In the world of modern fingerstyle guitar, Mike Dawes is at the top of the Pay-Attention-to-These-Artists List (a list which I just made up). He is a talented one-man band from the UK with popular hits online, from his oringnals to solo acoustic arrangements of songs … [Read more...] about Two-Handed Tapping Lesson from Mike Dawes
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How to Read Fretboard Diagrams
When illustrating how to play chords, scales, or any other piece of information on a fretted instrument, fretboard diagrams are quite helpful. There can be some confusion on how to interpret those diagrams, so hopefully this article will help clear things up. The vast majority of … [Read more...] about How to Read Fretboard Diagrams
Blues For Beginners: Chords I
Learning to play chords is often a primary desire of many new guitarists. This stands to reason since it’s a fun element of playing the instrument. And though it may be best in some cases to begin your study by learning single notes and developing the fretting hand fingers … [Read more...] about Blues For Beginners: Chords I
Free Manuscript and Tab Paper
Here are some blank manuscript and tab pages for you to print and use as you'd like. Click the title of the page that you would like to print. Blank Manuscript Blank Tablature Blank Manuscript and Tab The Big Book of Blanks If you think you might need several … [Read more...] about Free Manuscript and Tab Paper
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
Here is another wonderfully interesting video from TED Ed about playing a musical instrument. For those of you that play or have played instruments, you may be aware of the mental workout that a successful practice session can produce. Anita Collins explains some of the … [Read more...] about How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain