Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including solving a Rubik’s Cube, reducing brain age, and more…
Here we go…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Beautiful Setlists, Fun Guitar Songs, and an Announcement)
Here are this week’s 3 random thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including fun guitar songs, plus a big announcement, but more on that in a moment.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A Hero’s Journey, Being Ruthless, and Simple Fingerstyle Songs)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including simple fingerstyle songs, a hero’s journey, and more.
3 Random Thoughts This Wednesday (a Map, Guitar Melodies, and Ignoring Other’s Paths)
Here is the first of my weekly posts for 2021 with 3 random thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including tips on enjoying your playing, learning guitar melodies, and more.
I hope you are having a great start to the year.
3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (Classical Guitar Posture, Getting Help, and the Rest of 2020)
Here is another of the weekly posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including tips on classical guitar posture, getting help, and more.
3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (Some Strumming Tips, Music vs Politics, and Just Go for It)
Here is another ‘beginning of the week’ post with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including tips for strumming guitar, thoughts on how music can bring people together, and more.
I hope you enjoy…
If You Have Ever Wanted to Learn Fingerstyle Blues…
One of the toughest things I found about learning guitar was trying to get my head around fingerstyle blues.
Many years ago, I would watch various YouTube videos while trying to learn how to play this style.
What Do You Have in Your Fingerpicking Toolbox?
The other day I had to do a little plumbing and clear out the blocked “u-bend” in the sink. Yuck! DIY is not really my forte, but I got there. How does this relate to guitar fingerpicking patterns, you ask? Well, it made me think how lacking my toolbox is for such occasions.
Why Fingerstyle 101 Costs Less Than a Pack of Good Strings (And Why I’ll Probably Never Sell Anything This Low Ever Again)
A fair few of you have asked about why my Fingerstyle 101 book is so inexpensive but why my membership programme is pricier in comparison.
Good question.
The answer is simply because the membership is for the people who are dedicated, passionate, want more direct support, enjoy quizzes/challenges, and…
Want to improve faster than they would otherwise. (The membership is actually pretty reasonable in price and much cheaper than lessons).
The Surprising Things I Learnt Over the Years Teaching Fingerpicking
My brand new paperback book, Fingerstyle 101 is out now on Amazon, but did you know this is a huge re-write of a book I first wrote 5 years ago?
Well, in this time I have learnt, developed, and expanded my teaching in the following 7 critical areas, and I want to share these insights with you…