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
Guitar picks can be like socks. Whatever happens to that other sock after we do the laundry? Drives me nuts. I sometimes think that they simply fall into a black hole, never to return until the end of time. I firmly believe that guitar picks have their own black hole 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
When you are playing songs on guitar (or any instrument), you know you are in the moment when you put your whole self into it. Everything is really clicking. Moments like that are really awesome. But, there are also times when putting our whole self into it can be detrimental Read more
Can video game music really contribute to the death of guitar? You have to wonder how many kids (and adults) really wanna learn guitar, when the music they actually “like” is on all the games that they play? Isn’t it all that just electronic music? It really has nothing to Read more