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- Episode 6
Funk
Rockschool - S1 - E6
Elements of funk are demonstrated, including guitar chops, chord inversions, drum fills and syncopation. Featured: Bootsy Collins (Parliament Funkadelic); Larry Graham (formerly of Graham Central Station); Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (Chic).
Rockschool: Season 1 - 9 Episode s
1x1 - Equipment
November 1, 1983
Tips on selecting instruments and equipment; a tour of the Gibson guitar factory in Nashville, Tenn.; comments from John Taylor of Duran Duran and a performance clip of bassist Stanley Clarke.
1x2 - Tuning
November 8, 1983
Methods of tuning guitars, basses and drums tips from John Entwistle (formerly of the Who), Bootsy Collins (formerly of Parliament Funkadelic), Ian Paice (Deep Purple) and reggae drummer Sly Dunbar. Host: Herbie Hancock.
1x3 - Basic Technique
November 15, 1983
Tips on basic technique include handling drumsticks, the use of picks and string damping. Among the artists featured are Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (Chic); John Taylor (Duran Duran); Carl Palmer (Asia); Larry Graham (formerly of Graham Central Station).
1x4 - Blues
November 22, 1983
How to play the blues is demonstrated by B.B. King and Chet Atkins. Topics include the blues scale, chord structures, bass lines and string-bending techniques. Also appearing: Status Quo, Nile Rodgers (Chic).
1x5 - Heavy Metal
November 29, 1983
An episode about heavy metal focuses on amplification effects, power chords and soloing techniques. clips of Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden and Motorhead; and a demonstration by Ian Paice (Deep Purple).
1x6 - Funk
December 6, 1983
Elements of funk are demonstrated, including guitar chops, chord inversions, drum fills and syncopation. Featured: Bootsy Collins (Parliament Funkadelic); Larry Graham (formerly of Graham Central Station); Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (Chic).
1x7 - Reggae
December 13, 1983
An episode about reggae focuses on dub methods, the basic one-drop rhythmic pattern and variations. Featured: Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Dennis Bovell.
1x8 - The Future
December 20, 1983
An episode that explains future trends in music features Carl Palmer (Asia) and clips of the Police, Gang of Four, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
1x9 - Studio Audience
January 10, 1984
After the last show a studio audience of young people was invited to take part in a discussion with the show's presenters.