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Course Curriculum
- Picking And Blocking Choices (2:20)
- My Right Hand Technique (3:29)
- Lack Of Motion And Why It Matters (4:49)
- My #1 Right Hand Exercise - Part 1 (12:02)
- My #1 Right Hand Exercise - Part 2 (11:15)
- Arm Position & Angle (Addendum To #1 Right Hand Exercise) (2:33)
- Exercise Techniques Applied To Real Life And #FREENOTES - Part 1 (8:17)
- Exercise Techniques Applied To Real Life And #FREENOTES - Part 2 (11:33)
- Blocking Large String Grouping Movements (8:44)
- Practicing Major Scales + Fingerings (30:42)
- Backward "Rakes" & Triplets (12:13)
- Chimes/Harmonics (Basic Technique) (6:13)
- Chimes/Harmonics (Cascading) (4:55)
- Fast Repeating Double Stop Technique (19:57)
- BONUS - Ear Training App Info (3:05)
- Intervals Explained (2:31)
- How Intervals Make Chords, Chord Types, & How to Find Them (19:22)
- Nashville Number System Chord Positions (13:04)
- Diatonic Harmony (Major + Natural Minor) (8:36)
- Harmonized Scales (17:24)
- How To Apply Harmonized Scales (22:51)
- Single Fret Harmonized Scales (15:50)
- Major? Minor? It’s All Relative... (7:45)
- Relative Major/Minor Thinking - Example (22:43)
- Tritone Substitution Concepts (16:37)
- 9th String Concepts (22:52)
- Dom7th Chords - Common Positions (21:46)
- Diminished Chords Demystified (39:04)
- Augmented Chords Analyzed (15:47)
- Advanced Chord Concepts - Dom7b9 (17:13)
- 1 6 2 5 Turnarounds & Other Common Variations (20:16)
- Pentatonic Positions & Concepts (21:31)
- Stacked 4th Pentatonic Concept (9:32)
- Using The Diatonic Scale Up A 4th (23:01)
- Life Outside Of “Pedals Up” And “Pedals Down” (11:40)
- Exercising Chord Movements In All Positions (10:17)
- Understanding Melody (Amazing Grace) (43:59)
- Pockets & Positions - Volume 1 (23:21)
- "Modular" Thinking (31:39)
- Expanding Your Playing With Phrasing (15:29)
- Doing A Lot With A Little (24:40)
- Strings 5,6,7 Pathways (14:47)
- "Rosanna" (Toto) - Solo (Rock Example + Track) (9:27)
- "Seamoon Funk Machine" (Funk Example + Track)
- Western Swing On E9th Concepts - Volume 1 (Part 1) (18:30)
- Western Swing On E9th Concepts - Volume 1 (Part 2) (23:08)
- "Rock 'N' Roll" And Slide Guitar Styles (44:51)
- Analyzing Americana + "Empty" Solo - Eric Heywood (33:35)
- "Sweet Child O' Mine" Intro (Guns N' Roses) (13:03)
- Learning "All Night Long" (Lionel Richie) (26:07)
- Singer/Songwriter Style Approach & Examples (24:54)
- EBow Tips & Tricks (15:16)
- Lick @ 3:51 From "My #1 Right Hand Exercise - Part 1" (4:01)
- "Tom Cattin" Intro Lick (Tom Brumley) (10:16)
- "American Saturday Night" Descending Double Stop Lick (8:03)
- "Everybody's Here" Triplet Lick + Solo (8:16)
- "Rose Colored Glasses" Substitution Chords Example (7:14)
- "Short Stories" Lick (Leo Kottke) (11:42)
- "She Was No Good For Me" Licks & Phrases (Willie Nelson) (11:13)
- "A-11" Intro (Clinton Gregory) (8:36)
- "Farewell Party" Licks & Ideas (Wayne Dahl) (24:16)
- "Make Up And Faded Blue Jeans" Lick (Mike Johnson) (11:02)
- "Still Feeling Blue" Solo (Buddy Emmons) (11:29)
- "Hillbilly Blues" Solo (Travis Toy) (28:17)
- Buddy Emmons - Chord Turnaround (8:50)
- "Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do" Ending Licks (Gary Morse) (28:43)
- "Catch All The Fish" Intro (Randle Currie) (13:33)
- "Overnight Male" Intro (Sonny Garrish) (10:50)
- Open String Rolling Lick (Buddy Emmons) (10:55)
- "Take You Dancin" Solo (Travis Toy) (22:18)
- White River - "Who Cares" Intro (20:01)
- “This One's Gonna Hurt You” Solo (John Hughey) (18:58)
- "Cowboy Take Me Away" Solo (Lloyd Maines) (21:20)
- "Callin' Baton Rouge" Fiddle Lick (21:05)
- "Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do" Middle Solos (Gary Morse) (15:38)
- "Pay No Rent" Solo (Hank Early) (15:44)
- "Moanin' The Blues" Intro (Hank Williams) (21:37)
- “We Tell Ourselves” Solos (Sonny Garrish) (32:38)
- "Nothing's News" Intro + Fills (Jeff Peterson) (18:06)
