Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including remembering Meat Loaf, the perfect video course, and more. Here we go…
10-Second Tip – “Cheat Chords”
This is a pretty basic tip.
Yet it is one that EVERYONE may want to use at some point.
…Especially if your chords or chord changes are slow or awkward, even just for a certain song…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Maps, Legends, and a Big Goal Setting Mistake)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including reading music like maps, a big goal setting mistake, and more. Here we go…
10-Second Tip – The Need for Speed
Welcome to your weekly 10-second tip.
Here’s something you won’t hear too often, but it’s powerful.
It’s all about the need for speed and…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A David Bowie Special Edition)
Welcome to a new Monday post where I share 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week is a David Bowie special edition as he would have been 75 on Saturday.
Whether or not you are a fan, I think there will be some useful nuggets here…
This Will Upset the Guitar Teachers Out There
The other day (Tuesday) I sent out an email shooting down cranky ol’ Brian.
In case you missed it or aren’t subscribed to my mailing list, Brian the crankypants was trying to force-feed a student his (stubborn and in my opinion foolish) ways of learning guitar.
After politely taking down Brian like a bad guy in a Rambo movie, I got an email from guitar tutor, Shirley.
10-Second Tip – A Basic (But Not Easy) Method for Jamming
Welcome to a new weekly Friday 10-second tip. Here it is…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (An Unsung Hero, Mini Goals, and “Go Time”)
Happy New Year! Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on an unsung hero, setting mini goals, and more…
Here we go…
10-Second Tip – Avoid This Like the Plague…
7 Ways to Improve Your Finger Dexterity (While Saving You Time)
I often get asked about how to improve finger dexterity on guitar.
Paying Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy members get the perk of me giving them specific and, when needed, tailor-made advice on such matters…
…but as I get asked this a lot, here is what I would do if I wanted to improve my own finger dexterity.