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Great Guitar Technique Avoids Injury During my time at Berklee College of Music, in my last 2 semesters, I practiced 14-15 hours a day, 7 days a week, without missing a day. These 14-15 hours, of course, included my class meetings, the time I worked on projects, studying, ear training, and so on. In other … The Best Fretting Hand and Thumb Position on Guitar
My Top 10 Favorite Song Grooves This blog is my tribute to the rhythm section. I am very well aware that in a blog about rock grooves, that you would expect lots of Rage Against The Machine, Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, or Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not in this blog. This blog lists my personal … My Top 10 Favorite Song Grooves
More Musician Jokes Practicing is important, but so is laughing. Here’s a couple of funny pictures I collected in past couple of months. Obviously not a fan of Ornette Coleman Another douchebag guitar player Apple Guitars I love this one… The douchebag conductor The good old days… Not a joke… but really cool thought. Ouch… … More Musician Jokes
“Scale” and “Key” are not the same thing. The terms “key” and “scale” are usually interchanged and confused. Very few musicians realize there is a difference. For example: You could be in the key of C but in the scale of Ab Lydian. Later on: I will explain how this is possible. Scale: series of … Music Theory: The Difference Between “Key” and “Scale”
How Your Posture Affects Your Timing and Rhythmic Feel I will never forget the first advanced rhythm class I had with Mitch Haupers at Berklee College of Music many years ago. Up to that class, I had always been unhappy with my swing feel. I used to have the same reaction to hearing a recording … How Your Posture Affects Your Timing and Rhythmic Feel
