Guitar Lessons & …

A little Halloween riff for you. It’s a repeating groove in C# minor. Think: Scary 80′s music

I was cleaning out some files this weekend and found an old page from my website back in the day (2001). It’s a bunch of quotes from Phillip Tosido‘s book: Zen Guitar, Mick Goodrick‘s: The Advancing Guitarist & other miscellaneous sources: “Combat discouragement with your desire to learn.” Poetic imperfection A bird does not ask, [...]

As I mentioned in my last post on this subject, I think my arm injury is on it’s way out. My Occupational Therapist recommended a wrist brace for me when using the computer mouse and it’s been a phenomenal help. My fingers haven’t gone numb all week, and my hand doesn’t feel fatigued all the [...]

I’ve been listening to Queen, On Fire Live at the Bowl. What an amazing album! Freddie Mercury is such a phenomenal musician. His studio recordings are incredible, but it’s truly something to hear him pull of all that great stuff live. Both he & Brian May spend some time playing with an Echoplex (I think). [...]

I got a postcard in the mail today: Guitar Player and First Act present a thrilling Full-Contact Guitar seminar by GP Associate Editor Jude Gold at the First Act Guitar Studio. Jude will detail his renegade art of percussive performance, as inspired by players such as Marcus Miller, Les Claypool, Michael Hedges, and Eddie Van [...]

I made a big breakthrough last week by obsering that I was leaning on my ulnar nerve while using the mouse. Since discovering that, I’ve been using a pillow to protect my precious ulnar nerve and have been using the computer in moderation to give my arm some time to heal. Over the past 8 [...]

I have a weird looking guitar. It’s small, contoured and has no headstock. I think it looks like a Stingray; others have said it resembles the Millennium Falcon or “Home Plate.” My guitar is an ergonomic instrument designed by the luthier Steve Klien (click on one of the links below if you want to learn [...]

As I continue down the road of Physical Therapy I’m getting better at managing my injury. Because of my exercises, stretches and a restructuring of my computer setup (including a new keyboard, mouse, touch-pad, office chair & lumbar support), my hand only acts up when I do too much computer work. My Occupational Therapist says [...]

Back in February of this year, I posted a transcription of Keith Jarrett’s Radiance #8 on my practice blog. Shortly after posting it I realized I’d written the rhythms out wrong. I’ve been receiving some mail about it recently and decided it was time to go back and draft a correction.

I’ve started an affiliation page on my website called “B’s Picks.” It has links to sheet music, books, and other products that I’ve found helfpul in my own life, and as recommendations to students. Every product on the page has been used and endorsed by me. Let me know if you have any questions about [...]