponded with me through emails, and taken
his personal time to help me with understanding key points of the
system. I am going to forward your comments directly to him so that he
has the opportunity to review and make corrections as you suggest. The
ukulele idea is a good one, and one that I would also enjoy. My
understanding is that Mr. Dietz is in the process of creating a follow-
up to his first BEAD publication that will include something he
calls "BEAD Analysis." This will take you one step closer to "purist,
music theory", which should be transferable to virtually any
instrument (as we are dealing with the same 7 notes - right?). I'm
glad that you checked out the site and are enjoying the wealth of free
information that Bob Dietz has made available there. I can tell you,
from my personal experience, that what you have seen thus far is only
the tip of the iceberg. As you delve deeper and deeper into the
concept of BEAD, new doors of opportunity are going to be opened for
you, regardless of your musical style. I promise you that as you
continue to study BEAD, you will see the guitar fretboard in a
completely new way. Literally, every time I pick up the book,
something new jumps off the page at me. No other tutorial has ever
done that for me. In the past, when I bump into something I don't
understand, I put the study away. Over the years, I've collected a ton
of guitar "methods." BEAD won't leave you in that situation. Not only
does it provide the basic information for you to practice, but it also
provides the "keys" that allow you to step back and work through the
more difficult concepts. We can all read instruction. Understanding
and internalizing concepts is the key to improvement. This, in my
opinion, is where BEAD is most impressive, and why I call it
a "simple, common-sense approach." Please note I did not
sat "easy", "instant", miracle" or any other adjective to suggest that
you won't have to apply both your head and your hands. You will be
moving into uncharted territory. I believe you'll enjoy the journey
and be a better guitarist (mentally and physically) for your effort.
Thanks so much for writing. I send my very best wishes.
Playing for an audience of One,
Jack Jackson

--- In beadmethod@yahoogroups.com, "keith_ca98" <keith_ca98@...> wrote:
>
> I thought that this might be a good place to post errata. This one is
> trivial, but I noticed that in the sample pdf "tablature" is spelled
> "tableture" in several places. I think that the two common spellings
> are tablature or tabulature.
>
> I'll try to pay careful attention when going through the sample
> chapters and deciding whether or not to buy a copy. It looks
> interesting so far.
>
> Here's a marketing suggestion - make a ukulele version. It seems that
> the ukulele is growing in popularity and there aren't all that many
> books available. I would bet that you could do this pretty quickly.
>
> Regards,
> Keith
>