The Rhythm Reading Challenge For Guitarists Rhythm Reading is a skill many guitarists believe they do not need. I beg to differ! Pretend for a moment that you’ve just written a song and your best friend wants to know how to strum it…the way you strummed...
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...
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, perplexed…. “Why can’t I do that”? You might think to yourself....
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”. And...
