Funky Fingerstyle Guitar
I recently started going with my girlfriends 13 year old son (gulp…almost stepson?) to Aikido training.
He is an introverted artistic kid and needs to connect the body to the head more – but without competition.
He reminds me of me at age 13, actually 🙂
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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…
A student just asked me the question from the “Ask Adam” page.
“Adam…..I have a problem of remembering songs I’ve already learned
when they haven’t been played in a couple of weeks…usually when I’m
concentrating on new material. How do you keep it all under your fingers?”
When I learn a new song, or am writing a song I have to almost have to “forget” every other song I know.
For example, I recently came up with an arrangement for “Killing me Softly” and I had to
play nothing but that song for a week.
[Read more…] about 4 Tips for Keeping Your Guitar Arrangements Under Your Fingers
I have been working on some long term secret projects that I hope to unveil in the months ahead, and the following has been on my mind.
Maybe this applies to you too…
How Can We Stay Motivated to Finish Big Projects?
When we work on something “new” and exciting…it’s easy to start, but hard to follow through and finish.
After the excitement and newness loses it’s glitter dust, the hard work really starts.
[Read more…] about How to Stay Focused and Finish Big Projects – A Brick a Day