Acoustic Guitar – The Guitar Accompanist

You have spent a fair amount of time developing your chops, getting comfortable moving around the fretboard, honing your ear … Continue ReadingLead Guitar and Follow Guitar

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Music Stores

May 6, 2013

There are only two kinds of stores that I like to go in purely for the sake of browsing, trying … Continue ReadingMusic Stores

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Four Ways to Make Yourself Desirable

April 2, 2013September 11, 2013

While this may seem like a topic more suited for a glossy newsstand magazine than for a music blog it … Continue ReadingFour Ways to Make Yourself Desirable

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Learn the fretboard

March 28, 2013September 11, 2013

Being a valuable accompanist requires you to play a complementary role to the player or singer you are accompanying. One … Continue ReadingLearn the fretboard

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I was reading an interview with Bil VornDick in Premier Guitar magazine the other day. http://digital.premierguitar.com/premierguitar/201304_1#pg128. Bil is a very … Continue ReadingArtists and Engineers

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Air

November 30, 2012September 11, 2013

I was visiting a friend’s recording studio today and listening to some songs he was in the process of mixing. … Continue ReadingAir

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Guitar: An American Life

March 13, 2012

Several years ago, while browsing in a large, well-known chain bookstore near Union Square in Manhattan I happened across a … Continue ReadingGuitar: An American Life

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Guitarists You Know By Ear

February 24, 2012

How many guitarists do you know by ear? You know, those players that you recognize after hearing three or four … Continue ReadingGuitarists You Know By Ear

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Mark Knopfler – Accompany Yourself!

February 10, 2012

Name as many acts as you can where the lead singer, main songwriter and lead guitarist are the same person. … Continue ReadingMark Knopfler – Accompany Yourself!

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“I’m Already Playing Too Many Notes!”

February 7, 2012

A few weeks ago I watched a video from Christie’s, the famous auction house. It seems that Richard Gere was … Continue Reading“I’m Already Playing Too Many Notes!”