REQ: JamPlay - Integrated Percussive Technique with Preston Reed

Info: Preston Reed is a world renowned acoustic guitar player. He single handedly created his own style of guitar which he dubs the "Integrated Percussive Technique." In this series of lessons he will explain his method of playing and get you started on your path to guitar mastery.

Lessons in this Series:
LESSON 1
Introduction to the Series
Preston demonstrates two of his popular tunes and talks about what he has in store for you.
Length: 2:15 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 2
Meet Your Acoustic Guitar
Preston demonstrates the dazzling array of techniques that can be played on acoustic guitar. After watching this, you might look at your guitar in a different light. He also addresses some of the common questions about his style.
Length: 8:46 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 3
Alternate Tunings
Preston's Style heavily revolves around alternate tunings. In this lesson, he discusses the advantages open tunings offer.
Length: 5:45 Difficulty: 3.5

LESSON 4
Percussion and an Exercise
Preston talks about percussion, why he prefers not to call this style "tapping," and introduces the first basic exercise.
Length: 5:59 Difficulty: 1.5

LESSON 5
Over the Neck
Preston explains how he is able to play his over-the-neck style without hurting his hands and uses a hammer-on to illustrate the point. This lesson is quick, easy and crucial to playing his style.
Length: 3:43 Difficulty: 1.0

LESSON 6
Left Hand Techniques
Preston talks about how the left hand is used in his "Integrated Percussive Technique". This includes left hand hammer-ons, pull-offs, overtones, and how to dampen strings.
Length: 8:36 Difficulty: 3.5

LESSON 7
Right Hand Techniques
Preston discusses how he uses his right hand to generate percussive sounds. This lesson covers hammer-ons, double hammer-ons, and "barre hammers". He also talks about combining left and right hand techniques.
Length: 6:47 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 8
Left Hand Barre Techniques
Preston demonstrates a cornucopia of left hand techniques that use a barre. This includes "barre hammers," "barre pulls," "barre hammer slides," and the "barre hammer slide pulls".
Length: 7:35 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 9
Slap Harmonics, Chunks and Wunks
This lesson's name might strike you as a bit esoteric, or even downright silly; nothing is silly about the sound these techniques make, however. Head on into the lesson and find out what they are, and how they are played in Preston's style.
Length: 6:37 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 10
The Acoustic Guitar as a Drum Kit
In this lesson, Preston Reed demonstrates how to transform your acoustic guitar into a drum kit. The versatility of the guitar is magical!
Length: 7:05 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 11
Dampening Techniques
Knowing when not to make sound is an important part of music that is often overlooked. In this lesson, Preston talks about the techniques he uses for dampening.
Length: 5:16 Difficulty: 3.5

LESSON 12
Using Both Hands
Preston demonstrates how to combine both of the hands for greater speed, variety, and musicality.
Length: 8:32 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 13
Here Comes the Groove
Preston talks about one of the most essential aspects of any musical piece, the groove. He uses one of his songs as an example.
Length: 7:14 Difficulty: 3.5

LESSON 14
Thumb Picking
Though Preston's technique generally features intense rhythms with soaring melodies, he is certainly not above standard thumb/finger picking. He talks about how he makes use of the technique and graces us with an elegant example.
Length: 6:25 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 15
Playing Chords
Preston demonstrates how to play chords using his "Integrated Percussive Technique" with his favorite tunings.
Length: 6:13 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 16
Blending Techniques
Preston talks about how he combines his techniques to create thrilling arrangements.
Length: 5:46 Difficulty: 3.0

LESSON 17
Preston's Thoughts on Music
Preston takes some time to share his thoughts on music, creativity and his style of playing. This lesson is in a lecture format.