- "Look At Us" Fills (John Hughey) (35:15)
- "Let "Er Rip" Solo (Lloyd Maines) (32:03)
- "She Ain't In It" Solo + Fills (Mike Johnson) (28:07)
- "The Emptiest Arms In The World" Intro (Norm Hamlet) (12:29)
- "That's Texas" Solo (Harrison Yount) (18:10)
- “Houston” Intro + Fills, Turn, Outro (36:58)
- "I Ain't Living Long Like This" Solo (Robby Turner) (18:43)
- "Keep It Country" Solo (Travis Toy) (34:52)
- “I’m Gonna Miss Her” Solo + Ending (Mike Johnson) (21:59)
- "Green River” Fills + Accompaniment Ideas (16:26)
- “Take Your Memory With You” Solo (Tommy White) (29:57)
- "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" Solo (Sonny Garrish) (15:41)
- Fast Lick #1 (6:48)
- Slow Lick #1 (6:28)
- Fast Lick #2 (7:01)
- Counterpoint Lick #1 (4:16)
- Counterpoint Lick #2 (4:59)
- The 3-In-1 Lick (Fast) (7:00)
- 1-6-2-5 C6th Style Lick #1 (6:53)
- 1-6-2-5 C6th Style Lick #2 (4:27)
- 1-6-2-5 C6th Style Lick #3 (6:28)
- 1-6-2-5 C6th Style Lick #4 (6:53)
- Fun Ending Lick #1 (9:14)
- Fun Ending Lick #2 (8:02)
- Hal Rugg(ish) Licks On Strings 2,3,4 (15:39)
- The Ultimate Hammer-On Lick/Pattern (21:27)
- Repeating "Rolling" Style Licks - Volume 1 (28:12)
- Repeating Style Licks - Volume 2 (38:22)
- Licks To Learn - Volume 1 (32:52)
- Repeating Double-Stop Lick Pattern (20:52)
- One Lick - Four Positions (12:07)
- 5 Chord To A 1 Chord Using Counterpoint (11:32)
- Octave Displacement Lick (Buddy Emmons) (13:16)
- "Working Man Blues” Style Licks - 1 Chord To A 5 Chord (16:40)
- "Working Man Blues” Style Licks - 1 Chord To A 5 Chord (ADVANCED) (15:05)
- "Orange Blossom Special" Chorus Licks (17:03)
- "Amazing Little One Pedal, Two Finger, Three String Song" (17:30)
- Country Shuffle "1511" Intro Discussion/Options (39:52)
- Backing A Singer & Creating Fills - "That's The Way Love Goes" (42:45)
- Creating A Solo - "Tulsa Time" (45:21)
- Creating Fills And A Solo - "Whenever You Come Around" (51:46)
- Creating A Solo - "Workin' Man Blues" (53:09)
- Being Relevant In Non-Country Songs - "Shaky Ground" (49:53)
- Creating A Solo - "Gentle On My Mind" (59:45)
- Creating Fills And A Solo - "Crazy" (54:36)
- Solo Options/Ideas - "Guitars, Cadillacs" (30:35)
- Praise & Worship (CCM) (54:18)
- Creating Fills And A Solo - "Crossroads" (70:38)
- Creating Fills And A Solo - "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink" (37:10)
- "The Bottle Let Me Down" Intro (Ralph Mooney) + TT Style Turnaround (25:52)
- "Borrowed Angel" Intro (Lloyd Green) (18:04)
- Analyzing A Classic - "Farewell Party" Intro (19:33)
- "I Never Go Around Mirrors" Solo (Mike Johnson) (22:25)
- "I Never Go Around Mirrors" Intro + TT Solo (33:47)
- "All My Ex's Live In Texas" Intro...On E9th! (18:08)
- "Set 'Em Up, Joe" Intro (Jim Vest) (12:24)
- "Fourteen Carat Mind" Intro, Turn, Outro (15:47)
- "Together Again" Solo (Tom Brumley) *Plus Bonus Solo* (24:40)
- "Look At Us" Intro & Solo (John Hughey) (19:44)
- "Your Man" Intro (Steve Hinson) (21:32)
- "Longneck Bottle" Fills + Solo (36:18)
- "Ace In The Hole" Intro + Fills (23:17)
- "Ace In The Hole" Solo (26:19)
- "Backwards" (Rascal Flatts) Solo (11:11)
- "I Love You Because" Solo (Buddy Emmons) - Part 1 (20:58)
- "I Love You Because" Solo (Buddy Emmons) - Part 2 (16:37)
- "Liza Jane" (Vince Gill) Solo (28:07)
- "Blue Bayou" Solo (Dan Dugmore) (15:15)
- Country Overdub Solo (Tim Crouch Session) (13:56)
- "Right Or Wrong" Solo (Weldon Myrick) (29:54)
- "Which Bridge To Cross (Which Bridge To Burn)" Solo (John Hughey) (17:02)
- "I'm Tired" Solo (Terry Crisp) (18:07)
- "You've Got A Lover" Solo (Lloyd Green) (16:32)
- "Remember When" Solo (Lloyd Green) (24:11)
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Solo (Travis Toy) (24:46)
- "Whiskey River" Solo (Weldon Myrick) (22:46)
- "She's Got It All" Solo (Sonny Garrish) (21:52)
- "Angel On My Mind" Intro (Terry Crisp) (17:20)
- "Folsom Prison Blues" Solo (Travis Toy) (39:37)
