Mastering the fretboard using mental maps is, in my opinion, the most effective means to gaining confidence and competence learning the fretboard. By doing so you will learn to integrate more information quickly as compared to looking at an image of the total...
Practicing how to practice is actually a topic that does not get much attention in GUITARLANDIA. In fact, most often it’s as simple as “Just go home and work on that…!” or “Do 30 minutes every day”. But these comments alone are...
Learn the Note-Layout…understand Music! OK! Let’s admit right up front that many guitarists DO NOT tend to make time learning their fretboard in terms of its note-layout – what I call Fretboard Thought. Why? Simple! Learning the notes on the...
Recently, I’ve been getting asked the question of “How to play licks between chords” – which is a very attractive way of playing. So I thought I would dig into this topic a little bit and give you some insight on how this is done. Here is the...
Perceiving the PULSE (some call it the BEAT) of a piece of music is that feature which compels us to tap our feet, clap our hands or even dance. In some way or another, the repetitive nature of the pulse makes us MOVE. This basic reaction to the musical pulse is...
