Funky Fingerstyle Guitar
Most of my favorite musicians in the world did not get college degrees in music. The list is very long 🙂 to name a few…Tommy Emmanuel, Charlie Parker, George Benson, Stevie Wonder all do not have degrees.
Should you?
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Learning to blend technique and feel are like having a good balance of “head and heart.”
Both are important!
I got a question recently from a subscriber that read…
I was wondering what your opinion was on practicing technique, learning scales, chord progressions, and theory in the context of a song versus on their own.
This is really a good – and complex question. Here goes… [Read more…] about What’s the Best Approach for Improving Your Guitar Technique?
This is a pretty taboo subject, but let’s dive in.
I recently got an email from a reader saying:
“Hi Adam. I’m going through a phase where I can’t find any I situation or have as much fun playing as I used to. Have you got any idea or any tips or me to get back into it? Thanks – Mick”
Musicians are human, and all of us have ups & downs because it is built into our system. When we have ups & downs, much of “how we feel” has do do with the presence or absence of certain naturally produced brain chemicals.
[Read more…] about Practicing Guitar and Your “Happy” Brain Chemicals…
Note: This article is NOT a gripe & whine session. It’s an inquiry of “what should musicians do now that the game has changed?”
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Often when we hear a soulful musical performance we can’t imagine that the “wonderful music” had to be practiced technically.
Even though we are “feeling it” as listeners, much more than “feelings” had to go in to it.
Master musicians look at music from all angles, musical and technical.
Master musicians love it all…music and technique. They go together.
[Read more…] about Practicing Music or Practicing Guitar Technique – What’s Better?