- "My Kind Of Country" Solo (Travis Toy) (17:36)
- "1982" Intro, Turn, Outro (Doyle Grisham) (17:59)
- "Night Life" Solo (Travis Toy) (38:18)
- "I Just Destroyed The World" Intro (John Hughey) (15:25)
- "That's The Way Love Goes" Solo (Travis Toy) (39:25)
- “Someday Soon” Intro & Solo (Buddy Emmons) (27:42)
- 1511 Intro - Two Ways + Decompartmentalizing Knowledge (17:19)
- 4511 Intro Ideas (26:15)
- 5411 Intro Ideas (15:55)
- 2-511 Intro Ideas (22:05)
- "On The Other Line" Solo (Travis Toy) (11:03)
- "Ain't Far From It" Solo (Travis Toy) (17:56)
- "Tell Me About It" Solo (Sonny Garrish) (20:46)
- "A Way To Survive" Intro (Buddy Emmons) (17:13)
- "Strawberry Wine" Solo (Dan Dugmore) (14:47)
- "I Cross My Heart" Solo (Buddy Emmons) (10:52)
- "Climb Higher" Solo (Buddy Emmons) (14:18)
- "Blue" Solo (Milo Deering) (35:47)
- “Family Tradition” Solo (Travis Toy) (30:55)
- “Teach Your Children” Intro (Jerry Garcia) (16:20)
- "If I Ain’t Got You” Solo (Travis Toy) + Ascending And Descending Tips (21:34)
- "Different Kind Of Flower" Intro (Buddy Emmons) (13:52)
- "You Ain't Much Fun" Solo (Sonny Garrish) + Bonus Solo (19:05)
- "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi) (26:37)
- "Steel Guitar Rag" (Leon McAuliffe) (33:46)
- "Panhandle Rag" (Leon McAuliffe) (34:55)
- "Jingle Bells" (33:10)
- "Roly Poly" (27:41)
- "Silent Night" Workshop (46:28)
- "Silent Night" Simple Version (29:13)
- "Away In A Manger" (27:48)
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (35:01)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Consolidated Major Diatonic Chord Positions (5:03)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Dampening Unwanted String Noise (6:44)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Merle Haggard Style Rhythm Lick/Pattern (6:24)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Major Diatonic 7th Chords (13:03)
- *QUICK TIPS* - 6th Chords With B+C Pedals (18:32)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Pitch Perfect Practice (9:19)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Practicing With A Metronome (7:14)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Sus4 Position Move (8:03)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Banjo Roll Lick (Foggy Mountain Breakdown) (19:26)
- *QUICK TIPS* - Major To Minor Shortcuts (6:46)
- Join Me For An Overdub (40:41)
- Join Me For An Overdub - II (60:51)
- Join Me For An Overdub - III (62:52)
- Join Me For An Overdub - IV (45:35)
- My Process & My Thoughts On Finding Amp/Tone Settings (8:35)
- My Thoughts On In-Ear Monitors/Mix (1:40)
- Recording Plug-Ins/Software Discussion (14:06)
- Using Automation With Effects In Logic Pro X (38:50)
- September 24th, 2024 (TTT Members) (113:21)
- September 17th, 2024 (TTT Members) (146:00)
- September 3rd, 2024 (TTT Members) (139:45)
- August 27th, 2024 (TTT Members) (123:40)
- August 13th, 2024 (TTT Members) (107:40)
- July 30th, 2024 (TTT Members) (111:48)
- July 16th, 2024 (TTT Members) (145:15)
- July 9th, 2024 (TTT Members) (109:56)
- July 2nd, 2024 (TTT Members) (131:29)
- June 25th, 2024 (TTT Members) (117:33)
- June 18th, 2024 (TTT Members) (119:30)
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- May 21st, 2024 (TTT Members) (130:14)
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- April 30th, 2024 (TTT Members) (118:09)
- April 2nd, 2024 (TTT Members) (120:47)
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- March 5th, 2024 (TTT Members) (132:02)
- February 27th, 2024 (TTT Members) (115:54)
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- August 15th, 2021 (Sunday Night Steel) (88:30)
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- January 10th, 2021 (Sunday Night Steel) (142:14)
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- July 19th, 2020 (Sunday Night Steel) - The One Where Larry Falls Over... (150:12)
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- June 20th, 2020 (TTT Members) (64:50)
