Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane’s Music Math, and Earthquakes
Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane’s Music Math, and Earthquakes Following is an inspiring read about a period in Stevie’s life, when he was unbelievably prolific. Stevie Wonder Recorded 200 Songs in 2.5 Years While Making “Songs In The Key of Life” A lot has been written about the genius of John Coltrane. Following interesting read discusses
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Chord Tone Ninja Part 2
Chord Tone Ninja: 1 Chord Type, All Keys, in 1 Position This is the next level, continuation of last week’s blog Chord Tone Ninja Master Part 1. Read and practice the information in last week’s blog first, before attempting today’s lesson. Last week we discussed soloing with chord tones of a given chord, only covering
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Chord Tone Ninja Master Part 1
Chord Tone Ninja Master Part 1 This is a fantastic improvisation exercise and fretboard drill that I recently came up with for my more advanced students. The drill is inspired by Wayne Krantz‘s approach to improvisation. I took a semester of private guitar instruction with Wayne when he was a guest lecturer for 1 semester
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Music Lessons Improve Cognitive Skills and Academic Performance.
Music Lessons Improve Cognitive Skills and Academic Performance As you might know, this is of course not the first time that I am posting on my blog about the amazing impact of music lessons on intelligence, brain development, cognitive skills, success and more. Some of the blogs I am referring to, include for example: Guitar
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Interesting Guitar Innovations: Relish and Deimel Guitars
Interesting Guitar Innovations: Relish and Deimel Guitars I recently came across some interesting, innovative guitar design that I wanted to share in today’s blog. Might not be everybody’s cup of tea, so to speak, but interesting nonetheless. Relish Guitars is a Swiss guitar company that does does some really innovative things in guitar design. Relish
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