5 Things I Wish I Knew As A Beginner Guitarist
Join my free Art of Practice Masterclass and learn:
- A fun and beautiful fingerstyle piece that you'll use to apply all the practice techniques you learn throughout the masterclass
- The BEST method to train bulletproof muscle memory that literally ELIMINATES mistakes in your practice, so you can learn...
Your Fingerpicking Sounds LIFELESS Without This
Join my free Arpeggio Masterclass and learn:
- This beautiful arpeggio piece through an in-depth note-by-note tutorial
- How to play with beautiful warm and powerful tone
- How to stop sounding like a robot and bring life and emotion to your playing with dynamics and articulation
- How to clean up your sloppy plucking technique, so you can play...
The Hidden Benefits of ONE-HANDED Practice
Download the "Left Hand Study" Tabs / Sheet Music
If your practice is starting to feel stale and it's just not keeping your interest anymore...
Or you're stuck in a plateau and aren't seeing any progress in your playing...
I've got something fun for you today that is going to totally shake up your practice routine!
Have you ever...
"Songs with only 2 chords are boring..."
Download the "Duality" Tabs / Sheet Music
People often view simple music as "less than." We praise complex harmony and chords and turn our noses up at simplicity. Why do we do this? Why do we feel the need to add complexity for the sake of complexity in our music.
Is there not beauty in simplicity?
For this video, I challenged myself...
$100 KIDS Guitar vs $10,000 Guitar
Download the "Versus" Tabs / Sheet Music
Can you hear the difference between a cheap vs expensive guitar?
The single biggest factor that determines how good your guitar sounds is...
Wait for it...
YOU!
Stop chasing more expensive guitars and other gear with the hopes that they'll help you finally find YOUR sound - and instead,...
You've NEVER Played Arpeggios Like This Before
Download the "Arpeggio Study" Tabs / Sheet Music
A great way to break through plateaus in your progress with the guitar is to take common techniques that your fingers are comfortable with and used to - and approach them in a completely different way to force your fingers to adjust and adapt and break out of their stagnation....
PIZZICATO - Make Your Guitar Sound Like A Violin
Download the "Pizzicato Study" Tabs / Sheet Music
One of the best things about the guitar is that it's essentially a mini-orchestra.
We can imitate so many different instruments with just one guitar - no other equipment or bandmates required.
In today's guitar lesson, I'm going to teach you how to play pizzicato (more commonly known...
Play Guitar Insanely FAST By Practicing CROSS-STRING TRILLS
Download the "Cross-String Trill Study" Tabs / Sheet Music
If you've never heard the term "Cross-String Trill" - don't worry, you're not alone!
But it refers to this incredibly unique classical guitar technique that almost makes your guitar sound like a harpsichord.
And most importantly, I've found that when I regularly...
The GROOVIEST Riff You'll Hear On Classical Guitar
Download the "Grooviest Riff" Tabs / Sheet Music
I've got something really fun for you to practice this week!
One of the grooviest riffs I've ever played comes from the Jessica Jones theme in my Defenders Medley video I did a few years ago.
It's got a groovy bassline with a crazy chromatic melody on top - and it's a blast to play!
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