Guitar Lessons & …

As I begin this week I’m recognizing two significant markers: Thanksgiving & Week 12. I would like to be further along into the project than I am right now. I wanted to have the songs written by Thanksgiving, so I could focus on recording in December. But now that I think about it, I must [...]

I started this week with a bit of head cold. So sleeping and soup-eating kept me from moving forward on this project. On Tuesday I started a new tune. It’s kind of like a fiddle tune for solo guitar. I feel like this one has promise. I started writing it by going for a walk [...]

For the past year or so, I’ve been working out of laptop bag for gigs and while at home. I got the idea from Tim Miller. He uses a similar setup when traveling. I’ve got mine arranged so I actually work out of the bag. All I have to do is open it up and [...]

Monday: There is a famous quote that I can’t remember right now. It goes something like: “We always write the same tune over and over again”, or maybe: “We only have one song in us that we keep trying to write correctly”. Eh, they both sound terrible when I try to phrase it. Either way, [...]

I’m usually pretty upset when I see rock stars play their guitar on TV or pose for pictures in magazines. Most often they play way too low, and thusly make my job as a guitar teacher an uphill battle when I try to explain the “proper” way to hold the instrument. But then there is [...]

The Projects page now has working audio links. Yeah! Sorry it took me so long. I’m working on learning Expression Engine right now. It’s difficult for me, but it will be a powerful tool for the future of this website. When I figure out how to do everything (probably by January), I’m going to move [...]

I’m getting into the swing of things now. I’ve got deadlines ahead and very busy schedule right in front of me. I’m very happy with the whole idea of the weekly blog journal entry. It keeps me accoutable. Fear is a good motivator. —- My practice has been taken up a notch. I’m working on [...]

Guitar Player Magazine has a new feature they call: Guitar Player TV. I’ve only looked at a couple videos, but it looks pretty good. The design is a little clunky, but it’s a start. Check it out. —- Consider this my official push for Powertabs.net: This is a site with midi encoded tablature. They have [...]