Have you heard the story of Tom Dula? It was 1866, and in a town in North Carolina, a man was about to be hanged. The man was called Tom Dula and his crime – taking the life of an innocent woman.
I thought I’d do something a little random today and give you a guitar quiz. So, here are 10 questions on all things guitar.
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including old records, fail-safes, and more. Here we go…
Originally, I was going to write a follow-up to my “Guitar Heroes” post from a while back. …But instead of talking about a load of different guitar heroes, I thought I’d pay tribute to one in particular. The great Jeff Beck.
Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy… It’s a really simple challenge you can do to improve your ear, and it’s all about:
Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful… Today we have two very interesting and varied questions about “training your fingers like dogs” and how to be more committed to the guitar! Let’s begin…
So one or two people got a bit annoyed by yesterday’s post. I’m not surprised, really. When you say it how it is, some people simply don’t like it! …But I’m pleased to say 99% of folks who replied were very supportive of my hard stance on the state of guitar tuition.
So last week I ruffled a few feathers. I sent out an email talking about how most guitar teachers NEVER really teach good basic technique. Someone said, “Well, Erich Andreas teaches this stuff”. The gist of my reply was that if he’s like most other tutors, I doubt he does. That was not an attack […]
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the movie Almost Famous, training, and more. Here we go…
Here is another 10-second tip for you. …And it’s a good one if you struggle with plucking the wrong strings.