Dissertation finished

Richard Nelson · Post by **Richard Nelson** » 18 Oct 2017 1:00 pm

I have completed my dissertation entitled " The Pedal Steel Guitar is a Jazz Instrument A Defence". Anyone who wants to read it let me know. I'm graduating on the 4th of Nov 17.

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 19 Oct 2017 12:09 am

Congratulations Richard , well done.

Ray Mangrum · Post by **Ray Mangrum** » 19 Oct 2017 4:33 am

Congratulations!!! I would like to read it!! Thanks, Ray

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 19 Oct 2017 6:07 am

Congratulations Richard. I would like to read it as well.

Greg Koenig · Post by **Greg Koenig** » 19 Oct 2017 7:07 am

Congratulations, please share I'm interested.

fraser · Post by **fraser** » 20 Oct 2017 10:22 am

I'd like to read it!

Fraser

Richard Nelson · Post by **Richard Nelson** » 20 Oct 2017 3:34 pm

Ok I’ll set up a Dropbox folder that you can access. Many thanks for showing an interest.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 21 Oct 2017 8:58 am

Me as well

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 21 Oct 2017 11:11 am

Congrats Richard and I'd love to read it.

Richard Nelson · Post by **Richard Nelson** » 22 Oct 2017 7:50 am

I have sent you all links by email or PM so just check they haven't gone into your spam. If you don't get the let me know. There are a few mistakes here and there in it ... I am human after all. Richard

Tonu Timm · Post by **Tonu Timm** » 22 Oct 2017 3:02 pm

Great! I'm interested in reading it too, of course;)

Rick Bernauer · Post by **Rick Bernauer** » 22 Oct 2017 7:09 pm

Congratulations! Please send me a link.
Rick

Anthony Lis · Post by **Anthony Lis** » 22 Oct 2017 7:44 pm

Richard,

I would also be interested in perusing your document . . . could you send me a link also, please?

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 22 Oct 2017 8:13 pm

I'd also love to read it.
Dom Franco

Charley Hill · Post by **Charley Hill** » 22 Oct 2017 8:32 pm

Congrats Richard!

I would be interested in reading your dissertation, too!

Charley

Roy Heap · Post by **Roy Heap** » 23 Oct 2017 12:24 am

Please add me to the list Richard, I meant to ask you in Ireland last week.

Roy

Terry Bethel · Post by **Terry Bethel** » 23 Oct 2017 2:55 pm

Richard,
Hey my friend congratulations it sounds interesting, would love to read it ,
Terry Bethel

John Alexander · Post by **John Alexander** » 23 Oct 2017 3:39 pm

Me too!

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 23 Oct 2017 6:21 pm

Richard, I would like to read it. Maybe you could put up a direct link to your dissertation as opposed to everyone having to do computocrap. You have enough interest.

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 23 Oct 2017 11:11 pm

Richard, Congratulations! I too would be interested in reading your dissertation. I remember watching Buddy Emmons playing at the steel convention in St. Louis one year and he made a comment that went something like, "the pedal
steel guitar isn't just a jazz instrument".

Richard Nelson · Post by **Richard Nelson** » 24 Oct 2017 1:11 pm

Yeah enough MI5 here's the link. Thanks everyone. Hi Terry
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g8i008gus3sz ... x9I6a?dl=0

There is a mistake in the 2nd bar of Mr PC in the tab... the notation is right, Thanks Jim Cohen....... the quartal arpeggio starts on fret 10. If I could get Sibelius to kickstart I could fix it .......If life were that simple!

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 25 Oct 2017 9:07 am

Excellent work. I'm enjoying it very much.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 25 Oct 2017 9:32 am

Congrats, and please add me to the list of interested readers.

Oh, and welcome to the tiny world of pedal-steel-playing academics!

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 25 Oct 2017 1:25 pm

Congratulations on attaining your Masters, Richard!

I've started reading your dissertation in Dropbox, and one thing I would like to compliment you on for now is how you construct your tablature. I like how you type the numbered note to be played on the line, rather than in a space between two lines.

I don't know if it is just me, but starting out decades ago as a lap steel student as a kid and later a guitar (and lap style dobro) student, most of the TAB I have utilized in my life has been where the numbered notes are typed on the black line. To me, it's like looking at the screen or paper and I am seeing the note on the actual string. It is easy for me to instantly visualize which string is supposed to be played.

I have found over the years that the vast majority of pedal steel TAB I have come across is designed where the author types in the numbered note to be played in the space, rather than on the black line.

I have a difficult time relating to TAB done in this style - when you're talking 10 strings per neck, it sometimes takes me a few seconds to connect which string is to be played.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 26 Oct 2017 6:50 am

Really good Richard! Great stuff!