- June 14th, 2020 (TTT Members) (102:09)
- June 7th, 2020 (TTT Members) (130:47)
Hi, I’m Travis Toy
I was born and raised right outside of Lexington, KY, and grew up in a musical family. My father was a multi-instrumentalist and my mother was a vocalist. After a few years playing several instruments, I started my professional musical career at the age of 14, working as a musician and assistant engineer at a local studio that specialized in radio jingle/ad work. This was an amazing learning experience for me, and an early crash course in the skillset needed to thrive in studio work. I also started playing in clubs 5 nights a week when I was about 16 or so, usually with guys that were 30 years older than me. That was a tremendously valuable experience in live musicianship, and the ins and outs of being a gigging player. When I was 19, I took the leap and moved to Nashville, TN. I started doing session work fairly quickly after I moved to town, and also started touring with various artists, including Bryan White, Steve Wariner, and Patty Loveless. From 2004 to 2020, I toured and recorded with Rascal Flatts, and it was an amazing “home base” for me. Between musical collaborations via the Rascal Flatts gig, and various other live and studio situations I have found myself in, I have been blessed to make music with a lot of amazing people and quite a few of my heroes.
I have always enjoyed teaching, and have found myself doing more and more private instruction over the last several years via Skype, Zoom, etc. Doing an entire online course such as this has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I’m very excited to finally have it in place, and be able to reach students all over the world.
I hope I can be an integral part of your musical journey, and that the learning and playing of music can bring you the joy and happiness that it has brought me.
I look forward to teaching you, and I look forward to learning from you.
-Travis
A Few Comments From TTT Subscribers...
Adam L - "As a beginner myself, the videos truly start at the beginning to make sure you're starting off on the right foot. From that point on, you've got a near endless array of knowledge, licks and exercises to keep you busy for as long as you want to learn."
Dale R - "I think Travis may be the cleanest “FAST” player I’ve ever heard, with his playing and knowledge well beyond most. But he also plays some of the prettiest chords and voicings I’ve ever heard, and something I really want to dig into. He gets the C6th type stuff on E9th that I want to get as well. Travis never comes across with a “I’m better than you” type of attitude. He’s always been very willing to share everything he knows, as he exhibits by his posts and the way he engages us all, and he is a great ambassador to the Steel community. I’m sure that everyone will be able to learn from his good natured, and knowledgeable teaching style."
Cody A - “The way that Travis incorporates both essential rudimentary elements and fresh ideas allows a player to add to the repertoire not only his ideas, but a knowledge base that is conducive to creativity. He also has a way of explaining things that is neither pandering to, nor above any level.”
Randy P - "I have been playing pedal steel for many years, and since signing up for your online course, I have realized just how much I didn't know about the instrument I have loved for so long. Thank you Travis for helping to keep me going!"
Doug T - "Thanks for the awesome teaching! It is very easy to understand, even for someone like me, who has only been playing a little less than a year! Travis is very open to listening to what his students want to learn. He is a monster player and teacher."
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Does Travis Really Participate in the Facebook Group and Lesson Comments?
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