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Modes - Part 1

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Mastering the modes is the best way to add color to your lead playing. All the great modern guitar players, from Satriani to Hammett to Vai, have a through command of the modes.

Sight Reading

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Improving sight reading is: Learning to learn faster through memory. Certain rhythms, tone sequences, chord voicings, tend to become standardized. Once you have seen a rhythm pattern of four eighth notes in a row, you've seen them all.

The Value Of Scales

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Scales are NOT music,but a means for making music. They are predictable, orderly, and sequential, but do not contain the life force found in a strong melodic statement.

The Three Second Guitarist

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

You have exactly three seconds or less to capture your listener’s attention or you have lost them forever!

The Theory Of Music Theory

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

So, what's the big deal? Why does everyone suggest that you learn a bunch of music theory? Why is it always a part of your course load, even if you don't plan to be a theorist? Well, it all boils down to communication. Understanding the fundamentals of our language is useful in much the same way than an understanding of English language is useful - it allows you to communicate effectively.

Accelerate Your Guitar Playing

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

First, define your objectives and determine your approach. These objectives may change as you progress, but a goal is important before starting to play the guitar.

Attitude - It Can Be Your Key To Success! (part two)

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

One of the most damaging obstacles to excellence in even the most ambitious students is "lack of practice". It is best to call this inefficiency and see it as a psychological rather than a physical handicap.

Attitude - It Can Be Your Key To Success!

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Most guitar students sincerely desire to learn their instrument. Countless persons, however, inhibit their own progress with useless fears and thought patterns which manifest themselves in a quick decline in both practice and confidence.

Origins Of "Non-Classical" Guitar

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In 1865 a number of Portuguese arrived to work the mighty Pioneer Sugar Plantations and through them, the island musicians were exposed to the first “non-classical” guitar styles - some 50 - 60 years before it moved into the limelight of American popular music.

The Classical Guitar (an overview) and Origins Of "Non-Classical" Guitar Part 1

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Until approximately 1800A.D., everything to do with guitar playing and manufacture was in a state of flux. Tunings varied from country to country - different makers favored different numbers of strings.