(Repost of a past article I wrote in my guitar teaching days.) Things my guitar students do that make me secretly dream of setting them on fire. 1. Not tuning up your guitar before practicing EVERY TIME. Or at least, being too lazy (WTF???) to tune when it’s obvious one string is way flat and another is way sharp. People don’t play their guitars like that, you say? Then … [Read more...] about 10 BAD Guitar Playing Habits of Beginners
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The Art of Jamming with Other Musicians
Unless you’re going to be an introvert solo artist (which I often am) you’re going to want to jam with other players. Jamming is a way to challenge your musicianship, hang with your friends, make new ones, even network into better gigs. And all you gotta do is show up with your instrument. Some of my guitar students have approached me after an attempted jam, disappointed in … [Read more...] about The Art of Jamming with Other Musicians
In the Middle of a Metro Brawl
4:00 pm, Saturday afternoon. Heading on the Expo line to Union Station to catch some part of the LA Philharmonic perform in the subway. A bunch of singles get on, a large woman sits in front of me, then changes to the other side of the aisle at the next stop. You know...bald guys. A family gets on, black husband, white wife, both large folk. Their two kids sit down in front … [Read more...] about In the Middle of a Metro Brawl
Site is back up?
Here's the deal... Updated my website last summer, then failed to back up the database properly, which I accidentally deleted. This coincided with my move to Los Angeles and starting a new job, so...bloody hell. Going to rebuild it slowly as I get time. Yeah, everything is public, as my web skills are to wonky to deal with subdomains. Someday I'll get this looking … [Read more...] about Site is back up?