What is motivation? You tell me.
I always get inspired by watching the Olympics because I’m seeing the realization of lifetime’s of training come down to singular moments of excellence. I think about the daily focused effort that went into developing those athlete’s minds & bodies in a manner that enabled them to perform at that exceptional level. And I wonder about how many times those swimmers had…
Warning: This is not a New Year’s Resolution Blog Post
How tempting is it to discuss a new plan for a new year for something so progress-based such as learning a musical instrument. I’ve done it plenty of times myself… sitting down to practice on January 1st & feeling like I am somehow newly recharged & refocused. However, all the things that I have been…
Understanding Modes: Start Here…
Grasping modes is the eternal quest of many guitarists! They’re an enigma, I tell you!… a seemingly unrealizable body of knowledge that one must search for their whole lives! How will you disambiguate this elusive construct?! Ya know what? They’re just scales… just like the Major Scale, of which you might already be acquainted. And…
This simple trick will improve your strumming right away…
There is a super simple way to develop your strumming & your rhythmic feel. Based on the principle of “the more you do it, the better you get at it”, it involves spending time strumming your guitar. That’s right… I’m going for the obvious here. One thing I’ve noticed is that when students are working…
The Story of A. (it’s all in the details)
This is a story about details. Details are a good thing. However, many people tend to forgo them when they are distracted by others things like… learning songs. I have found, after decades of teaching, that when someone is learning a song, the details are the first thing to go. Details such as… • proper…
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