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...
What’s up with the way most guitarists learn (or rather don’t learn) rhythm? After having the obligatory “rhythm chat” with hundreds of students (many of whom have had guitar instruction with other teachers prior to me), the resounding overall...
Download the 5 STEP STRUMMING SUCCESS GUIDE - It's FREE! We have all seen them! Those guitarists that appear to magically strum along with any song they hear. We can see how easily they do this. And while we enjoy their playing, we are, at the same time,...
Hi friends! In this post, I’d like to look at what the FUNCTION of strumming a guitar is – as far as I understand it. Have you ever heard of the word “comping”? In the jazz world, it’s a short way of saying “accompanying”. ...
Strumming is rhythm- and more specifically rhythm AWARENESS! If you’re not trained in reading rhythm within written music , then you need to focus on FEELING rhythm as your primary learning tool toward strumming- but you should ALWAYS be feeling rhythm anyway....
