Clarity is Highly Underrated – Part 2
Where were we?… Ah, yes- establishing clarity. The clarity between the noun arpeggio & the verb arpeggiate. Not here for last week’s discussion concerning arpeggios? Then you want to go read this before we continue. Wow, that was fast. I didn’t expect you to be back so soon. You’re a quick reader. Nice. So I am going to…
Clarity is Highly Underrated – Part 1
Blogs tend to be good for for clearing up the many confusions that exist out there in guitarland, such as the discombobulating topic we shall address here today… arpeggio & arpeggiate One’s a noun… and one’s a verb. And it behooves you to understand each of them. Let’s start with the noun story. Here’s what an arpeggio…
Chords! Chords! Who Wants Chords?!
So you say you like chords? How many do you know? It might be more than you think. That is, if you know where to look. This is one of the most common chords in the world of guitar playing. It is a Major barre chord. You can play it at any fret. For now, let’s play…
Are you really listening?
Here’s an excellent way to develop your over-all musical sensibilities… and it involves doing something that you already know how to do- listening to music. But I’m talking about really listening. I’ve often found that beginning players haven’t yet developed the ability to discern specific instruments on a recording. If you want to play with other musicians, you’ll need…
And then the guitar says, “What are you looking at, anyways?”
Are you ever aware of where you are focusing your gaze while playing? Here are the five places you can look while playing: • your left hand • your right hand • whatever is on the music stand • nowhere in particular… staring into space • close your eyes My experience when observing students play…
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