Show notes
An interview with guitarist and educator Craig Wagner from Louisville, KY. A virtuoso jazz guitarist, Craig also regularly plays as a soloist with major symphony orchestras and has toured and recorded with the platinum-selling rock band Days of the New. Highlights Craig’s unique technique - 11:48 Improvisation and playing - 14:15 How you can improvise - 21:04 Rock music and Pop music - 22:27 Craig’s College experience - 29:19 Learning with imitation at first - 30:57 Trying to avoid things - 34:48 Listening to it over and over again - 40:59 How the pandemic has affected his teaching - 41:57 The nature of music - 43:06 Years of training for a five-minute audition - 47:06 Guitar heroes that inspired him - 48:47 Craig’s life - 52:22 Being a solo player - 53:07 Different versions of similar repertoires - 59:49 His experience playing at orchestras - 1:03:37 A big learning experience for him - 1:08:21 Finding a way to approach music - 1:12:31 Having an amazing trajectory - 1:15:04 Barriers between two sides of thinking - 1:16:49 Episode Resources Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds: [email protected] http://roberthuntsimonds.com/ https://www.instagram.com/simondsviolin/?hl=en https://twitter.com/simondsviolin?lang=en Connect with Craig Wagner https://www.facebook.com/craigwagnerguitar http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com The Craig Wagner Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5qG2Tzu9k8&t=532s Craig's "Autumn Leaves" solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep15H1X321s Craig with Carly Johnson live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX9ItvRGeU8 Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484
