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Glenn Frey, Founder of the Eagles, Dies at Age 67
What a rough year 2016 has been on the music world! The Eagles official website is reporting the passing of co-founder and guitarist Glenn Frey. Glenn co-wrote and sang on many of the Eagles hits, including “Take It Easy,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and “Heartache Tonight”. Take a few minutes to remember the man and his…
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David Bowie Dies At Age 69
The music world is sad to hear of the passing of David Bowie. As a tribute to the man I’d like to share his “Rebel, Rebel” riff with you and let you in on facts about the man that you may have not known about.
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Which Guitar Learning Method Is Right For You?
There are many different ways to learn the guitar. There are also many different styles that you can incorporate into your playing that defines who you are. In this article, we are going to touch on six of the most popular ways to learn the guitar. They are : Learning on your own Using Books…
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Five Songs That Forever Changed Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar Hasn’t Been The Same Since… It’s a rare occurrence when a single song changes everything, but I’m going to list five songs that forever changed how the electric guitar was played. While Jazz musicians had been using electric guitars since the 1930s, the latter half of the 20th century saw the emergence of…
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Learning To Play A Cover Song
So what happens when you’re on your own and simply can’t figure out a strumming pattern, or one isn’t available? This has been the question for some of our members. I have a lengthy tutorial about this, but I’ll touch base on this concept right here to refresh some of our member frustrations. Learning WHAT style to…
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How To Strum And Sing
Ah…the hard part right? Nope. This goes back to listening to the lyrics and how the singer arranged the lyrics to go along with the song. Many times, artists will write the lyrics first -then the chords (and vice-versa.)
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Strumming: Getting A Sense Of The Genre
Tthe absolute key to learning how to strum a song is feeling it as well as getting a sense of the type of song you are playing. That will set the framework for the entire song, including the lyrics. Let’s look at a few artists and three points that make up their sound:
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Dynamic Guitar Strumming
One aspect of guitar strumming patterns that should not be overlooked in an acoustic guitar lesson consists of the options available to create a more dynamic sounding rhythm part. An interesting guitar part doesn’t necessarily need a lot of basic guitar chord changes, but just playing dynamically with a single chord can be quite interesting tonally.
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The History of Fingerstyle Guitar
Because notes are struck by individual digits rather than the hand working as a single unit, fingerstyle playing allows the guitarist to perform several musical elements simultaneously. One definition of the technique has been put forward by the Toronto (Canada) Fingerstyle Guitar Association: Physically, Fingerstyle refers to using each of the right hand fingers independently…
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The Art Of Memorizing Music
Playing from memory is a skill that I believe is not only possible for every player, but is indeed essential for every player. I never feel that I know a piece, or have “internalized” a piece, until I have been playing it for quite some time from memory. I always found it quite easy to…