Taking Notes
by Rich Maloof We recently heard Quincy Jones recall a saying from back in the day: “Keep your...
7 Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Guitar
by Lauren Passarelli Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens. When I listen, I can hear whether my students are ready...
Frank Zappa on the Decline of the Music Business
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Frank Zappa gives his take on the decline and fall of the music business. He comes to a...
7 Deadly Sins of Playing a Live Gig
1. Noodling Between Tunes There’s no good reason to be playing little licks and riffs between songs. It’s...
The Last 30 Years in Music Delivery
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Over the past 30 years, we’ve seen music delivery evolve from vinyls and 8 tracks to cassettes and...
Lydian Dominant Strategies
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by Garrison Fewell Here’s a sharp way to brighten your lines when improvising over dominant- 7th chords: Raise...
Introducing 50 Rockabilly Licks You MUST Know
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An up-tempo musical hybrid of country, rock and blues with rhythmic influences borrowed from bebop and swing, Rockabilly...
50 Jazz Blues Licks: #11 Lee Morgan I-IV
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50 Jazz Blues Licks is an exclusive series of video guitar lessons by David Hamburger covering the jazz...
Learn How to Play Guitar in 21 Days – Day 4
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Get all the video guitar lessons, tab, charts, and more when you download the full Learn Guitar in...
Happy Birthday Leo Fender
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On this day in 1909, guitar designer, engineer and inventor Leo Fender was born. Leo would go on...
Rolling Stone Magazine’s Letter to Record Execs: Brilliant or Bitter?
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In 2002, Rolling Stone purchased a stinging ad in the New York Times, in which it sarcastically congratulated...
50 Jazz Blues Licks: #10 Joe Pass I-IV on “Good News Blues”
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50 Jazz Blues Licks is an exclusive series of video guitar lessons by David Hamburger covering the jazz...