The 1 Exercise Every Guitarist Needs
This might sound crazy…
Especially given the fact that I’m a classically trained guitarist with a masters degree.
But I don’t regularly practice scales or technique exercises.
I know…. blasphemy!
This is a very intentional decision, though, and one that I don’t take lightly. I want to spend my practice time...
50 Game-Changing Guitar Tips in 10 Minutes
I took on an interesting challenge this week. I asked myself, if I had only 10 minutes with a student and would never meet with them again; what wisdom would I share with them from my guitar journey that would have a lasting impact on their playing?
That question inspired me to make one of my most ambitious videos to date. It is jam packed with...
How To Play Guitar Beautifully
Late-night scale practice… slaving over the metronome… moments where we’d rather bash the guitar against a wall than do one more slur exercise…
Why do we do it? Why do we push day-after-day, year-after-year to further develop and improve our guitar technique?
We do it because good technique enables us to play the...
How To Play “Harp Harmonics” On Guitar
Harp harmonics create such a beautiful and ethereal sound, but they baffled me for years. It’s one of those techniques that, when you’re listening to it, it’s hard to tell what the guitarist is really doing to produce that specific sound.
Frankly, they intimidated me until I finally decided to stop making excuses and...
The 3 Worst Guitar Habits You’re Probably Doing Without Even Realizing
Let’s face it… it’s impossible to learn guitar without picking up a bad habit or two along the way. BUT the most dangerous bad habits are the ones that you didn’t realize existed.
Bad habits can sneak up in our playing at any time, especially if you don’t have a good teacher regularly checking in on you to...
7 Different Ways To Play The Same Melody On Guitar (EASY to ADVANCED)
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If you’re wondering how to make your classical or fingerstyle guitar arrangements unique and interesting, you need to consider adding variety to how you play your melodies.
Audiences love to be surprised by hearing a familiar melody played in a completely different context, or with a different...
How & Why You Should Practice Scales
I’ve never been too keen on traditional scale practice. I used to blindly practice scales over and over and over because I just figured it was something I needed to do, but barely saw any real results. Today, I’m showing you my method for scale practice, how you can use it to target and improve specific guitar techniques, and...
