Right now as I type this, where I live, it is the middle of April and it is snowing. Terrific. Time to start planning vacations to warmer climates Thinking of bringing your guitar? Thinking of flying to your destination…with your guitar? I have done it a number of times. I Read more
I am about to tell you something you won’t expect: Stop Practicing! Say what? Ok, not really, but now that I have your attention, let me explain about how and when we practice. It doesn’t matter whether you are a pro or are just starting out, this advice is for Read more
See if this scenario sounds familiar: You pick up your guitar (or really ANY musical instrument) to either play something or practice something And then it hits: nothing interesting comes up. Or, maybe more accurate: nothing comes up at all You have been playing and/or practicing the same songs, scales, Read more
When we grab our guitars what is it that most of us want to do? Play songs! When it comes down to it, that is what all of us guitar players really want to do. Even when we want to just jam or “noodle around”, we are still playing (or Read more
Music is poetry, poetry is music. The two go hand in hand in my view. They really are one in the same. Take limericks for example. How about this one: Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock; the clock struck one and down he run; hickory Read more
It’s a beautiful fall night. You are with a group of friends and/or family sitting around the bonfire. Life is good. Then someone grabs some guitar from somewhere and puts it in your hand and says “play a song!”. I must know a thousand songs, maybe more. But for some Read more