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How to Practice Guitar Like Bruce Lee

By Adam Rafferty 29 Comments

bruce-lee-2When I am asked about practicing guitar, I usually preach the gospel of repetitive mindful practice.

However – I have been wondering lately…”do I really know what the heck I am doing?”

You can usually find me on tour in a hotel room practicing the pieces I play on stage like “Billie Jean”, “Superstition” , “In My Life” for the 10,000th time.

  • Have I lost my mind – is this focus or obsession?
  • Have I become a simple person and “one trick pony”?
  • Have I lost my ability and flair to do a broad spectrum of music?
  • Have I lost my creativity?

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What do People See in YOUR Guitar Videos?

By Adam Rafferty 13 Comments

I recently had a guitar student upload a video to Study With Adam for coaching, the title read

“In My Life, The Beatles, Arranged by Adam and Butchered by Craig”

I had to laugh out loud. LOL!!!!

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It’s important to know that what we HEAR in our playing is different from what people SEE in our guitar videos.
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8 Tips for Playing Fingerstyle Guitar Without Making Mistakes

By Adam Rafferty 46 Comments

Here’s a question I get from a lot of readers:

“Adam, I can’t seem to get through a piece without making mistakes.”

Well, neither can I!

There are a few tips and insights I can give you though – on how I practice and “problem solve.”
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How to Get More Paying Gigs Playing the Guitar

By Adam Rafferty 15 Comments

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This article is about some of my early struggles as a pro guitar player and how I overcame them…I hope you like the info here.

As a young jazz guitar player I really struggled making ends meet.

I taught, played weddings, did little gigs and in NYC it was a “scramble”. If you live in a smaller town, with less musicians – it can be a little easier.

You may be in this situation yourself, wondering how you can boost your gigs, raise you prices, and so on.

I needed a solution for my situation at the time.

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It’s LIVE! Try ‘Study With Adam’ Free for 14 days…

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It’s HERE! Thanks for rolling with me this week. StudyWithAdam.com is launched, LIVE and open for registration.

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