Practice Drills for the Beginning Guitarist!
Beginner Drills The way I teach beginners is I have a series of a few simple drills that help you get coordinated with fretting and picking the strings; and as you proceed they introduce you [...]
Beginner Basics ~The Proper Place to Hold Down a Fret + Basic Positioning
Holding down a Fret: The proper place to hold down a fret is right behind the metal bar. Basic Finger Positioning: This is a basic finger positioning. The idea is: when you play [...]
How to Hold a Pick
How to Hold a Pick: Hold it with your thumb and pointer finger. Notice that if my thumb is horizontal, the pick is pointing straight down at the floor, at a 90 degree angle. [...]
Beginner Basics ~ Overview of the Guitar – The Names of Strings and Frets
GUITAR Overview Name of the Strings: E A D G B E Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie (E A D G B E). Frets: Frets are the rectangles on the neck of the [...]
Spanish Guitar and Spanish Flamenco Guitar
Spanish guitar, and flamenco guitar, both use common scales, such as the major and minor scale, as well as uncommon scales, such as the 8-tone Spanish scale. Often times, it is the style of picking [...]
Similarities of Learning Guitar and Learning Martial Art
Learning guitar and learning martial art are very similar in nature. Playing guitar is like a mini martial art of the fingers. You have to work on moving from position to position; using just as [...]
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal is an awesome art form! True, there are only a handful of genius writers pioneering, while there are thousands of imitators and people who just focus on aggression like animals. However, just like [...]
Styles of Guitar
When it comes to playing different styles, teaching you little licks that only work in a certain context will not cut it. You need to actually be learning how to play those styles with your [...]
Divine Music Teacher
Being a teacher you have to learn to go at the right pace for each student. You have to know when to push them and when to give them their space; otherwise you will suffocate [...]
Music is a Journey!
My life has been, and continues to be, quite a musical journey. And in my experience, one of the main aspects of this whole music thing is having an open heart. Living with an open [...]
Music Meditation ~ Feeling Every Note!
When it comes to the experience of music, it’s the feel that is important. As a musician, you are learning to work with the forces of your being, and even the very world and cosmos. [...]
Electronic Music
Electronic music is very big these days and is having a huge influence world wide. Yes, just like any genre, there are some so-called musicians whose creations are not at one with the true spirit [...]
Wake Up and Hear the Music
Play music for music’s sake. Playing because you want to be a big star is delusional. It is egotistical, and may lead to suffering. It goes against the true nature of Music. Many people work [...]
Turning Poison Into Medicine
Maybe you have had a bad day. Maybe something from ten years ago is still making you ache and think about it. Or maybe you are in a club and are feeling nervous about playing [...]
Getting Over Stage Fright
You know, a lot of people get stage fright when they first get up on stage; even if they have played a thousand gigs before. You start to want to hide; to put up a [...]